April 2011
15 posts
Bedford Stuyvesant →
bedford stuyvesant
This was a fun location for me. The apartment building is about 3 blocks from where I live, and the flag is visible from a major throroughfare in the neighborhood….
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Let’s face it. Cities need to be greener. We complain that they are dirty, noisy and expensive, and that there’s no easy solution. But there is! Green roofs provide cleaner water, cleaner air, and…
Sexy New Video for Festival of Ideas for a New... →
See if you can spot the Seeding the City cameo!
Join me at the Festival to build your own green roof module and take home one with a flag and install it on your roof to become a part of…
Awesome! (First one to find the easter egg in the video gets a bag of my salty chocolate cookies) http://t.co/dAxnaXC
Unsurprising: The Media Totally Ignored This Weekend’s Massive Climate Rally - Environment - GOOD http://tinyurl.com/3hrhb52
Amazing! H20: The Art of Conservation – Green Public Art http://www.greenpublicart.com/pages/featured/h20-the-art-of-conservation/
It Works: Taking Cars Out of Times Square Really Improved the Air http://t.co/5uGkZvu (@GOOD stuff)
RT @NYC_DOT Watch 200 volunteers & artist Julia Barnes paint 2000 ft of concrete barrier at W. 155th and Edgecombe Ave today
New Report Shows that Times Square Pedestrian Plazas in NYC Improved Our Air Quality http://t.co/U9yrIvS
abigail doan: Fashioning Self and the Environment: Artist and De… http://t.co/8x6raR3
From Urban Farm to Urban Forks « A/N Blog http://t.co/qiTvQLa
Want to participate in a citywide project like http://www.insert-here.org? Pick up materials today “tag” sites tomorrow morning. Msg me!
RT @creativecap: Getting ready to discuss social media with @evemosher and all these wonderful artists in Providence!
RT @ArtinOddPlaces: Check out at Festival Of Ideas For The New City http://t.co/7oIYL7j
March 2011
3 posts
is falling in love w http://www.insert-here.org/ all over again. i forgot about “idea generators”! http://www.insert-here.org/pdfs/ID3up.pdf
RT @greenroofsuk: #Climate change ‘will wreak havoc on Britain’s coastline by 2050’ #Environment http://ow.ly/48JJx
Four feet for food and NY-Utopia →
Another couple of project ideas
FOUR FEET FOR FOOD
It stems from a project idea that i had a while ago that was a more generalized sustainability project, i am thinking now to refine/define…
February 2011
8 posts
The View from Within →
Taking a moment to post on my now under-utilized and neglected blog. Gone are the days of maintaining 2, 3, or even 4 blogs, these days it difficult enough to write a 140 character tweet or facebook…
RT @CenterForAandE: New Lands Arts of the American West applications being accepted http://ow.ly/41uvH
Looking for knowledge on growing plants and textiles, anyone?
RT @benjervey: Seriously peeps, we really need your help: Join @GOOD This Thursday for Our Energy Issue Meetup http://su.pr/79wjgB #good …
RT @locavoreincity: My next project? v cool. RT @FarmPlate Beepods reinvent urban beekeeping via @TastingTable http://bit.ly/i8QH61 #bee …
RT @redstarvip: Proceed with the assumption that you will, and you will. - @ralphmarston
RT @artnetdotcom: Opportunity knocks: Major Vito Acconci 1973 “Seedbed” work up for auction http://bit.ly/fuQNWE
RT @aerodda: Apply Now! $ for your art project. The LP’s Create Change Public Artist Residency. http://dld.bz/Fy7k #publicart #art #artr …
August 2009
1 post
The plants are growing & thriving →
flowering!
As we rapidly approach the launch of Seeding the City (in September, more info on participating), we check in on the growth of the modules on the roof of Covenant…
July 2009
1 post
Modules planted!! →
The plants are growing now!
I was lucky enough to spend part of the last week working with the fabulous staff and kids at Covenant House New York. We were on the roof of their…
June 2009
2 posts
An exciting new development (or growth really) →
I am so excited to announce a new aspect of the project which will be launching in the next couple of weeks.
MEC’s green roof by 416style on Flickr
Over the course of the summer, I…
Things on my mind →
And no, Georgia isn’t currently one of them. Although Savannah is really pretty and the food is good.
I’ve been busy trying to get a bunch of the pieces of the Summer & Fall’s projects in place,…
May 2009
5 posts
Join my green pyramid scheme*, part 1 →
I am officially announcing a call for first round participants for the Seeding the City green roof module installation.
If you are a New York City resident and interested in hosting a 2′x4′ green…
April 2009
24 posts
DIY Green Roofs →
So after much research and consideration, I have decided that I want to make my own modules for the project. This will probably save money, but there are other reasons for wanting to do this.
I…
