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Greenmarket
March 28, 2012 Rampwatch ’12: Ramps are here!
What do airports, interstate highways, skateboard parks, and Greenmarket all have in common?THEY ALL HAVE RAMPS!Want to get your hands on some ramps? At the Union Square Greenmarket, you can get them on Mondays from Race Farm and on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays...
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GrowNYC
March 26, 2012 Some of GrowNYC’s Best Volunteers
We are truly thankful for the time volunteers commit to helping GrowNYC provide resources for a better NYC. Meet a few of our awesome volunteers! JOE BUCK As an Open Space Greening volunteer with GrowNYC, Joe has led teams of volunteers at Greening's biggest event of...
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Recycling
March 21, 2012 Local Recycling Options for Obsolete High-Tech Trash
When coming across some of the dated materials accumulating around the GrowNYC office, it’s not hard to believe that we are a 41-year-old organization. We recently discovered a stash of floppy disks and decided to purchase a Technotrash bin to have them recycled....
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Greenmarket
March 19, 2012 Ground Breaking Bread Baking
In late-February, when Greenmarket farmers could still claim they were in ‘winter hibernation,’ Thor Oeschner and Erik Smith of Farmer Ground Flour and Cayuga Pure Organics snuck away from their farms in the Finger Lakes to make an appearance at the Brooklyn Kitchen....
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Recycling
March 16, 2012 Recycling Volunteer Profile: Michael Mullaley
We asked some questions to Michael Mullaley, age 25, an Office of Recycling Outreach & Education volunteer who has been volunteering with us almost every weekend and who has made promoting composting a passion of his ever since moving to NYC from Oregon. Check out...
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Greenmarket
March 15, 2012 The Northeast Grainshed: 2011 Season in Review – Part 2: Processing and Infrastructure
While grain farmers in the Northeast grappled with rainy weather and growing demand for regional grains in 2011, off the farm, millers and processors worked to keep up with the expanding popularity of locally-produced flours, malts, and other products throughout this...
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