Upper Green Side

Grab your swim trunks because this year’s Summer Streets will now have 300% more pools. That’s right pools. The “dumpster pools” of Gowanus are officially moving on up to the East Side. Three former dumpsters will be recycled and transformed into pools on the east of Park Avenue between 40th and 41st Streets this summer [...]

TODAY: Thursday, July 22, 7pm Come join a discussion on how the $300 billion federal Farm Bill affects: What you put on your plate Whether you can afford nutrition, not just calories What Food Stamps are allowed to buy and what school lunches serve The livelihood of small farmers in the U.S. Global trade and [...]

The Upper Green Side Weekly Eco-Tip for July 17/18, 2010 (Available at the 92nd and 82nd St Greenmarkets, and archived online.) With hot weather looming, are you looking for new ways to keep cool on the cheap? String together a plan to stimulate your pocketbook, air circulation, and energy savings simply by making sure your [...]

The Upper Green Side Weekly Eco-Tip for July 24/25, 2010 (Available at the 92nd and 82nd St Greenmarkets, and archived online.) Are you all business when it comes to hunting down gifts and gadgets? Work it at Sustainable NYC, a petite one-stop shop for biodegradable-local-organic-recycled-or-repurposed everything: home stuff (bowls, vases), body stuff (soaps), clothing basics [...]

The Upper Green Side Weekly Eco-Tip for July 24/25, 2010 (Available at the 92nd and 82nd St Greenmarkets, and archived online.) Are you all business when it comes to hunting down gifts and gadgets? Work it at Sustainable NYC, a petite one-stop shop for biodegradable-local-organic-recycled-or-repurposed everything: home stuff (bowls, vases), body stuff (soaps), clothing basics [...]