Second Helpings Brooklyn Food Conference – May 2

Second Helpings, originally uploaded by Goodlifer.

On Saturday, May 2nd, RMO brought sparkle and music to the Brooklyn Food Conference. The conference brought together food justice activists, farmers, students, policy makers and, well, anyone who eats food, really, to connect and to learn how to bring more good clean & healthy food into our neighborhoods. The RMO marched through the streets – and through a farmers market too – accompanied by giant puppets and volunteers who passed out flyers inviting passersby to the free, food-filled event.

More info can be found at brooklynfoodconference.org. There are a lot of great resources there, as well as some videos of conference speakers.

Go Green Lower East Side – April 25

, originally uploaded by threadseven.

The Rude Mechanical Orchestra joined Time’s Up! and the Go Green Lower Least Side Coalition to bring one of the malls on Allen Street to life the Saturday after Earth Day! The Department of Transportation has a bike lane redesign in the works for Allen Street and we’re excited by the potential for revitalization on the mall in the middle of the street. Time’s Up! of course was offering FREE Bike Repair Education, Helmet and Safety Checks, and FREE Seed Planting Workshops.
Other activities and events included:
-Green Maps for all
-Energy Efficiency Assessments & Evaluations
-Green Jobs summer training for students
-CFL Bulb Giveaway
-A youth Photo Exhibit and Vision for the Mall and Avenue of the Immigrants Exhibit
Join Time’s Up! along with Green Maps, New York Energy Smart, Win Win Campaign, Hester Street Collaborative, Green Market, LES Boys and Girls Club,LES BID, EcoBizNYC, NYRP, AAFE, Manhattan CB3, and NYC Parks and Recreation.
Special thanks to Manhattan Burough President Scott M. Stringer, NYS Senator Tom Duane, NYS Senator Daniel Squadron, Councilmember Alan Gerson, Councilmember Rosie Mendez, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh.

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