Groundwork New Orleans

September 4, 2015 by admin

Groundwork New Orleans

is a 501c3 organization dedicated to the belief that by changing places we can change lives. We believe a sustainable community starts with a vibrant, healthy and safe environment for individuals and enterprise to prosper. Groundwork New Orleans achieves its’ goals by engaging residents, volunteers, businesses and local organizations in practical projects that improve quality of life, restore the ecological function of the physical environment, and lay the foundations for sustainable development.

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Please join us for our next workshop in the “Your Water, Your Health” Learn and Play Series!    SEPT 9, WED 6-8pm 

Reduce Waste: Recycled Planters

FREE but please RSVP: http://bit.ly/1KPcod0

At this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to transform trash into creative and fun planters for your home. We will focus on hanging and vertical planters that work well in small spaces. For added fun, bring your own containers!

Location: Earth Lab, St. Claude and Spain St. 

Speaker: Emily Zielke (Green Team Coordinator) 

For more information about us, please visit www.groundworknola.org 

For a list of workshops and FREE tickets visit http://www.eventbrite.com/o/groundwork-new-orleans-8181887084 OR www.facebook.com/groundworkneworleans 

Free gifts and low-cost merchandise at every workshop!

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Slow Food Summer Harvest Feast

June 17, 2014 by admin

Please help us promote our Summer Harvest Feast to raise money for a New Orleans delegation to attend Terra Madre, Slow Food’s international conference in Italy this October.  Our delegation consists of:

Chef Alex Harrell of Sylvain, who also holds masters degree in Marine Biology
Lance Nacio of Anna Marie Seafood, a sustainable shrimper in Terrebonne Parish
Jabari Brown of Grow Dat Youth Farm
Khai Nguyen of VEGGI Farmers Co-op.

Gary Granata, PhD, RD
Chair, Slow Food New Orleans
www.slowfoodnola.com
[email protected]
504.329.6361
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SMART GROWTH

November 21, 2013 by admin

smart-growthClick on the logo for more information about SMART GROWTH. Smart Growth America and Global Green USA are soliciting applications for technical assistance, which is available under grants EPA awarded to these two organizations through the Office of Sustainable Communities’ Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities grant program. (Listen to the November 6 webinar about both offerings.)  

Global Green USA’s technical assistance is based on the LEED for Neighborhood Development standard, which provides a nationally recognized method for creating neighborhoods that are walkable, bikeable, resource-efficient, and equitable. At the conclusion of the assistance, the team will provide recommendations for both physical and policy changes that can enhance neighborhood sustainability.

View the application. Applications are due to Global Green by Friday December 20, 2013, 6 PM PST (3 PM EST).  

Smart Growth America is offering 12 different technical assistance workshops:

  • Implementing smart growth 101
  • Planning for economic and fiscal health
  • Regional planning for small communities
  • Sustainable land use code audit
  • Smart growth zoning codes for small cities
  • Complete streets
  • Walkability workshop/audit
  • Transportation performance measurement
  • Parking audit
  • Implementing transit-oriented development 101
  • Cool planning: local strategies to slow climate change
  • Using LEED-ND to accelerate the development of sustainable communities

View the application. Applications are due to Smart Growth America by Friday, December 6, 2013, 5:00 PM EST.

Additional assistance may be available from EPA and other grantees in 2014.

 

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