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Got a few dresses hanging around your closet that you haven’t worn in who knows how long? (I know you do!) Make room for the new while helping a young lady look fly on her prom night. Dominican Sunday, Inc. is hosting a Prom Dress Giveaway on Saturday, March 5th from 1-4pm. They will be collecting NEW or GENTLY USED dresses, shoes, and accessories. You can come drop off the items at their office, located at:
175 W 107th Street (between Amsterdam + Columbus)
New York, NY 10025
Sponsors, raffle items and goodie bag donations needed! Check out the link below for further details on the giveaway event:
.. doesn’t mean it’s good for you! A recent study found those who drink diet soda are more likely to suffer strokes or heart attacks. Some folks tend to go overboard with extra calories because they think they’re consuming less sugar with diet drinks. Also, diet drinks are loaded with chemical substitutes to replace sugar that are dangerous, scary and unpronounceable! So what’s the best choice to quench your thirst and keep you heart healthy? Good old fashioned WATER. Drink up and read more here:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41479869/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/
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During one of WBAI’s station pledge drives last year, I received a meditiation cd as a thank you gift for my donation. Nurse Practitioner and Yoga Therapist Teresa Palmer put together four Meditations For Well Being which she very generously encouraged us to share with our friends, and I’m sharing it with you! This one is called “Seven Minutes of Solitude”. Let me know what you think…
at Prospect Park this Sunday, January 16 from 10:00am-4:00pm. You can donate old laptops, cellphones, keyboards, TV’s and more. This small act can help keep lots of crap out of our landfill like lead, cadmium and mercury. Plus, come April 11 it will be illegal for New Yorkers to throw out electronics in the trash. So avoid future felonious acts and take your e-booty to 3rd Street & Prospect Park West. This event is brought to you by the good people at the Lower East Side Ecology Center.
Want to have the bomb community garden this year? Bronx Green-Up is offering a “Grow More Vegetables” Certificate Program at the New York Botanical Garden. Six classes in organic growing techniques, composting, seeding and much more. Classes will be held Wednesdays from February 16-March 23 from 6-8:30pm. Contact Sara Katz at bronxgreenupATnybg.org for details and an application. Applications are due February 4, good luck!
How does your body tell you it’s time to slow down? Often, when I am doing way too much and am in a ‘go-go-go’ state of mind I ignore taking care of myself in order to cross things off my list. If I keep this up for too long, my body will immediately send me a message. This message comes in the form of an illness or injury of some sort and then I am forced to stop. S-T-O-P. This can be difficult to do, especially if you live in a city environment. I try (really hard) not to push past it and listen to what’s going on. In the end, I find there is always a valuable lesson to be learned. Try it sometime and see what you tune into. (Note to my hip-hop heads: Yes, I know this song is about crack addicts and prostitutes but can you think of a better chorus for my post?)
This October, Conuco Farm and Evolutionary Organics were struck by a devastating fire, losing a season’s worth of storage crops, farm equipment, and personal belongings. Join us for three upcoming fundraisers to help rebuild what was lost so these farms can grow for many seasons to come.
Friday, December 10, 2010, 8pm
Auction at “A Year at Rooftop Farm” Exhibition
6pm-11pm (auction begins at 8pm)
The Commons: 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Do your holiday shopping at our auction! Live music, food & drinks.
Want to donate something to the auction? Contact us at bedstuycsa@gmail.com
Sunday, December 12, 2010, 7pm
Benefit Dinner at Palo Santo Restaurant
652 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY
$75 per person
Latin cuisine with wine pairings
Purchase ticket now
Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 7pm
Benefit Dinner at iCi Restaurant
246 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
$75 per person
Seasonal cuisine with beer & wine
Purchase tickets now
Conuco Farm is the Community Supported Agriculture farmer for Bed-Stuy Farm Share. They have driven fresh produce to Bed-Stuy each week for 5 years. We’ve been able to depend on them all this time, we ask you to help Conuco Farm today so that our neighborhood can continue to rely on them. Make a donation to the farm directly here.
More information? www.conucofarm.blogspot.com
I am way behind on my CSA posts (considering my last pick up was 2 weeks ago) so without further ado, I bring you Week 17 aka Autumn has arrived. In Week 17’s share: big bunch of soybeans (yes!), turkish turban squash, apples, kale, mixed greens, rainbow chard, tomatoes, beans, carrots, potatoes, green peppers, pears, garlic and parsnips. The soybeans were a tasty treat, they are delicious raw. They reminded me of driving through Rajasthan where you could pull over and buy a big bunch from the local farmer’s kids.