Learn what you can grow Up On The Roof, as Bradley Fleming, Farm Manager at Brooklyn Grange Farm explains how urban agriculture is taking hold on a tall building near you. Find out what grows best on a city roof, and how it helps both the environment and adds to the sustainability of NYC. Go to www.brooklyngrangefarm.com for more info.
Category: Buildings
#1348: Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage
My co-producer Abba Carmichael steps in to host TMSOG, and chats with Tony Sirna co-founder of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, a highly sustainable community, which encourages members to live off the land, off the grid and reduce consumption. They are a stellar example of being one with nature and being mindful of Mother Earth. Tune in to find out more about how Dancing Rabbit Eco Village is a model for eco awareness and preservation of the planet. Go to www.dancingrabbit.org for more info.
#1346: Global Kids, part 2 of 2
In Part 2 of our discussion with Global Kids, Makayla Comas touches on water issues, environmental technologies and how her experience in Chile brought her to be even more in tune with nature and what we need to do to improve conditions throughout the globe. Amosh, Sam and Molly discuss the Green Roof Project and the successful implementation of a “green roof” on William Cullen Bryant High School. Global Kids continue to lead the way on the importance of the need to protect the environment, as it interconnects with social justice issues and human rights. The student leaders are passionate, caring and are truly a breath of fresh air. For more information check out the website www.globalkids.org
#1335: Anjie Cho
Anjie Cho founder of Holisitc Spaces And LEED Certified Architect is my guest this week. We discuss the green benefits of Feng Shui in design, and how the energy of “chi” brings spirituality, beauty and sustainability to your home or office. Find out why the number 9 is important and why eco conscious behavior will help you put the “ohm” in your home.Go to anjiecho.com to get more info on Feng Shui and other eco design tips.
#1335: Anjie Cho
#1331: Mark Jupiter
Mark Jupiter hand crafts furniture from salvaged wood and other items found in and around NYC. We discuss how he gathered downed trees from the Brooklyn Tornado of 2011 and turned them into beautiful furniture. He is a true practitioner of the phrase “reduce, reuse and recycle”. He also is the founder of New World Home, which produces an award winning line of green fabricated homes. Visit Mark at his studio and showroom in Dumbo, Brooklyn and go to his website www.markjupiter.com to get more information on his custom crafted furnishings.
#1328: Envirocare, Chris Puleo
Everyone needs an annual physical check up and the same should hold true for your home. Chris Puleo from Envriocare, takes us step by step through a home energy assessment. Save money and save the planet. Go to www.eaqr.com
#1321: Peter Shapiro, Owner of Brooklyn Bowl
Question: where is the first LEED Green Bowling Alley in the world located? The Answer: The Brooklyn Bowl in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Peter Shapiro, who owns the Brooklyn Bowl and the renovated Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY, and I discuss green buildings and what he does daily to raise awareness about the environment. We delve into the history of the previous club he owned, The Wetlands, as it was a space not only dedicated to great music, but it also acted as a meeting spot for organizations and groups that helped forge the environmental movement. Peter is cool and is a confirmed “greeniac”. He also is the co-publisher of the music magazine Relix. For more information visit www.brooklynbowl.com.
#1237: Eco Brooklyn
Guerrilla Green Building, Passive Heating and Cooling, Zero Waste and Zero Energy are all discussed with my guest Gennaro Brooks-Church, Director of Eco Brooklyn.It’s cool to build green. Get more info at www.ecobrooklyn.com
#1201: Anjie Cho of the Lower East Side Ecology Center
Features Anjie Cho, founder of Holistic Spaces, a practice focusing on creating interiors with a focus on holistic design. She also manages EcoBizNYC, a program of the Lower East Side Ecology Center.
#1106: Juan Carlos of White Roof Project
Features Juan Carlos, Founder of The White Roofs Project. We talk about how Juan is working to reach out to people and communities to partner together to paint thousands of city roofs white, in order to reduce heat and carbon emissions. We discuss Urban Heat Island, model blocks, and the many ways painting roofs white can save energy, money and the planet.