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LOVE THAT DIRTY WATER: Your Go Green BK Newsletter for 2/22/2018
Your weekly source for all things Green in BK.
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Love That Dirty Water!
Newtown Creek is a seriously polluted place. But there are folks who are working to save it! In fact, they get together and drink beer and discuss water quailty, sewage overflows, black mayonnaise, and more. Join us as we
join them in this week's feature story.
Need a SCOBY? You can get one this week, at one of our
local events. Check it out!
And finally, Nutella Bun, anyone? This week, we are offering on free as the prize for our wee weekly quiz. Go on, winner:
WIN!
And don't forget to follow us on
Facebook,
Instagram, and
Twitter!
Go Green!
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Beer & Sewage
In which GoGreen attends a social function centered around America's most polluted waterway, Newtown Creek, and learns that where once grew the Founding Fathers' apples, now floats the sewage of their inheritors.
READ ON!
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Liquid Assets
Thursday, 2/22, 6:30pm
What can New York City do to protect its drinking water supply and its recreational waters in the coming decades? Join us for a deep dive into NYC’s complex water systems, which powerfully illustrate our city’s dependency on – and symbiotic relationship to – its larger regional environment and economy.
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Planting Design for Shaded Gardens
Saturday, 2/24, 1pm
Join this free workshop hosted by NYC Parks GreenThumb. Garden areas shaded by trees or buildings can be problematic but not impossible to plant, and they often can be beautiful as well as serviceable.
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Kombucha 101
Sunday, 2/25, 4:30pm
Join us in learning the basics in brewing your own kombucha at home! We will demystify the fermentation, bacteria and yeast, and cover what a SCOBY is, how to feed it, and how to continue brewing delicious booch at home
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GCC Native Plants Workshop
Monday, 2/26, 9:30am
During this workshop, Gowanus Canal Conservancy staff will give a brief overview of the value of planting native plants and provide some tips and tricks on how to plan a successful school garden.
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Superfun / d Series
Wednesday, 2/28, 6pm
Join your fellow neighbors in a series of informal gatherings to learn about and discuss the latest happenings on our local superfund waterway; Newtown Creek.
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Grow Your Garden Group
Thursday, 3/1, 6pm
With spring around the corner, this is a key time to welcome new members to get involved in your garden. This workshop will cover creative and time-tested ways to grow your garden group, with a focus on recruiting new members and retaining existing members.
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See more events like this on our
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Welcome to the end of our email, where, like
a young Ms. White about to be crowned queen, we offer you the chance to win a prize!
Last weeks winner was Mr. Brad Anderson, who correctly noted that 7 garbage men lost their lives on the job last year. Brad is a Greenpoint resident who, among other things, moonlights as Santa Claus at Town Square's annual Santa Brunch. Congratulations, Brad!
All you have to do be a winner like him is answer me this question (which, if you've read this email, should be a snap):
- Which president cultivated a famous apple grown along the banks of the primordial Newtown Creek?
Send your answer to
jamie@townsquareinc.com, along with your name and anything else you want us to know about you. Our winner will be selected at random, and published here, next week.
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This week's prize: a Free NUTELLA BUN from
VITTLES! A fabulous cafe, Vittles offers fresh baked goods, soups, salads, and all manner of neat things to drink. And their addictive Nutella buns are officially scheduled on the Controlled Substances Act. ENJOY! |
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