Fall 2017: Sam Hahn

Fall 2017: Sam Hahn

Sam Hahn is one of our New York Cares team leaders. He has been volunteering with us for two years in the capacity of coordinating volunteers at some of our zero waste events. This past season, Sam hosted our Saturday animal care shift. We asked Sam, who works in the...
Corn Smut

Corn Smut

By Will Thompson, Earth Matter seasonal and Farm School apprentice (pictured in photo) Although many farmers throughout the U.S. tremble at the thought of a corn smut (Ustilago maydis) infestation, this unique fungus is multifaceted and has many interesting and...
Spring 2017: Lavender Project

Spring 2017: Lavender Project

Soil Start Farm has been working over the winter to introduce a new, fragrant addition to Governors Island for 2017! By Perry Leung   As you get off the ferry at Yankee pier from Brooklyn for the first time in the 2017 open season, a field of purple and green...
Winter 2016: Meredith Levine

Winter 2016: Meredith Levine

Meredith Levine Seaport resident Meredith Levine is this month’s rot star! Meredith eagerly and competently embraced the hard work of pitching yesterday’s food scraps onto the hot pile, and enhancing our CLC’s pad 1 garden this past summer with a touch of pizzazz that...