May 2013: Cutie Pie the Hen

May 2013: Cutie Pie the Hen

Cutie Pie the hen is getting picked on. First her children started beating her up. Upon returning to her original flock after a 2 or 3 month separation her old gal pals, no longer remembering their former coop mate, started bullying her. Cutie Pie is one of the...
May 2013: Aixa and Ivan Lacroix

May 2013: Aixa and Ivan Lacroix

Earth Matter volunteers cover a wide range – retired musicians, members of the composting community, ex-executives from the perfume industry, computer genius’s, and even children. Here are 2 testimonials from Aixa and Ivan Lacroix, ages 10 and 12, who came...
May 2013: Love at First Sight!

May 2013: Love at First Sight!

Love at First Sight! The postal service delivered 25 pullets (baby girl chicks) on Monday, April 8. Hollis Hillhouse, our chicken volunteer trainer, triaged our baby chicks in their cardboard corral. All of our 60 chickens will come to roost on Governors Island by May...