by Content | Dec 27, 2016 | Previous Animal in the Cycle
Caption: Male downy woodpecker on Governors Island, New York City, December 16, 2016 The Downy Woodpecker By Matt Civello Tap, tap, tap. Methodical, deliberate and thorough, with distinct pauses between each tap. Tap, tap, tap, tap. The sound of a small sharp beak...
by Content | Dec 27, 2016 | Soil Start Farm
Winter 2016 at Soil Start Farm by Anna Cassell Last week, after a month of gradually decreasing temps and some cold rain, a chill — and the first few flakes of snow — settled over New York City. Soil Start Farm is ready for the winter; cooperators, new...
by Content | Nov 21, 2016 | Soil Start Farm
The Soil Start Farm by Sharonne Caullychurn Imagine a whole lot of volunteers getting their hands dirty: raking, digging, sowing, irrigating… and all that with a smile on their faces. This is what the Soil Start farm has been this season, ever since the steering...
by Content | Nov 21, 2016 | Shell Collection Program
This July, we opened the Earth Matter Shell Educational Center on Buttermilk Channel (near the Brooklyn ferry landing). It is open on Saturdays from 12-4 pm. Come and learn more about how NY Harbor School students used reclaimed oyster shells for reef ecosystem...
by Content | Nov 21, 2016 | Rot Stars
A Year of Service. Infinitae first became part of the Earth Matter family when she joined the “3-season” apprenticeship program in 2016, she became part of the inaugural City Service Corps sponsored by the NYCCompost Project. Over the past 10 months,...
