March 2015: The Raven Orchard

March 2015: The Raven Orchard

Selma Raven, Mary Ng, Anandi Premlall, Francois Piebo, and Oliver Lamb plant a NYS native apple tree, donated to Earth Matter by Gotham Orchards. [This is excerpted from the graduation speech presented by Earth Matter apprentice Anandi Premlall. Michael Raven was a...
Apis Melifera: The Honeybee

Apis Melifera: The Honeybee

By Marisa DeDominicis and Bill Koehnlein Chickens, as most Newsletter readers probably know, reside year-round at Earth Matter’s Compost Learning Center on Governors Island, and from late Spring to early Fall goats and rabbits make the Center their warm-weather home...
December 2014:  Leslie Nowinski and Alison Simko

December 2014: Leslie Nowinski and Alison Simko

Leslie Nowinski and Alison Simko are friends who live in Battery Park City. Three years ago they came to Earth Matter to assist in our animal care, and are now the regular chicken caregivers every Thursday. During the growing season they also maintain their Soil Start...