by Content | Jan 2, 2014 | Previous Featured Article
by Darym Alden, Earth Matter Apprentice As much as we all love Charlie and Marisa, they are not my favorite coworkers. Nor is it, our coordinator, Susan, my fellow apprentices, Clay, Angela, and Andrea, nor any of the many other passionate Earth Matter Volunteers; not...
by Content | Dec 9, 2013 | Previous Featured Article
536 lbs. of compostable serviceware from this year’s Just Food Conference Most disposable, single-use serviceware (e.g., containers, cups, plates, cutlery, bags, etc.) ultimately ends up as landfill. The problem is amplified by the fact that a significant...
by Content | Nov 8, 2013 | Previous Featured Article
Our Outpost location at South Battery was a magnet for visitor engagement. This prime location – on the way to the Brooklyn ferry, down the hill from the antique French carousel in Nolan Park, next door neighbor to Children’s Museum of the Arts, a 10 minute walk...
by Content | Oct 1, 2013 | Previous Featured Article
College graduation, a day highlighting the accomplishments that come with academia. For me, this feeling of accomplishment was short lived, you might even say it lasted as long as my graduation cap in the air following the traditional toss of the graduation cap. Why?...
by Content | Sep 4, 2013 | Previous Featured Article
Join Earth Matter in welcoming Tino and Mycetes, our new baby bunnies! (left) Tino is a dwarf bunny, Mycetes (My) is a lop-eared rabbit These latest compost workers are charged with eating food scraps, drinking water, pooping (into a chute to a bin under their...
by Content | Aug 2, 2013 | Previous Featured Article
Meredith Hill – English Language Arts Educator & Garden Coordinator at Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science, and Engineering, in south Harlem discovered an original way to inspire her scholars. Ms. Hill, educator extraordinaire, borrowed 6 one week old...
