by Zero Waste Coordinator | Feb 8, 2021 | Rot Stars
Mary found us through volunteering at Jazz Age 2016! Mary was born and raised in Chinatown. Her aptitude for quantitative and analytical challenges allowed her to jump in this fall, helping us surpass our End of Year Fundraising goals, and to publish our first annual...
by Zero Waste Coordinator | Jan 31, 2021 | Rot Stars
“I’ve learned that people have very different ideas about what is compostable. Case in point disposable diapers. Not just one, dozens. And the amount of food that is thrown away is astounding especially in the current economic times when there are so many people and...
by Zero Waste Coordinator | Jan 31, 2021 | Rot Stars
Christine volunteers with all aspects of our Soil Start Farm and Lavender Field, including creating gorgeous multi-lingual plant ID signs and the banner for advocating permanent NYC Parks homes for LES Ecology Center and Big...
by Zero Waste Coordinator | Jan 31, 2021 | Rot Stars
Annie Jiang joined us as an awesome volunteer this entire summer in various activities, including animal care, community compost builds, Open Hours, and farming. Here she describes her experience: “Volunteering at Earth Matter has made my summer so special and...
by Ilsa Enomoto | Sep 25, 2018 | Rot Stars
Hollis Hillhouse biked into our first site at Picnic Point, back in 2011. Curious of Nitza Wagoners’ greening work, and our Green Guerillas’ Youth Tillers’ partners composting and triking adventures, it was our 12 hens and 3 roosters in their strides...
by Ilsa Enomoto | Sep 25, 2018 | Rot Stars
Chieko, a Japanese transplant, studies engineering at City College. On Saturdays during the summer you can find Chieko on the Farm, seeding, harvesting, weeding, setting up, and breaking down our “set”. Chieko reminds us of the quote “work is love made visible”...
