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September 2013 – January 2014 Free; graduates volunteer 20 hours per year to maintain certification Deadline to apply: June 1, 2013 Are you called to garden with your community? The Brooklyn Urban Gardener (BUG) program is an intensive, ten-session, “train-the-trainer” course. A series of interconnected workshops and hands-on site visits cover the basics of sustainable horticultural practices and how to ... Read More »

What is the Coop Academy? The Coop Academy Program at Green Worker Cooperatives is how we build a strong local economy rooted in democracy and environmental justice … one cooperative at a time. It is an intensive 16-week training and support program that helps teams of aspiring entrepreneurs develop worker-owned green businesses. It is unique in its focus on businesses ... Read More »

Interested in farming professionally? Sign up for an intensive course that will teach you everything you need to practice hydroponics and basic horticulture indoors and outdoors. During the Boswyck Farms Certification Course, you’ll build hydroponic systems (everything from small windowsill planters to large scale community projects), and grow any type of food crop imaginable without soil. The summer course takes ... Read More »

Are you interested in growing a healthier community? The Mayor’s Obesity Task Force was convened in January 2012 to combat the obesity epidemic, which is a leading cause of preventable deaths in NYC second only to tobacco. In May of 2012, the Mayor’s Obesity Task Force report was issued, identifying 26 initiatives to address obesity. Initiative #15 is to create ... Read More »

Summer is around the corner and everything is starting to feel a little lighter – especially your electric bill when you go solar with the Sierra Club. Click here to find out how to switch to clean, renewable energy and save money on your electric bills. Going solar with your local Sierra Club Chapter in New York and our solar ... Read More »

The Community Environmental Center (CEC) is a sustainability minded non-profit organization, providing weatherization assistance to the most vulnerable homeowners and apartment dwellers in Brooklyn and Queens, and since 2009 has been administering the NYC Cool Roofs program for the NYC Service office, the NYC Department of Buildings and Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC 2030. Building on our sustainability and education goals, CEC ... Read More »

If you are an energy professional working in multifamily buildings or just want to learn about multifamily building energy audits, this is the class for you.  GreenHomeNYC’s experienced network of building scientists will conduct classes to prepare you to become a certified BPI Multifamily Building Analyst. $850 Fee Includes 10 Evening Training Classes, 175 Pages of e-publications, and all powerpoints! ... Read More »

A new school for herbal studies has been founded in New York City called the ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism. ArborVitae will be rooted in the holistic practice of herbal medicine and exist to provide the highest quality education and training based on traditional wisdom and ecological awareness in a modern, integrative setting for the clinical, community and family herbalist. ... Read More »

Neighborhood Slow Zones are a community-based program that reduces the speed limit from 30 mph to 20 mph and adds safety measures within a select area in order to change driver behavior. The ultimate goal of the Neighborhood Slow Zone program is to lower the incidence and severity of crashes. Slow Zones also seek to enhance quality of life by ... Read More »

Each summer, Focus the Nation selects and funds 20 rising clean energy leaders from across the country to spend one week together on Oregons iconic Mt. Hood: 5 students from each of our Collaboration Quadrants of Technicians, Innovators, Politicos, and Storytellers. These 20 ReCharge! Delegates viscerally experience an area of the country where energy is accelerating toward renewables. Transitioning your ... Read More »

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is launching a new online registration system for its summer environmental education camps for the 2013 season, DEC Commissioner Joe Martens announced today. Online registration opens Monday, March 25 at 10:00 A.M. “DEC’s environmental education camps have a long tradition of providing fun and educational experiences to young people and inspiring ... Read More »

Now’s the time to join a CSA group in your neighborhood. Between freezing temps and frequent snows, it’s been a rough winter in New York. But there is good news: spring is coming and with it the promise of months of fresh local fruits and vegetables. With over 100 CSAs in New York City, supporting a local farmer and getting ... Read More »

Permaculture is more than just good gardening. It is a lifelong approach to analysis, action and social structures that results in better relationships, more functional systems and a clearer understanding of everything necessary for human communities to thrive. – CJ 5 Saturdays – April 13, 20, May 11, 18, June 1 9 am to 4 pm  40 Hour Training Course ... Read More »

TreesNY’s signature Citizen Pruner Tree Care Course trains New Yorkers in tree care, biology, identification and pruning. Tree pruning combines technique, common sense and a feel for aesthetics. It is important to use appropriate tools and equipment, follow city regulations, and abide by safety standards and proper etiquette. Pruning strengthens a tree’s resistance to damage and breakage, allows you to ... Read More »

The School of Continuing Education, in partnership with the Earth Institute and the Columbia Water Center, is offering a Sustainable Water Management Certificate. This new certification equips professionals with the skills to conduct integrated water management and water systems analysis.According to the United Nations Development Program, nearly 900 million people lack access to safe water and over 2.7 billion lack ... Read More »