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• Here we go again!

  Though there are still a lot of things going on with the HighWaterLine project, my mind and focus have moved on to greener pastures (quite literally). I have been working on the Seeding the City Project (or for short g’roofs). I won’t post a whole lot in here in the beginning, just wanted to get [...]

• What I did this week

  Well the NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship is great news! This allows me to not only go after grants that might not normally give to individuals, but it also allows me to reach out to individual donors who can then claim their donations as tax deductible. This also applies to corporate giving. On top of that I [...]

• Spring has Sprung!

  With the beautiful weather that has descended upon NYC, we here at Seeding The City have been itching to get our fingers dirty. Over the weekend we planted some test modules with herbs (some that are good in sandy dry shallow soil – cuban oregano anyone?) and some that traditionally don’t do as well (rosemary?) [...]

• More in Williamsburg!

  We added some green to the play area on the roof of a Williamsburg pre-school…    

• Press Release on Seeding the City (please share!)

  For Immediate Release Contact: Eve Mosher October 19, 2009 Patches of green sprouting across New York City October – December, 2009 It may feel like fall in most of the New York, but on rooftops throughout the city, as little patches of green are sprouting, it feels a little more like spring. Seeding the City, [...]

• Sexy New Video for Festival of Ideas for a New City

  See if you can spot the Seeding the City cameo! Join me at the Festival to build your own green roof module and take home one with a flag and install it on your roof to become a part of the growing network. For more information on the Festival: – Info.: http://www.festivalofideasnyc.com/about – Interactive Map: [...]

• Growing the sedum

  I had a great conversation with a local representative of LiveRoof green roof modules yesterday. The headquarters had been very receptive to the project and put me in touch with a local nursery to answer questions about some of the more technical details. They are actually interested in testing out a native seedum that they [...]

• An exciting new development (or growth really)

  I am so excited to announce a new aspect of the project which will be launching in the next couple of weeks. Over the course of the summer, I will be working with Covenant House to put together and grow the green roof modules. In a couple of weeks we will build the modules and [...]

• Clinton Hill/Bed Stuy border

  At the Co-Op School in Clinton Hill/Bed Stuy…  

• Sunset Park

  At the fabulous UPROSE in Sunset Park!