Tuesday, June 28th 6pm-8pm 841 Carondelet St. New Orleans, LA 70130 Through this free workshop, Global Green USA and local solar experts will arm you with the knowledge you need to power your home with solar energy. Mike Murphy of Artisan Solar will discuss different system options, net metering, installation, and determining what wattage is right for your...
Summer Wellness Fest
Common Ground Health Clinic Hosts 1st Summer Wellness Fest as Benefit Event FOR New Site Charmaine Neville & The Original Pinettes will headline event. The vacant building that occupied the site of the future home of Common Ground Health Clinic (CGHC) in Algiers was demolished last week to make way for reconstruction. It was a sign of forthcoming renewal...
The Green Project Hosts Week of Free Building Supplies for New Orleans Community
Jun 2, 2011
For the THIRD year, The Green Project will give away certain building supplies to interested customers for free during the second week of June. The Green Project’s entire inventory is composed of quality reused, salvaged, and deconstructed materials that would have otherwise ended up in Louisiana’s over-flowing landfills had the organization not existed. By...
“Fight the Blight” Volunteer Day
Jun 2, 2011
Saturday, is the 3rd “Fight the Blight” Volunteer Day from 10:00am– 1:00pm. The City is asking the entire community to get involved. Efforts will be targeted within a five-block radius of open schools, playgrounds, and high-traffic commercial corridors. The five locations for the 3rd “Fight the Blight” Volunteer Day will be: George Washington Carver Park,...
New Orleans Food Cooperative
Jun 2, 2011
There’s been a lot of talk recently about the shortage of grocery stores in New Orleans. One group aiming to change that is the New Orleans Food Co-op. NOFC, which is scheduled to open its doors within a month, offers some unique opportunities to New Orleans. Its location in the old Universal Furniture building, on the corner of St. Claude and St. Roch, fills a...
Local-Food Art Exhibition hosted at Carmo Café for New Orleans Food Co-op
Jun 2, 2011
Carmo Café, Cathedral Creative Studios, and the New Orleans Food Co-op (NOFC) present a local-food art exhibition during the Art Walk this Saturday night, June 4, from 6–9pm at 527 Julia St. Visitors will be invited to indulge their senses with the delicious taste of the near future. The co-op plans to work with as many local growers and producers as possible....