The Brooklyn Greenhouse

'Everything is Burning': Australian Inferno Continues, Choking Off Access to Cities Across Country "These fires are likely to continue to spread well past Christmas."

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Lessons From a ‘Local Food’ Scam Artist - Narratively - Pocket Working summers at an authentically quaint roadside produce stand, a teenage salesperson is schooled in the not-so-subtle art of how to con a foodie from the big city.

Good news! What else can we do to help? Our grandmothers already have a cabinet full of plastic bags they recycle. Any other ideas?

Ocean Cleaning Device Succeeds in Removing Plastic for the First Time An enormous floating device designed by Dutch scientists for the non-profit Ocean Cleanup successfully captured and removed plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Indigenous seeds are the way to go!

Monsanto loses millions of dollars after Indian farmers switch to indigenous seeds - NationofChange Monsanto claims that the genetically modified cotton seeds they sell are superior. So why are so many people trying to switch?

Hey lovely people. We wanted to stop in just to remind everyone that although we cherish the time we spent on The Youth Farm, The Brooklyn Greenhouse has chosen to no longer be affiliated with that Farm. We appreciate the emails we’ve received however we don’t run their field trips or STEM programming. We are not sure where to forward your requests as of now. If we learn of that we will be sure to let you know! 💚
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We will be making more announcements on where we will be and what we will be doing in AgriSTEM very soon! .




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Believe it or not now is the time to collect your seeds for spring planting! But which ones? Recently a school's groundskeeper Mr. Johnson won a massive civil suit against Bayer's Monsanto. They make the weedkiller Roundup which accidentally spilled over his body at work. It was found to have caused his cancer and he was awarded a 289 million award. He agreed to 78 million. Guess what? There are seed companies associated with this same company who make genetically modified seeds. Here's a list of companies who aren't affiliated with Monsanto.

4 Ways To Keep Monsanto Out Of Your Home Garden One reason Monsanto bought up so many seed companies is to use the DNA of those heirloom and open-pollinated varieties in their future GMO products.

Unfortunately we have to be more careful. Buyer beware...

Avoid these foods during the government shutdown, experts warn December 22 marked the beginning of a partial government shutdown sparked by a dispute between the president and congressional Democrats over funding for a border wall. As a result, an estimated 800,000 federal workers have gone unpaid.

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4-year-old Junior Park Ranger cleans up Cuyahoga Valley National Park amid government shutdown PENINSULA, Ohio -- The partial government shutdown has left most of the employees of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park on furlough. And, while the park and its trails technically remain open with a skeleton staff of rangers working to protect visitors and park property, the restrooms are closed, the...

Please take with you what you brought to the parks.

Disturbing photos show national parks and monuments overflowing with garbage as the US government shutdown continues America's national parks are overflowing with garbage and human waste, with federal employees unable to clean up.