Saturday, September 24, 2011

NATURE JOURNALING FOR KIDS; MAKE YOUR OWN LAUNDRY DETERGENT

Nature Journaling for Kids
Saturday, September 24th, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Maria Newsom-Fahey will lead a nature journaling workshop for kids aged seven and up in the garden on September 24th, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bring a notebook with unruled paper (or $4 for supplies) and get ready for a scavenger hunt, drawing, and other urban nature-discovery activities. Rain date: October 22nd.

Make Your Own Laundry Detergent
Sunday, September 25th, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Eli Colasante, composter extraordinaire at Sarah Lawrence College and recent Compost for Brooklyn interviewee, will lead an interactive workshop on homemade cleaning products and detergent. Join him at the garden on Sunday, September 25th, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to make your own batch of detergent to take home and try out. A $4 donation is suggested for materials.

Compost for Brooklyn 
Newkirk Avenue and East 8th Street
compostforbrooklyn [at] gmail.com