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Summer Gardening Tips From Our Garden Coordinator!

May 4, 2019 By Jessica Caines

New Orleans summers can be very intense for people and plants. Here are some tips to help you beat the heat this year: 1) Water early in the day- water will evaporate quickly as the day heats up and the sun comes out. You might want to water a little more than the rest of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Garden Troubleshooting, Teaching Garden, Uncategorized

Dogs of Green Light

May 4, 2019 By Jessica Caines

The Green Light team loves meeting residents' furry friends! Send us photos of your pets and your rain barrel to be featured!                 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Stormwater Management

Entergy’s Yearlong Support of Green Light

May 3, 2019 By Jessica Caines

A longtime partnership between Green Light New Orleans and Entergy will continue to positively impact the New Orleans community and support our rain barrel program. Entergy’s generous $150,000 grant will help us install 300, or more, rain barrels throughout the city. Entergy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Light Volunteer, Sponsors

Green Light Garden Revival

April 27, 2019 By Jessica Caines

This spring our garden coordinator Helena has been working very hard with the help of some ready and willing volunteers to take our teaching garden to a whole new level! Green Light's teaching garden serves as a living classroom where future backyard vegetable garden recipients … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Event, Environmental Education, Food, Teaching Garden

Rain Barrel Artists and Recipients!

April 27, 2019 By Jessica Caines

We love having so many amazing artists who give their time to Green Light so recipients can have awesome barrels like these! Artists love to see who gets their barrel and of course barrel recipients are curious who painted their barrel. Check out barrel recipients and barrel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Stormwater Management

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