New Orleans, with its thick humidity and relatively mild winters, is the perfect place to grow bananas and plantains, which need little care and can be grown pesticide- and fertilizer-free. In fact, these hardy plants grow so well here that you may need a chain saw and cement to … [Read more...]
Rain Barrel Installation: A Lesson In Geometry
Tip the Block preparation continues! This past Tuesday, Melissa, Jessica, Danielle, and I (Camille) drove down Jeannette Street to meet Hilairie Schackai, a TogetherGreen Fellow and Director of Community Initiatives at Longue Vue House and Gardens, to install our very first rain … [Read more...]
Hoffman Triangle Neighborhood Association Meeting!
Tuesday, Jessica, Sam, Kyle, and I (Camille) got to attend the Hoffman Triangle Neighborhood Association Meeting. It was held in the basement of Pleasant Zion Baptist Church. We were there to tell the residents about Tip the Block and learn more about what they want the … [Read more...]
Tip the Block Sign-up Interrupts Card Games
Today, Jessica, Sam, Melissa, and I (Camille) jumped in the car and drove out to one of our Tip the Block neighborhoods near the Dwyer Canal. It felt like a summer camp field trip with all of us in our matching Green Light shirts. After an interesting time navigating, we arrived … [Read more...]
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