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World Refugee Day

June 19, 2018 By Amelie Desormeaux

Green Light New Orleans was excited to participate in this year's World Refugee Day celebrations. We got to be one of the many organizations offering our services and showing a welcoming face to our community members- some new and some who have been here for many years. We had a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Events, Green Light New Orleans, Stormwater Management, Uncategorized Tagged With: Action, Community, Environmental Education, GreenLightNewOrleans, stormwater management, Sustainable Home

Tulane Pathways to Urban Sustainability

May 2, 2018 By Amelie Desormeaux

A Tulane class, Pathways to Urban Sustainability, has been helping us in our endeavor to address various urban environmental problems for the past few years. The students have explored new methodologies for addressing carbon offprints from backyard gardens, and are now doing the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Light Spotlight, Stormwater Management Tagged With: Action, Community, Environmental Education, GreenLightNewOrleans, Living Sustainably, stormwater management, Volunteer

Winter Harvesting

December 5, 2017 By Amelie Desormeaux

 WINTER HARVESTING ARUGULA, CILANTRO, COLLARDS, EARLY MIZUNA, KALE, LEAF LETTUCE, MUSTARD GREENS, PARSLEY, and SWISS CHARD - Cut outer leaves at the base when they are big enough to eat. Always leave at least 1/3 of plant leaves to allow plants to continue growing. BUTTER … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Harvest, Garden Troubleshooting, Green Light Gardener, Teaching Garden, Vegetables Tagged With: Environmental Education, garden, greenlightgardener, GreenLightNewOrleans, growyourown, Living Sustainably, urban farming

Volunteer This Winter Break!

November 29, 2017 By Amelie Desormeaux

Winter break is right around the corner and we at Green Light New Orleans would be grateful to host your group of volunteers! For schools and educational groups we offer a variety of service-learning packages in each of our program areas- energy-efficiency, permaculture and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFL Program, Green Light Gardener, Green Light New Orleans, Green Light Volunteer, Uncategorized Tagged With: Action, CFL, Community, Community Action, energy efficiency, Environmental Education, green light volunteer, GreenLightNewOrleans, stormwater management

Moringa

May 19, 2016 By Andreas Hoffmann

Moringa leaves are incredibly nutritious, containing essential antioxidants, amino acids, and vitamins. Moringa can lower blood sugar and cholesterol in addition to increasing lactating women's milk production. How to harvest: Cut leaf stems with a sharp knife. How to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Harvest, Teaching Garden, Vegetables Tagged With: Environmental Education, garden, growyourown, Moringa, teaching garden

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