World Refugee Day
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…
Author: Amelie Desormeaux
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Tulane Pathways to Urban Sustainability
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…
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Donation Spotlight: Compost from Westward Productions!
We are grateful to Westward Productions for their donation of compost to the Green Light New Orleans Backyard Garden program. Westward recently wrapped filming “The First,” where the production…
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April Garden
It’s April and the weather is just perfect! Here’s what we’ve been up to at the Edible Teaching Garden. We grew seedlings of Brandywine Tomatoes,…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Jackie and Ben
Nearly every day, there is an awesome volunteer at Green Light New Orleans helping install rain barrels, paint garden beds, schedule light bulb routes, etc….
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February Garden
Wow! This beautiful weather is just perfect for growing plants! Still mild enough for our salad greens and root vegetables and warm enough for our…
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Whole Foods Sponsored a Garden- You Can Too!
Whole Foods graciously donated $400 to build a backyard garden for Barbara Mack, this covers all of her materials, plants, a garden class, and at…
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Cilantro
Cilantro is an annual leafy herb which grows one to two feet tall and has finely cut leaves which have a penetrating odor and flavor….
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Arugula
Arugula is a leafy green annual that grows to be between 1 and 3 feet whose tasty leaves are rich in potassium and vitamin C….
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Winter Harvesting
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…
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Volunteer This Winter Break!
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…
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The Joys of Community Outreach
The process of directly installing light bulbs, rain barrels, and gardens in the homes of New Orleanians is such a personal and even vulnerable experience….
