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...]
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 have explored new methodologies for addressing carbon offprints from backyard gardens, and are now doing the … [Read more...]
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 operated a green set and office dedicated to minimizing carbon emissions and single … [Read more...]
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. But twice a week, we are graced with two very exceptional volunteers named Jackie and Ben. They showed up one day eager to … [Read more...]
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 and educational groups we offer a variety of service-learning packages in each of our program areas- energy-efficiency, permaculture and … [Read more...]