Celebrate Earth Day by supporting Green Light. Every little bit helps.
Earth Day is April 22nd, and we suggest celebrating by supporting your favorite local sustainability non-profit – Green Light New Orleans! Your support is a…
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Hello!
Dear Friends, I am delighted to join Green Light as the new Executive Director. Since its conception in 2006, Andreas Hoffmann has nurtured the growth…
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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…
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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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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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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….
