Building an aquaponic/vermiponic system for a middle school in the Bronx

Demonstrating CPR at the Bronx Writing Accademy for students
A preview of  the engagement of the students next semester

This is exiting !  Citizen Schools, a non profit dedicated to extend learning hours in low income schools,  will allow me to create a 11 week apprenticeship centred on hydro-ponics! Even better, we were able to get a 500$ grant from Green Thumb for the apprenticeship!

I am looking for a couple of volunteers to help out. If anyone is interested in volunteering, please contact me though my google+ account or through the comment section.

Even if you don't "believe in Climate Change" I think we should wisely think about Keystone pipeline and fossil fuel consuption.

The Keystone pipeline is a pipeline projected to be built to transport petroleum from regions of Canada that are rich in sand oil {1}. This project was proposed by TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P and has been the object of numerous congress bills {see info at congress.org}. Sand oil is sand that deposited millions of years ago, and that contains a form of petroleum (oil). I think keystone pipeline is bad, because it may increase the rate of exploitation of oil sands {2}, and that will be harmful in many ways.

Why extracting Sand oil is bad ? Here are some of teh reasons. If you are "not believing" in "global warming", or you think it is a good thing, read what is between *---* as these pints will affect you anyway.
-*First the vegetation and top soil is removed, as well as surface waters. Besides the obvious obliteration of ecosystems. Not only it won't look pretty, but the flow of water will be affected, and possibly increase risks of floods for example, and reduce agricultural productivity *. This will have other consequences: since the vegetation will be gone for the time of exploitation, CO2  (carbon dioxide) fixation  will occur there, also the topsoil and vegetation may be burned, or left to decay releasing CO2, CH4 (methane), nitrous oxide (by order of greenhouse effect potency) {3}.

Eating locally, Is it accesible only for the rich ?

Source: soscuisine.com

'This post was sparked up by the viewing of the movie "Eating Alabama". The screening was organized by the neighborhood's CSA (community supported Agriculture), and free of charge and was followed by a short discussion between the public, a person from justfood.org and another from the organizing committee.  It got me thinking.