by Mackenzie Faber | Feb 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
A farm grew in Brooklyn. Did. Used to. I figured out today that it’s gone now. But that doesn’t change the fact that for a couple years, a farm grew in Flatbush. Broccoli, cucumber, bittermelon, callaloo, Swiss chard, marigolds, zinnias, Thai basil, sungold cherry...
by Mackenzie Faber | Feb 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
I didn’t think about joy too much until January 31, 2020. It was the day my roommate in Brooklyn, upon walking through the threshold of our fourth floor pre-war apartment in Bushwick – old scuffed floors, funny little entryway in which we hung a tiny disco...
by Nissa Coit | Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
Once upon a time (in college), I happened upon a tree scarred with a jagged hole. When I first neared the tree, I noticed both a hypnotic hum and a heavenly sweet scent emanating from it. For a time, I made a nearly weekly pilgrimage to this natural altar. My trips...
by Dr. Heather Short | Jan 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Doesn’t everybody already know about climate change? Whenever I am asked what sort of action by governments (of rich countries) is needed now, to address the climate and ecological emergencies, I list three things: 1) Shut down the fossil fuel industry on a rapid,...
by Michelle Auerbach | Jan 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
A few decades ago, I heard an interview with basketball legend Kareeem Abdul-Jabbar. When I tuned in, he was speaking about basketball and justice. I peeked up because these two, in my mind, make a great coalition. Abdul-Jabbar said that what he has learned in his...
by Nissa Coit | Dec 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Didn’t I JUST go grocery shopping LAST week? Are you telling me I have to do it again ALREADY?” I find myself getting frustrated by the general ongoing maintenance of the little creature I have to keep alive, called Nissa. When will I just be DONE, and allowed to do...
