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SUNDAY, AUGUST 16: VISIT WATERPOD TO PARTICIPATE
in a full day of events and workshops including Get Your Garden On from 1-7 PM, musical performances from Nina Gordon and Savannah Sky, Hydroponics with Lee Mandell of Boswyck Farms, Sub-irrigated planters with Bob Hyland of the Center for Urban Greenscaping, and an installation by artist Marc Dulude.

1 PM - 3 PM
Carissa Carman and Logan Smith, the Waterpod™ Living Systems Designers. This is your chance to garden on the Pod. Come explore hands on garden maintenance, tricks, tips, insect identification and harvesting. A great event for the family or anyone interested in getting in touch or exercising their green side.
1 PM - 7 PM
Bob Hyland of the Center for Urban Greenscaping (CuGreen) will be on board during the day to present modern sub-irrigation methods and how to make recycled soda bottle planters.
3 PM - 4 PM
Britta Riley from The Window Farms Project will be doing a how-to-build a window farm.
4 PM - 6 PM
Severine von Tscharner Fleming from The Greenhorns: DIY 4H: Hands-on.
6 PM - 7 PM
Annie Novak from Rooftop Farms in Greenpoint will be stopping by to help out. With additional special guests: Urban Plant research.
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Boswyck Farms presentations on the Waterpod
Lee Mandell of Boswyck Farms will be giving presentations on Hydroponics on the Waterpod on the following dates:
Sunday, August 16 at 1 pm at Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBPDC)
Subway directions: Take 4/5 to Borough Hall Station. Head west on Joralemon Street toward Clinton Street to Furman Street. Take M/R to Court Street, 2/3 to Borough Hall Sation Head west on Montague Street toward Cadman Plaza West. Turn left at Henry Street Turn right at Joralemon Street towards the river. Click here for a map.
Saturday, August 22 at 6 pm and Sunday, August 30 at 6 pm at Staten Island
(Atlantic Salt - this overlaps with the Atlantic Salt Festival). Preserving the Tidal Wetlands and Ecosystems through studies of the original flora and fauna of New York. Click here for a map.
The presentation will be an introduction to Hydroponics including a brief history of Hydorponics, an overview of common Hydroponic methods and hands on examples of some of these methods. For any questions or more information email info@boswyckfarms.org
The Waterpod is is a floating, sculptural, eco-habitat designed for the rising tides. We here at Boswyck Farms are honored to be invited to install a Hydroponic System on the Waterpod.
Times are subject to change check the Boswyck Farms blog for the latest updates.

The Center for Urban Greenscaping (CuGreen) on the Waterpod
Urban greenscaping is about growing food, flowers and foliage in the city using portable sub-irrigated planters. There is no need for tillable land. Grow food or flowers on balconies, patios, rooftops, driveways and other paved surfaces. Produce in the range of 50% more vegetables per square foot while saving water and time.
CuGreen founder Bob Hyland is on board during weekend public hours to demonstrate and answer questions about the sub-irrigated planters installed on the Waterpod. The blog InsideUrbanGreen.org is the voice of CuGreen with up-dated information about urban greenscaping workshops and Waterpod participation >>
MIRA HUNTER'S WATERPOD™ CONSTRUCTION JOURNAL >>
Mira Hunter is one of the primary artists involved in the imagining and construction of Waterpod™ over the last three years. She has posted a journal about Waterpod™ project during its construction phase in the Brooklyn Navy Yard and the first two piers it docked at during the month of July 2009 >>

This one-time free event will take place aboard Waterpod™. We will host a diverse and invigorating line-up of lectures, performances, music, and videos to commemorate the anniversary of the Northeast Blackout of 2003, an incident which left New York City unplugged for nearly two days.
Participants include:
Tsubasa Berg
Brandstifter
Martha Clippinger
Cloudcloud with Trinitron & friends
Allan Hazlett
Joelle Howald
Mary Mattingly
Anne Percoco
Post Neo-Absurdist Anti-Collective
Justin Shull
Bryan Zanisnik
WATERPOD™ SCHEDULE AT PIER 5 BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK >>
Week-Long Daytime Art/Dance Residency August 9-16: Waterways is a collaboration carried out in the converged areas of science, architecture, media, music and movement. This collaborative research will culminate in public actions surrounding the theme of water in Brooklyn. The research process will take place aboard Waterpod™ in the cove of Brooklyn Bridge Park, with the first public action taking place at Waterpod™ on Saturday, August 15. The development of this Brooklyn-based project is supported through iLAND, Inc’s iLAB Residency Program, and by the generous support of The Danish Arts Council. The collaborative team includes choreographers Karina Dichov lund, Klara Elenius and Emma Nordanfors of E.K.K.O, media artist Lucy Hg from The League of Imaginary Scientists, environmental researcher David Garin, architect Annie Kwon, and composer Matt McBane. By focusing on the exchange of their practices and developing a common process, the group will develop interactive scenarios and perform community-based actions. They will arrive all at once at 8 am and leave at 4 pm daily >>
Terreform One + Waterpod™ >>

-L to R: Image by Mary Mattingly, "Green Brain" by Mitchell Joachim, photograph of Waterpod™ by Eve K. Tremblay.
Terreform ONE [Open Network Ecology] is a non-profit philanthropic design collaborative that integrates ecological principles in the urban realm. The group was formed for the advancement of socio-ecological science and the dissemination of this knowledge through diverse projects. In furtherance of these sustainable intentions, the group has created a unique laboratory for scientists, artists, architects, students, and individuals of all backgrounds to explore the larger framework of green design. They are currently working on innovative processes and appropriate technologies for local sustainability in such matters as energy, transportation, infrastructure, buildings, waste treatment, food, water, and media culture. Their goal is to illuminate the environmental future of New York City and inspire solutions in areas like it around the world >>
Brooklyn Bridge Park Welcomes Waterpod™ >>
“We are pleased to welcome the Waterpod to Brooklyn Bridge Park,” said Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corporation President Regina Myer. “BBPDC is committed to incorporating green building practices throughout Brooklyn Bridge Park, and supporting ecologically-conscious initiatives within the park and throughout the City. We are thrilled to be utilizing the park for public use prior to the official opening at the end of this year, and consider today’s announcement an exciting step toward the future of Brooklyn Bridge Park as an environmental and educational destination for all New Yorkers." >>

Waterpod™ Benefit Party: Saturday August 8, 6:30 - 10 PM
Come down and support Waterpod™ during its first weekend docked in Dumbo. The fantastic country punk band, I'll Be John Brown will kick off the celebrations, complete with food from Waterpod™ and beer from a local brewery. Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 10:00pm Location: Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park @ Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park. This is a zero waste event, so please bring your own cup >>



Engaging communities worldwide to chart a sustainable future, Green Map System offers adaptable resources and award-winning iconography to both student and adult-led mapmaking projects. Highlighting green living, nature, cultural and social sites, to date, nearly 400 editions have been published, as seen at GreenMap.org. Each is unique but all use the same set of Green Map Icons to highlight sites, pathways and resources in over 570 communities in 55 countries. The Open Green Map social mapping website adds an inclusive and interactive component to sustainable community development. Green Map System has been based in NYC since 1995, and in addition to creating resources for mapmakers worldwide, has published various citywide and themed editions of the Green Apple Map. Find out about contributing the green sites you know about to OpenGreenMap.org/nyc and about creating new editions highlighting neighborhoods and issues you love. Presenters include Wendy Brawer, founding director and Carlos Martinez, director of programs. >>
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