betterArts Launches Fundraiser to Benefit Local Artisans, Cultural Outreach
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Spotlight On: Tesla's New Home Battery System
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The world currently consumes 20 trillion kWh of energy annually—enough to power a single family home for 1.8 billion years or supply energy to a nuclear power plant for 2,300 years (or launch the Falcon 9 rocket seventeen million times).
To begin the march away from these staggering numbers, Tesla has reinvented itself in order to change the way we look at consumption—and shepherd in a new era of renewable energy at home and businesses.
Read MoreDIY Rustic Kitchen Table Design
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Almost six years after scoring a couple curved church pews off of Craigslist, Better Farm has a brandy-new, rustic kitchen table that follows the curves of the benches flanking it.
Read MoreSpent Hens Rescue Mission of 2015
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Forty hens were rescued today from a nearby egg farm. The girls will be rehabbed over the course of several weeks and then rehomed or offered a cushy retirement on the Better Farm campus.
Read MoreGolden-Winged Warbler Project Update: Bird Survey at the Farm
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Field Conservationist and Project Specialist Linnea Rowse of Audubon New York paid a visit to Better Farm last week as part of the recently formed partnership of the farm and USDA to designate acreage to Golden-Winged Warbler habitat.
Read MoreExcerpt from Better: The Everyday Art of Sustainable Living
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As featured on WhyWhisper via Alexandra Ostrow
Last week, we interviewed Nicole Caldwell, co-founder and CEO of Better Farm, a 65-acre sustainability campus, organic farm and artists' colony serving as a blueprint for environmentally conscious living. In her interview, Nicole told us about her career path, inspirations, and personal obstacles, and gave us some background on her upcoming book release. This week, we're thrilled to share a chapter of that very book in an early preview for the WhyWhisper community. Read the chapter below and let us know what you think. Have questions? Comment below or reach out via Facebook or Twitter!
Read MoreNorth Country Loraxes Plant 50 Trees
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Over the weekend, more than a dozen volunteers gathered at Better Farm to learn the importance of trees and to plant 50 Norway Spruces in areas previously overrun by invasive burdocks.
Read MoreSeed Sharing
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Each year, Better Farm experiments with saving some seeds for the following season—but as our operation grows, we've also been contacted by outside grow operations about expanding other heirloom plant genetics. We LOVE seed-sharing at Better Farm, so it was such a treat to be contacted by Miranda Thomas in Adams, N.Y., who came into large quantities of beautiful, heirloom seeds and decided to share them with us.
Read MoreFirst Annual Arts Celebration Day Set in Hammond May 19
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Hammond Central School District's First Annual Arts Celebration Day is from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at the school on Route 37 in Hammond. Visiting artists and arts organizations will have tables set up to display work, promote current projects, and give demonstrations of their crafts. The event is open to the public and is intended as a way to promote the arts in the area.
Read MoreNicole Caldwell Interviewed on WhyWhisper
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Consulting firm WhyWhisper Collective advances the efforts of socially responsible companies and organizations. To move that mission forward, the collective has kicked off a month of "Being Better", a month-long series of weekly posts related to Better Farm-inspired business practices. This week: an interview with Better Farm's executive director and CEO, Nicole Caldwell.
Read MoreIntroducing betterArts Resident Roeya Amigh
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Roeya Amigh is a visual artist staying at Better Farm until June 24 through the betterArts Residency Program.
Read MoreRenew You Spa Weekend June 13, 14
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betterArts presents a spa weekend package featuring mani/pedis, drum circles, meditation, yoga and much much more June 13 and 14 at Better Farm in Redwood.
Read MoreNo-Till Mulch Gardening for the Home Garden or Small Farm
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If you're looking for a green thumb to get some gardening advice from, have I got a suggestion for you. I know a lady who is easily the most intimidating gardener I know: Mother Nature. She's overseen the prolific growth of forests the world over, coral reefs, open plains, feathered brush and waving grasses. A little secret about her methods: She's used a no-till, no-plow, pesticide- and herbicide-free approach for all time.
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