The Commons Brooklyn

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For the last 50 years, throw-away consumer culture has led citizens of industrialized societies to forget many of the basic survival skills
that have sustained humans for generations. Today, the impending challenges of peak oil and climate change leave our communities
susceptible to the shocks and instability of centrally distributed hierarchical systems for life support. Facing the prospect of a world
with drastically reduced access to energy and material goods, a rising network of Transition Town advocates, urban homesteaders, permaculture
activists, and DIY proponents are retraining communities to manage their own food, shelter, waste, transportation, health, clothing, and
models of exchange.

This month, we invite you to engage in the growing reskilling movement happening in our fair city. Participate in fun interactive workshops
featuring: Kombucha making and sampling, home sprouting and krauting techniques, urban bike repair, composting for the city kitchen, basic
herbal health, tincture making, urban beekeeping, and more.

Opening grounding ritual, followed by a tour of the innovative water encatchment and irrigation systems of a flourishing rooftop garden.
Learn Slow Food Cooking techniques (Dinner will be for sale, so come hungry; Kombucha will be sold too). AJ Block of the Didge Project will
teach how to make a Didgeridoo out of PVC pipe and learn to play. GreenBus Tours will offer their insights on community building and activism, while providing tribal music and art. All of this takes place on a rooftop garden (weather permitting) at The Commons, a hub for community sustainability in NYC. Activities will take place on the 1st floor if there’s rain. Stay tuned for more workshops and offerings for this month’s Spore.