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1st Place Gusanos Verdes
First Place Team Name: Dan Tainow Lives in: New York, NY Age: 33 Occupation: Environmental Educator Interest and /or hobbies: Guitar, biking, surfing WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU DO THAT ARE GREEN? Everything I do is Green! YOUR FAVORITE GREEN TIP? If it’s Yellow let it Mellow… PERSONAL STATEMENT: I had a great time [...]
2nd Place Green City Force
Team Members: Name: Kenta Darley-Usmar Lives In: Brooklyn Age: 26 Occupation: Team Leader, Green City Force Interests and/or Hobbies: Soccer, organizing work around Haiti, Urban Farming WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU DO THAT ARE GREEN? Composting at Hattie Carthan Community Garden in Bedstuy, Brooklyn. Tree planting and ecological [...]
3rd Place Candle 79 Team
Team Members: Name: Kyle Bullen Lives in: Manhattan Age: 24 Occupation: Eco-Bar Chef and Manager Interests and/or Hobbies: Yoga, Meditation, Discovering New Organic and Vegan Products, Cooking, Antiquing, Swimming, Reading Non-fiction, Volunteering, Doing anything Environmentally Sustainable like Green City Challenge WHAT ARE [...]
Wholly Zucchini Team
Cricket and Rosie: Team Members: Name: Rosie Batista City or borough: Brooklyn NY Age: 25 Occupation: Caterer Interest and /or hobbies: Gardening and spending time with my son. WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU DO THAT ARE GREEN? I pay all my bills online. I bring my own bags at the supermarket. I recycle and compost. I am the [...]
Challenger Community
What does it take to build a sustainable culture? It takes a community! Individually we can all go ahead and recycle or re-use our plastic bags, but without communicating and sharing with each other there is no reason to think that the status quo won’t continue as it always has. Imagine what our world would be like if nobody did [...]
Dig a Green Pony
Name: Lisa Leptich City or borough: Long Island Age: 43 Occupation: Teacher WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU DO THAT ARE GREEN? Recycle at home. Set up a recycling program at my school to teach the children about recycling. YOUR FAVORITE GREEN TIP? It’s very easy to set up bins and pails in your home to separate recyclables.
