OCTOBER 15::
Lighting Fixture Repair with Abe Geasland. Participants can bring in lighting fixtures and get help from Abe to repair/revamp them. Get lit with us!
OCTOBER 22::
Bicycle Maintenance/Repair with Matt Robinson of RUBARB. Participants can bring in their bikes, or whatever components they need to work on. Matt will be bringing tools from RUBARB, but if you have your own tools, you are welcome to bring them as well.
OCTOBER 29:: @ Whole Foods Veterans
Recycled Paper Jewelry/Crafts with Sophie Johnson of New Orleans Craft Mafia.Reusing paper to make rolled and
paper pod beads into jewelry.
Unless noted all workshops take place at The Green Project on Saturdays from 11a-1p and are FREE to our members.
Future members are invited to attend for a minimal $5 donation.
If you have any questions, please email Crystal: info@thegreenproject.org.
9/3: Patching Hardwood Floors and Paint Prepping with Rob Brent of Historic Home Recyclers. Rob will show us how to pull up problem boards, both hardwood and laminate, and replace them, as well as how to prime and paint various surfaces.
9/10: Mending Clothes with Rebekah Apotre of 504 Stitches. ***We have eight sewing machines available for this class, so please RSVP through Facebook or email: alove@thegreenproject.org Bring any clothes that need new life along with needles and thread.
9/17: Rainwater Catchment with Demetria Christo of EcoUrban, LLC. Demetria will talk about different ways to harvest rainwater and demonstrate how to turn a 55-gallon drum barrel into a reservoir.
9/24: Halloween Mask-Making with Sarah Smith. COME CELEBRATE HallowGREEN with us at our mini Green Fair/ Paint and E-Waste Drive at Whole Foods Veterans in Metarie! Come learn how to use recycled materials to make and decorate your own Halloween mask.
OUR WORKSHOPS TAKE PLACE FROM 10AM-12PM EACH SATURDAY MORNING & ARE HELD AT OUR 2831 MARAIS ST. LOCATION UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. GREEN PROJECTIVITY WORKSHOPS ARE FREE FOR MEMBERS & JUST $5 FOR ALL OF OUR FUTURE MEMBERS!
For more information, please contact Amanda: 504.945.0240 or alove@thegreenproject.org
If you're planning on joining us for our Home Remedies and Beauty Treatments Workshop next Saturday with the founder of Senica Naturals, there are a few things you should bring!
Each participant will have the option to choose 2 of the 5 recipes Benardette brings with her. The options are::
For the Infused oil please bring::
clean and dry herbs
olive or other cooking oil
For the homemade cleaners:: borax, baking soda & citric acid
For the Body scrub::
1-2 cups salt or sugar
oil with light or no scent (eg: almond, jojoba, corn, safflower, avocado)
essential oil
Benardette will be bringing the ingredients for the other three items
participants can choose to make, which include a dishwashing detergent
and herbal body tea.
Participants should also bring bottles to carry the recipes home in. If you have any questions, please contact Amanda:: alove@thegreenproject.org or 504.945.0240
The workshop begins at 10am at The Green Project and is FREE for members, $5 for future members and open to the public!!
2831 Marais Street New Orleans, LA 70117 Monday - Saturday, 9am -5pm
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