Click here to sign up for our weekly compost pick-up service - only $20 a month. Did you know? Throwing food waste into landfills creates greenhouse gases – which significantly contribute to global warming. We need creative, sustainable solid waste solutions! Are you: Interested in building local food security and fighting climate change with one … Continue reading Join our Community Compost Initiative!
Author: The Radix Ecological Sustainability Center
We’re Hiring!
Position: Environmental Educator Location: Albany, NY Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. We are seeking an Environmental Educator to assist with Radix’s environmental education systems and programs, including our K-12 Environmental Literacy programs and Youth Employment. The Radix Center is an urban ecological literacy and just sustainabilities advocacy nonprofit founded in 2010 … Continue reading We’re Hiring!
The South End Night Market is Happening!
Come check out the South End Night Market! Equity. Well-Being. Ownership. Wealth. Location: 15 Warren Street, Albany NY 12202 (Between Philip Street and Grand Street) Time: Thursday Evening: 5-8pm April 29th, 2021- November 18th, 2021 The Radix Center collaborates with Trinity Alliance and AVillage to bring fresh, locally grown produce to the community as well as promote good … Continue reading The South End Night Market is Happening!
Urban Soil Health and Human-Microbe Symbiosis
By: Ari Del Tufo Dirt, the reason children are sent to wash their hands and the reason public buildings have hand sanitizer at entrances. Dirt is unclean, unhealthy, and teeming with bacteria. But what of the theory that human beings need bacteria, need dirt? In the early 2000s, English microbiologist Graham Rook began developing the … Continue reading Urban Soil Health and Human-Microbe Symbiosis
2020 Photo Album
This year, construction on our new EcoJustice Literacy Classroom began! Initial Excavation Some urban fill shows Radix's site history We are looking forward to begin holding programming inside the classroom in 2021! Youth Employment is the cornerstone of Radix's programming. Our youth give us the labor force needed to transform community spaces, impact food access, … Continue reading 2020 Photo Album