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Sustainability Awareness Week Green Market

Breezeway, between Business and Liberal Arts Center and Dubinsky Student Center Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City , NY, United States

Join us outside for fresh fruits and vegetables, a freecycle station where you can exchange items, a table where you can learn about joining FIT Hives, and info from GrowNYC on recycling and composting in New York City. Farmers Market: 8 am–6 pm Freecycle: 12:15–3 pm GrowNYC: 11am–3 pm This event is part of Fall […]

Make Your Own Beeswax Wraps

Feldman Center, Room C804 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Assistant Professor Theanne Schiros, Science and Math, will teach you the ancient practice of combining beeswax and cotton to create a sustainable, reusable food storage option that can replace plastic cling wrap. This event is part of Fall 2017 Sustainability Awareness Week, which is held throughout campus the week of October 2–6. fitnyc.edu/saw  •  #FITsustainability […]

Sustainability Grants Think Tank

Pomerantz Center, Room D320 Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Learn about how to apply for a $5,000 Sustainability Grant, given by FIT’s Sustainability Council in support of projects related to social, environmental, and/or economic areas of sustainability at this workshop. Topics discussed include prior grant topics, eligibility and guidelines, grant objectives and criteria, the submission process, and brainstorming or feedback on grant ideas. This […]

Urban Buzz: Bees and Beekeeping in NYC

Feldman Center, Room C205 Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

This talk, "The Honeybee Conservancy and FIT Hives," is an exploration of the diverse types of bees in New York, the complex relationship between pollinators and people, and a discussion of why urban beekeeping benefits the city and how we can protect bees in a time of abrupt environmental change. It will be accompanied by […]

12th Annual Sustainable Business and Design Conference

John E. Reeves Great Hall Conference Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Each year, the Sustainability Council organizes and hosts a the Sustainable Business and Design Conference on the campus of FIT.  The purpose of the event is to inform, involve, and inspire the entire FIT community about sustainability and how to incorporate sustainability as a model into all aspects of what we do. This year's theme […]