CATS Sustainable Brookdale

04/16/2015

Our trustees are twelve Monmouth County citizens who volunteer in four-year terms, and, as the policy-making body of the College, are charged with the oversight and control of the College. Click through to find out who they are, review documents and policies, and find out about public meetings.

04/16/2015

Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks are two destinations worthy of any traveler's bucket list, but hoping to see both in one trip could be tricky.Here is a more detailed look at both to help plan a trip to both, or either, of the scenic sights.

05/23/2014

Good News!

A soap that makes you sick? You might be scrubbing with one, if you buy many of the liquid antibacterial soaps currently on the market. Those soaps contain an ingredient called triclosan that doesn’t work as advertised and instead could be harmful to your health (see “Safe Suds or Snake Oil?”).

04/17/2014

April 28, 6pm at the Brookdale Community College Lincroft campus

How Most of America’s Food is Controlled by a Few CorporationsApril 17th, 2014By: Jersey Shore Sierra Club, Atlantic Highlands HeraldHow 80 per cent of America’s food production has become dominated by a few corporate food processors will be explored by Patty Lovera, Deputy Director of Food & Water…

04/10/2014

Thursday, May 1, 2014 at the Collins Arena Tent Village with Environmental Sustainability Information, music, food! Students and community members...

03/17/2014

The average New Yorker generates about three pounds of trash every day, and a huge amount of that is food waste--which could be composted, if only we had the space. Enter "Green Loop," a proposal to build massive composting islands off the coastline of NYC.

03/01/2014

On March 1, 1872 Yellowstone became the world's first national park. Sign the birthday card and show your support for this amazing and beautiful place.

02/25/2014

Share the post "Island In Scotland Is The First 100% Self-Sustaining Place On Earth" Enlighten Somebody... Share Tweet + It! Pin Love Digg :) Stumble! E-mail Virescent mountains, verdant valleys, and clean energy. Sound like a scene from The Sound of Music or a fictional novel about utopia? It is ne...

02/16/2014

Bats get a bum deal. Thought of as blood suckers and destroyers of fruit, bats are seen as frightening pests when infact almost all are beneficial.

02/03/2014

It is time to rethink our spending habits, rediscover thoughtfulness and intentionality in our purchases, and remind ourselves that happiness is not for sale.

01/30/2014

If you can't afford organic then grow your own

Have you totally eradicated GMO in your homes?

Juicing Vegetables

01/28/2014

Pete Seeger, who helped create the modern American folk music movement and co-wrote some of its most enduring songs such as "If I Had a Hammer," died on Monday at the age of 94.

01/21/2014

Are you having a ?? Send us pictures of your snow day in nature & we'll share our favorite photos!

01/13/2014

Yes, Organic can cost more but here are 10 reasons why it's worth it. And we could give you 10 more. You can either pay for the groceries, or you can pay the medical bills. Support sustainable agriculture!

READ: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-rodale/organic-kale_b_4125015.html

11/25/2013

The West Coast and Canada are putting the rest of the continent to shame.

11/21/2013

What makes organic fertilizers better than manufactured, chemical fertilizers? After all, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, the nutrients that plants requ...

11/02/2013

Lets face it, bats get a pretty bad rep. Many times in the media they are portrayed as scary, blood sucking, rabid creatures. Only about 1% of bats are believed to carry the rabies virus. And quite a few species can be pretty darn cute! As someone who has spent time studying bats in the wild, I jump...