Tag Archives: nature minute

Behind the Scenes of the next Nature Minute

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Kelly

While on set, one of the crew gets a little stuck on nature, and needs some rescuing with help from Kelly Rypkema. New Nature in a New York Minute released on Thursday. Check back to see what the sticky business more »

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School Greens teens need your Vote to win a $1000 grant

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Kelly

The high school students featured in our last Nature Minute episode have entered the Make Food More Awesome Challenge. Their ranking – and their win – depend on the # of votes they get. We hope you’ll vote so they more »

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School Greens in the news

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Kelly

The latest episode of Nature Minute is featured on EdibleSchoolyard.org. Stay tuned next week for your chance to vote for these students and their club, School Greens, to help them win a $1000 grant to continue bringing healthy food and more »

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Strawberry Fields

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Kelly

While stretching before a workout in Central Park, I was delighted to find myself face to face with a strawberry growing wild….Okay, I lie. It wasn’t really a strawberry, but a mock strawberry. (And I wasn’t really in Strawberry Fields more »

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School Greens: Garden in the Sky

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Kelly

Students from the School Greens Club at North Star Academy are on a mission to educate their school and community about healthy eating and more sustainable sources of food. But first they have to educate themselves. Host Kelly Rypkema follows more »

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A Conifer Carol

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Kelly

With no refuge from the driving snow, freezing temperatures, and drying winds of winter, how do conifers, like pine trees, spruces, and hemlocks, manage to survive and even thrive? Join Kelly Rypkema by the fireside as she considers this question more »

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