After losing my home and everything in it, I moved to New York, but my heart—as they say—still knows what it means to miss New Orleans. I not only miss it with my whole heart every waking moment, but I want to affect great green changes there. I want to do it for my beloved city, and for the future. We can all be a part of the greening of New Orleans- if we only knew where to look.

So let’s start here…..
The Green Project is an organization based in New Orleans that salvages and recycles building supplies and other materials. Their work, which provides low cost building materials, has become particularly important as the gulf coast area works to rebuild following Hurricane Katrina. It is also vital in its efforts to preserve the historical treasures found in New Orleans architecture. All too often the destruction of homes leads to a pile of rubble. The Green Project (TGP) is railing hard against the very concept. They painstakingly take buildings apart piece by piece rather than with energy hogging construction equipment. Then they make those resources available to the community. Some of the great finds I have personally come across included original hurricane shutters, wainscoting, hand crafted mouldings, antique doorknobs and stained glass.

Recycle for the Arts is a subset of The Green Project which offers recycled art workshops and provides recycled art materials to local artists, schools, and art programs. They truly are a community center based organization and a haven for creativity.

These two interwoven non-profits are in dire need of assistance in post-Katrina New Orleans. They are one of just a handful of green efforts in the city and do such important work. The programs and facilities are vital not only to the rebuilding of a sustainable city, but to the arts community as well. New Orleans is a city based on the artists that create a rich tapestry in the city. The city needs programs and venues that encourage young artists to express their love for the city and the desire to see it move in a more positive direction. The Green Project is instrumental in that process and fundamental in the healing of everyone who has ever loved New Orleans.

Support Us!

I have created a site, NOLA Green Project, to accept online donations. I have partnered with some incredibly generous, phenomenal greentrepreneurs to offer an incentive for the fundraiser. Will draw 2 winners from the online donor list & the winners will receive an amazing tote bag filled with over 200 dollars worth of green goods. Please visit http://nolagreenproject.chipin.com/nola-green-project to help make a difference in New Orleans. BE THE CHANGE—KEEP THE BAG!!