Dearest Poopers, Thanks so much to all those who made it out this past week for our POOP Project events; they’re always poopy, but never crappy! We fed our metropolitan minds on the topic of urban farming last Tuesday with visionary ideas from Inger Staggs Yancey, Annie Novak, Dr. Dickson Despommier and surprise guest Alec Baxt

Dearest Poopers, I admit it: I love poop. There’s so much to love! Behind the closed stall door lie fascinating conversations about design, architecture, history, privacy, theories on the body, on dirt and socialization. Intellectually speaking, it’s the gift that keeps on giving. That said, I’m not very interested in sharing my shit in person,

Dearest Poopers, There are big things in the works–POOP Project events in NYC on Sept. 10, 15, and also Oct. 1 and 19th. More info coming PRONTO! But a little teaser for the day: are you a woman in New York interested in asking Dr. Oz about your pee or poo, Tuesday the 30th? Allow

Dearest Poopers, In nature, there is no such thing as waste. To have an ecosystem means that all the organisms present are balancing each other out, providing for one another so that every problem has an equal and opposite solution. There’s a gallon of rotting cabbage on my kitchen counter right now–a little delicacy called

Dearest Poopers, If you live in New York City, you’ve probably heard by now of Wednesday’s explosion and fire at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant. Oh, you know! The one that was spewing untreated sewage out into the Hudson until Friday evening (around 120 million gallons)? If this is news to you, check out

Dearest Poopers, Here at The POOP Project, we agree with Ben Franklin that natural gas is okey-dokey (see “Not Everyone’s Against Gas“), and that us humans should be able to pass it without scrutiny. But one place where methane is definitely not welcome is in our drinking water. Unfortunately, with a new process for getting

Dearest Poopers, First off, a big thank you to everyone who turned out last night to make the final installment in DEP’s Summer Speaker Series a great success. The diverse viewpoints of Andrew Faust, Kaled Alamarie and Dr. Paul Mankiewicz supplied fodder for an intense debate about how best to achieve “A Sustainable Future”, one

Dearest Poopers, I’ve just arrived back from exploring the deep, dark Northwoods of Wisconsin. While technically not a poop-themed trip, I did come across an fascinating artifact while sifting through a local thrift shop. I believe it is none other than Mary Poppins’ plunger! I hope that, in between your Merry Poopin’, you’ll have a

Dearest Poopers, Please forgive my delay in updating the site of late. I’ve been deep in the Northwoods of Wisconsin traveling, camping, and pooping in holes. Meanwhile, there’s so much excitement happening back in New York, with two POOP events coming up next week, and one special event I know you’ll enjoy. The POOPs! 1.

Dearest Poopers, The next panel conversation is almost upon us!  In fact, it’s TODAY at 6:30pm!   Click the flyer for directions to the Visitor Center!   A century ago, Newtown Creek had more cargo careening down the banks of Greenpoint and Long Island City than did the Mississippi. Now her docks are used to