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Dr. Susan Rubin

Thinking About Zinc

Please note: The following information is not a substitute for medical advice. My intention is to help inform and empower readers in the…

Dec 18, 2021

Thinking About Zinc

Dec 18, 2021

Winter Sowing Workshops for 2022

Learn how to grow strong seedlings with very little work.

Dec 17, 2021

Winter Sowing Workshops for 2022

Dec 17, 2021

Fly Less and Ban Private Jets

This is what meaningful climate action should look like in wealthy Westchester county.

Nov 29, 2021

Fly Less and Ban Private Jets

Nov 29, 2021

Be a Bird Dog

Bird-dog (bûrd’-dôg), v. To follow, monitor and/or seek out a subject of interest, such as a public official, with persistent attention to…

Nov 4, 2021

Be a Bird Dog

Nov 4, 2021

Physics not Politics

“The Laws Of Congress And The Laws Of Physics Have Grown Increasingly Divergent, And The Laws Of Physics Are Not Likely To Yield.” — Bill…

Nov 1, 2021

Physics not Politics

Nov 1, 2021

Hilltop Hanover Farm

Here’s my public comment: Since most of our Westchester county electeds have not read the 2018 or 2021 IPCC report, I’ll summarize it for…

Sep 24, 2021

Hilltop Hanover Farm

Sep 24, 2021

Dear Jane,

I took a day off from my garden projects to travel down to Citibank HQ in NYC last Friday. I delivered a letter to your building while…

Sep 19, 2021

Dear Jane,

Sep 19, 2021

School Gardens and Community Gardens are Essential Infrastructure

Climate change is here to stay, its not going away. And while many of the focus is on fancy new electric cars, there is something way more…

Sep 2, 2021

School Gardens and Community Gardens are Essential Infrastructure

Sep 2, 2021

Gardening Without Permission for the Greater Good.

I recently had the opportunity to consult with some new gardeners in an undisclosed vacant lot in the middle of Brooklyn. They were doing…

Jul 26, 2021

Gardening Without Permission for the Greater Good.

Jul 26, 2021

Worms And Worm Poop

Ever since becoming a Westchester County Master Composter, I have been a huge fan of worms. Vermicomposting has become one of my most…

Jul 22, 2021

Worms And Worm Poop

Jul 22, 2021

Greetings from Wally World

Having a special needs dog is a life changing experience, requiring lots of commitment.

Mar 1, 2021

Greetings from Wally World

Mar 1, 2021

Fighting Covid-19 and it’s Variants in 2021

One year and 500,000 USA deaths later, Covid-19 is still wrecking havoc in 2021. My family and I all had the ‘Rona back in March of 2020…

Feb 26, 2021

Fighting Covid-19 and it’s Variants in 2021

Feb 26, 2021

Remembering Linda Zhang

In July 2020, in the middle of the Covid pandemic, a young high school graduate in my town took her life because of climate despair. Linda…

Jan 23, 2021

Remembering Linda Zhang

Jan 23, 2021

Ban ALL Leaf Blowers

Not just the gas powered ones!

Jan 15, 2021

Ban ALL Leaf Blowers

Jan 15, 2021

The Elephant in the Room in New Castle

Despite the fact that we are in an exponential upswing in Covid 19 cases across the country, my town is working towards legislation that…

Nov 17, 2020

The Elephant in the Room in New Castle

Nov 17, 2020

To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow

Looking for a fun and healthy activity during this pandemic? Get outside and dig in the dirt! Fresh air, sunshine and soil are a fabulous…

Mar 16, 2020

To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow

Mar 16, 2020

Pandemic Pantry Prep

How to cook real food from home for a while.

Mar 11, 2020

Pandemic Pantry Prep

Mar 11, 2020

Beyond Washing Your Hands

There are more things to do to prevent cold and flu and Corona virus too.

Mar 3, 2020

Beyond Washing Your Hands

Mar 3, 2020

Our Climate and Ecological Predicament

There are no easy answers and, I’m sorry to say, no solutions either. Our climate and ecological emergency is not a problem, it is a…

Dec 29, 2019

Our Climate and Ecological Predicament

Dec 29, 2019

Please Buy This Book

Even if it means shopping at Amazon.

Dec 21, 2019

Please Buy This Book

Dec 21, 2019

Dr. Susan Rubin

Dr. Susan Rubin

Food and environmentally focused health professional, filmmaker, educator, master composter and activist. Veggie gardens are the answer, what's your question?

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