Sip & Socialize: A Sustainable Rooftop Happy Hour

Sip & Socialize: A Sustainable Rooftop Happy Hour

Join us for an afternoon of sustainability and socializing!

By Zero Waste NYC

Date and time

Thursday, June 20 · 5:30 - 8pm EDT

Location

Solar One

9-03 44th Road Queens, NY 11101

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

  • 2 hours 30 minutes

Kick off the summer and fight climate change on an amazing rooftop!


Join us to celebrate the start of summer and hang out with other passionate sustainability community members. We’ll have local makers selling their sustainable goods and educators in the climate space helping you get involved in climate action.

There will be music, refreshments, snacks, and sustainability trivia! Two carbon-neutral beers or sustainable wines provided per person.

We're hosting this event on a beautiful rooftop at the Solar One offices in Long Island City.

A portion of proceeds will go directly to Solar One to support their fantastic mission. Solar One is a nonprofit dedicated to reducing NYC's carbon footprint through various environmental and educational initiatives.

Tablers include:

  • Solar One
  • 350.org NYC
  • Queens SWAB
  • Ceramic jewelry from Red Hot East Ceramics
  • Local honey from Abéy Honey
  • Vintage Clothing from NYC Fair Trade Coalition
  • and our official event sponsor Brooklyn SolarWorks!

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Check out our website and follow us on Instagram at @zerowaste.nyc

Brooklyn SolarWorks is a solar design and installation firm based in Gowanus, Brooklyn, servicing New York City. They've completed nearly 2,000 residential, multifamily, and commercial solar projects within the five boroughs. The company was founded in 2015 by three seasoned industry professionals who shared a common mission: to make solar appealing, easy and available for Brooklyn’s urban homeowners.

Fat Tire is the first certified carbon neutral beer in the U.S and New Belgium as a whole is committed to being carbon neutral by 2030. New Belgium utilizes solar panels, creates electricity from wastewater, captures and reuses heat in their brewing process, and achieves LEED certification on new buildings. Read more about all of their amazing climate commitments here.

EV&EM Vineyards prioritizes the health of their vineyard in many ways. They use cover crops instead of herbicides, which helps to maintain biodiversity in the vineyards to ensure soil health. They implemented recycling measures that conserve precious resources such as water, keep a close relationship with the vineyard manager and vineyard team, design pruning programs individual to each vineyard block that promote vine health and limit yields, and do as much work by hand as they can. They are a certified New York Sustainable Winegrower. Read more here.

Farm to People

Farm to People is on a mission to radically transform the food system and the way people get food to their table. They believe everyone should have access to the freshest, high-quality produce, seafood, meats, and more direct from growers and producers they can trust — because they know them. They are working to make that easy and affordable. Read more here.

WhiteCliff Winery

Whitecliff is an artisanal family-run winery created from the ground up by owners and founders, Michael Migliore and Yancey Stanforth-Migliore. They have dedicated more than 30 years to finding and planting grape varieties that succeed on their site. They're dedicated to sustainability, environmentalism, and producing vegan wines they are proud of. They are a certified New York Sustainable Winegrower. Read more here.

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Zero Waste NYC hosts sustainability-focused community events that provide resources for people to adopt a low-waste lifestyle and actively fight climate change.

Offer a safe space to talk about important topics like surrounding the climate crisis

Website: zerowastenyc.info | Instagram: @zerowastenycworkshop

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