There's no reason to not be ready to kickass! Self Defense Class Saturday

This Saturday just around the corner from Root Hill at Tessa Gordon's Pure Energy Martial Arts learn how to be ready for any possibility. Learn to be tough so you can face when things get 'tough'. 

Self Defense for Women

Sat, Feb 12th, 2011 2pm-4pm

Tessa Gordon's Pure Energy Martial Arts

548 Union St. Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY 11215

More info: Here

Kombucha Growlers are in.

Well our sleek new Growlers are in! 

What's a Growler you may ask? 

Well, it is a glass container used for filling up in-store liquid, so you can take it back to your home.

What, back to my home? 

Yes, this is so you can fill up your favorite Kombucha (either Straight Up or Passion Fruit...mmmh Passion!!!) here at Root Hill Cafe and take it back to your home to enjoy.

Awsome!

Yeah, it is pretty awesome. 

In case you might of missed it: Root Hill Cafe also serves up a pint of Kombucha fresh from the tap. 

For more on Kombucha visit our friend over at Kombucha Brooklyn

Henry the Hippo was hungry...

In the wild jungle Henry the Hippo was sad. True he liked splashing and swimming in the water. He liked hanging out in the mud and playing games with his other hippo friends, but he was sad because he felt somehow starved and incomplete. You see Henry the Hippo wanted something more than splashing and swimming in the water, sitting in the mud or even playing games with his other hippo friends, Henry was hungry for love.

Then one day one of his hippo friends introduced him to another hippo named Helen who, like Henry, enjoyed splashing and swimming in the water, sitting in the mud and playing games with other hippo friends. Also, just like Henry, Helen felt hungry and incomplete. Helen the Hippo was also, hungry for love. So Henry went out and got Helen cookies for a human holiday called Valentines day. Helen was ecstatic! Helen loved the cookies and shared them with Henry the Hippo. Together eating cookies they were no longer hungry hungry hippos. And they lived happily ever after. The End!

*cookies by Margaret Palca Bakes

This is Brooklyn - Photo

This Is Brooklyn

photography by: Matthew Burgess

Matthew J. Burges is a versed photographer whose work can be found via:

matthewjburgess.wordpress.com &  www.weathereyeout.com

*Submit your Photos of the 'boro filled with Kings' at: roothillcafe@gmail.com

Support local artist!

Neighbors: HS Hollywood is just down the street...Reel Works

As a teenager if you made a documentary about your life would it be all about prom, a high school crush, how boring it was to sit in school, or would it be something more?

Reel Works knows that teens have stories that are beyond the surface of everyday high school. They aim to pair teens with professional filmakers to capture the world through teenage eyes. They feel through the cinematic arts teens will gain self-esteem and find a unique way to express themselves. Born in Brooklyn at the Prospect Park YMCA in 2001, Reel Works offers five core programs: The Lab, The Master Class, Reel Impact, Reel Works Production, and the Summer Lab, in order to help teenagers create art through film. This nonprofit organization now resides just around the corner at 540 President Street, Suite 2F.



If you'd like to learn more about Reel Works programs, to volunteer, or to make a donation head over to their site: www.ReelWorks.org




Support the arts and those that create new artist

Kombucha = Super Powers, maybe

Earlier this week we added something new and tasty to our menu . . .

We brought in something that will energize and detoxify you. We got Kombucha! 

-from our friends at Kombucha Brooklyn.

What is Kombucha you may ask? 

Well it is a type of fermented tea that contains: Probitotics, Polyphenois, B Vitamins, Vitamin C, Organic enzymes, Vital amino acids, & Organic acids. You know healthy things, that gives you energy, and possibly super powers. (Keep in mind that this is nothing like Brawndo, which has what plants crave.)

You can buy bottles of Kombucha in various locations, but there are very few places that have it on tap. That's why we loaded up not one, but two of our taps with this interesting elixir. 

Right now on tap we have:

Straight Up 

or 

Passion Fruit

plus, Red Ginger in a bottle

Photo: Angelo pours the first pint from our new Kombucha tap

Come by give it a little taste of this unique drink!

Behold the power of the Pumpkin Muffin

The Pumpkin Muffin is an untapped resource of unimaginable power. It surpasses Frodo's ring by 10 times and puts the energy output of the sun to shame. What make's Pumpkin Muffin's particularly amazing around this time of year is that they have the ability to make crappy ice filled days, like this one, into wonderful days just with a single bite. Once eaten the frowning face brought on by the cold will be erased and all the ice will magically melt with a single look. 

Ted Talks: Future Urban Oysters in places like Gowanus...

Kate Orff, of TED Talks, discusses urban oysters and her vision for using them to rejuvenate areas such as the Gowanus Canal.



via: TED.com

Today's Specials: Hummus Avocado Sandwich of goodness or Salmon Salad Sandwich from out of this world

Hummus Avocado Sandwich 

in toasted sesame pita with cucumber and carrot. mmmmmmh good!

served with Brooklyn Brine's pickled eggplant string beans & carrots 

or maybe...

Salmon Salad Sandwich

with lettuce and cumber

served with a side house greens 

Give 1% to Change the World

We all spin along on a big giant ball in the middle of a huge universe. We run here and there and everywhere; sometimes so busy we can't even think. But there are moments in our lives when we do have free time. These are the times when we are checking facebook or reading blogs(by the way you should read this one more), sitting in front of the TV, and staring into space. These are the moments when we finally have time. But is it time well spent? Do we really need to watch 4 hours of TV a day; that's 9 years of our lives. Maybe instead of wasting time, we could be changing the world for the better. That's what the 1% Club is doing.

The 1% Club is an online market place for development projects where one can directly offer 1% to a project of ones own choice. Basically it's a place where you can take an idea of helping someone and actually help someone. 

"We are the first generation that has the knowledge and means to collaborate on a global scale. If all of us can write an online encyclopaedia (Wikipedia) together, than surely we should be able to solve poverty together!" —1% Club

There are 234 projects happening right now through the site.
A few of those projects are:

Furnishing the 6th Children House of Lord Buddha Home for Children (East Asia)

Sustainable Ecofishing Development in Acandi (South America)

Needy Youth Production & Skills Training in Masaka  (East Africa)

Playground for Change 2 (Playground for Children) (Central America)

Schoolbooks for our new school in Petauke  (Southern Africa)

The site is not just about donating money, it's about donating ones time, network, or knowledge. The 1% Club believes that anyone can make a difference and can take steps to make a better world for someone that needs a little help. 

Check out the amazing projects happening right now and learn more about what the 1% Club has to offer at: OnePercentClub.com