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Plant Giveaway Notice at (former) Campus Road Community Garden
Dear Community Gardeners, As you probably know, the Campus Road Garden at Brooklyn College has been closed. It will reopen next year with a new design, new rules, etc. as The Brooklyn College Garden. We have had a wonderful 17 years of complete gardening freedom(4 years on a privately owned vacant lot on Campus Road and 13 years at the edge of the Brooklyn College Athletic Field). We are holding a PLANT GIVEAWAY FOR…
City Chicken Apprenticeship
Want to learn about keeping chickens in the city? Want to keep chickens but not ready to start your own flock? Chicken Apprentices will learn the basics of raising hens in the city and direct marketing eggs. The Apprenticeship will run for 3 months. Apprentices will spend 2 to 4 hours per week in the Imani Garden working with the hens, helping with the CSA and taking field trips. Fall Chicken Apprentices will start on Sept 20th.…
GreenThumb News and Events: Farm City Fair and Harvest Competition and more
In partnership with French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), we are excited to announce our participation in the Farm City Fair! SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th, 2010 11 AM - 5 PM THE INVISIBLE DOG ART CENTER 51 BERGEN STREET, BROOKLYN, NY The fair is a wild new take on the traditional County Fair, a day-long celebration of art and food grown in Brooklyn! Festivities engage all the senses: hear live music performed…
Farming Concrete is Looking for Mappers
Farming Concrete is in high gear trying to finish all of the mapping (really crop inventory) by mid-September, and they need your help! This is the part of the project that to figure out how much food was grown out there this season, and is thus critical to making this project a success. They put together a map of what still needs to be mapped - and while there’s been a lot of success recruiting volunteers to help, they typically…
Fall Program Guide Now Available!
The 2010 Fall Program Guide is now available. Download it here for more info on upcoming workshops and events for September, October, November. Fall supplies include: Canning Materials School Garden Season Extension Materials Soil/Compost/Cleanfill/Mulch Cover Crop Seed Bulbs, Seed Saving Materials Please note that garden members must attend workshops to receive supplies. All supplies are for…
Grant Opportunities
Grant Opportunities Deadline: October 1, 2010 National Gardening Association's Healthy Sprouts Awards to Support Youth Gardening Programs The Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award, which is administered by the National Gardening Association and sponsored by Subaru of America, recognizes and supports youth gardening programs that provide education about the environment, nutrition, and hunger issues in the United States. To…
Farming Concrete: Taking Count of the Produce in NYC's Community Gardens
Are you a community gardener who grows food? Ever wonder just how much food your garden grows? Find out, and help preserve community gardens across the five boroughs while you're at it! By the end, our goal is to be able to say "We at ____ Community Garden grew _____ pounds of food in _____ square feet, serving ______# people, which is worth $______ and saved approximately ______ of greenhouse gas emissions from…
Summer Program Guide Now Available!
The 2010 Summer Program Guide for June, July, and August is now available. You can download a copy below or pick up a printed copy at our office or at GT workshops.