BLT & MLT Benefit Gala – Saturday, December 14, 2013

November 24, 2013 / E.M. / Bronx Land Trust, Events, Manhattan Land Trust

Bronx Land Trust and Manhattan Land Trust would like to welcome you to our Benefit Gala on December 14th, 2013 at 7:00pm at The Rio Gallery. The Manhattan Land Trust has longtime supporters in Politics and Private Businesses and we want to show them our appreciation. We are excited to announce that we will be […]

MANHATTAN LAND TRUST “MEMBERSHIP MEETING”

September 30, 2013 / E.M. / Events, Manhattan Land Trust, Meetings

The Annual Manhattan Land Trust Membership meeting is scheduled for Saturday, October 5, 2013 @ 11:00am at the University Settlement/Chinatown YMCA located at 273 Bowery @ E. Houston St, New York NY 10002 (check in at University Settlement desk for room number). Everyone who is a member of a Manhattan Land Trust garden is welcome […]

Spring has sprung at Clayton Williams Garden

April 11, 2012 / E.M. / Uncategorized

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Spring is here! And to celebrate the Clayton Williams Community Garden opened its doors for the 2012 growing season with an Easter Party on Saturday, April 7, 2012. With support of local business like Bravo (on 8th Ave between W. 128th & W. 129th) and the Deli & Fruit Bodega (at the corner of W. […]

American Express at Clayton Williams and Five Star Gardens

October 4, 2011 / E.M. / Uncategorized

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On a recent Thursday afternoon where rain threatened to spoil the day, 40 American Express volunteers toiled away at Clayton Williams and Five Star, Gardens. This feat was the result of a great deal of planning and coordination between NY Cares, The Manhattan Land Trust and American Express Staff. Clayton Williams gardeners had been struggling […]

Peter Moves on from The Bronx and Manhattan Land Trusts

September 6, 2011 / E.M. / Uncategorized

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For the past year the Bronx and Manhattan Land Trusts have been honored to work with Peter Shenk Koontz. Peter arrived in NYC from his home-state of Indiana last August and came to BLT and MLT via his Vista sponsored position with the New York City Coalition Against Hunger. He enthusiastically jumped into his role […]

Albert’s Garden–Serenity in the City

August 8, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens, Work Days

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We did some work at Albert’s Garden last Thursday–sanding the fence so that in the future it can be primed and painted. We made good headway on the project and hope to schedule another workday in the future.

Projects at LES People Care Garden

August 8, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens, Work Days

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We’ve been working throughout the summer on some projects at the Lower East Side People Care Garden. We have had several volunteer groups, including a regular group from the summer day camp program from Henry Street Settlement. We have been working on a variety of projects including building a new picnic table and benches, painting […]

More Veggies at Carver!

August 8, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens

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Gardeners are harvesting lots of vegetables these days, check out the pictures!

Veggies at Carver Garden!!

July 25, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens, Highlights

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Check out the vegetables (and fruit) growing at Carver Garden in East Harlem!!

Cleanup at Five Star Garden in Harlem

July 25, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens, Work Days

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Some gardeners, as well as some interns through a Columbia University summer internship programs, braved the heat to do a cleanup at Five Star Garden in Harlem…and the fresh picked plums were delicious!