Happy Harvest!

November 11, 2019 / Safiya / Garden Maintenance and Operations, Gardens, GreenThumb, Highlights, In the news, Manhattan Land Trust, Uncategorized, Workshops

Thank you gardeners for your hard work this season! Autumn brings a close to the growing season and the start of the end-of-year holidays. Celebrate all your accomplishments this year and make plans for new goals in 2020. Looking forward to the next gardening season? Sharpen your skills by signing up for a GreenThumb workshop […]

Community BBQ – Five Star Garden

September 18, 2019 / Safiya / Events, Garden Maintenance and Operations, Gardens, Highlights, In the news, Manhattan Land Trust

Garden Maintenance & Operations Committee meeting will be held 11:00-12:00pm Barbecue begins at noon! Saturday September 28th Five Star Garden — 250-252 W 121st St New York, NY 10027 (Between Frederick Douglass Blvd and Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd) 2/3 Train to 125 Street or A/C/D Train to 125 Street Please check https://new.mta.info for day-of train information Garden members are […]

Coffee Hour & Art Show – Parque de Tranquilidad

September 16, 2019 / Safiya / Events, Gardens, In the news, Manhattan Land Trust, Parque de Tranquilidad

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Summer Events in the Gardens

June 19, 2019 / Safiya / Events, Gardens, In the news, Manhattan Land Trust

Summer is almost here! Please join us in the gardens for any of the FREE events below: ALBERT’S GARDEN PRESENTS SUMMER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION FEATURING “JUST JAZZ FRIENDS” (In connection with Make Music New York) Friday, June 21, 6:00 – 8:00 pm 16 East 2nd Street, Between Bowery & Second Avenue Light Refreshments will be served […]

Community Apple Picking Trip 2018

September 23, 2018 / Safiya / Events, Highlights, In the news, Manhattan Land Trust

Join us this September: MLT Field Trip Apple Farm Flyer 2018

Gardening season is here!

May 20, 2018 / Safiya / Gardens, Highlights, In the news, Manhattan Land Trust

Gardening season is here! Gardeners are out in the gardens planting and watering gearing up for the growing season. Visit your nearest Manhattan Land Trust garden and say hello to our busy gardeners.

We May Lose La Perla Garden: A Letter from the Garden Members

September 4, 2015 / E.M. / In the news, Manhattan Land Trust

La Perla, as the name suggests is a jewel nestled quietly near the corner of Columbus and 105th street. It has the look and feel of a fairy tale garden – quiet and mysterious with established leafy trees. On one wall a creeper catches the breeze and provides shelter to many species of bird. There […]

Bronx and Manhattan Land Trusts Officially Own Gardens

July 5, 2011 / E.M. / Events, Highlights, In the news

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On a historic Monday, June 27th, the 18 gardens from the Bronx Land Trust and the 14 gardens from the Manhattan Land Trust were officially conveyed from the Trust for Public Land to their respective land trusts. This means that the land trusts officially own the gardens, and can help preserve the gardens for future […]

Manhattan Land Trust Board Member Featured in Wall Street Journal

March 15, 2011 / E.M. / In the news

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Classie Parker, a longtime Manhattan Land Trust gardener at Five Star Community Garden in Harlem, was featured in a Wall Street Journal article about land preservation. Classie Parker, along with Bertha Rady (La Perla Garden) and Ronnie Rivera (Davidson Avenue Garden) spent the day Monday, March 14 in Albany speaking about the importance of urban […]