International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) is May 7-13! Join us for a fun workday at Carver Community Garden — we’ll be preparing the compost site and garden beds for the growing season! Some projects include processing food scraps, maintaining the outdoor worm bin and applying compost to garden beds. This workday involves lifting, bending, and […]
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In the Fall of 2019, Carver Community Garden was awarded a LOVE YOUR BLOCK grant provided by the Citizens Committee of New York City. This grant offered funds in exchange for groups looking to engage within their community for a project that somehow benefited a city block. Our garden group decided to build two flower boxes […]
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