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!

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 […]