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Compost & Gardening at Carver Garden – May 13

April 26, 2023 / Safiya / Carver Community Garden, Compost, Events, Gardens, Highlights, In the news, Spring, Work Days
vegetables, herbs, and a compost bin in a kitchen

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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Carver Community Garden, community garden, community garden composting, East Harlem Vegetables, LES Ecology Center, NYC community gardens, NYC Compost Project, urban gardens

Winter Wonderland in the Gardens

February 8, 2021 / Safiya / Gardens, Highlights, In the news, Parque de Tranquilidad, Winter

As snow fell on New York City this week our gardens remained tranquil. Snowfall offers the opportunity for New Yorkers to slow down from their busy lives and take in their surroundings. Gardens such as Parque de Tranquilidad provide our neighbors a place to stop and enjoy nature all year round. Although our gardens aren’t ready to welcome back […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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  

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apples, autumn, fall, field trip, NYC community gardens, urban gardens

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.

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Albert's Garden, community gardens, East Village, Manhattan Land Trust, NYC community gardens, urban gardens

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 […]

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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!

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Carver Community Garden, community garden, Manhattan Land Trust, NYC community gardens, urban gardens, vegetables

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!!

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Carver Community Garden, community garden vegetables, East Harlem Vegetables, Manhattan Land Trust, NYC community gardens, NYC summer vegetable harvest, urban gardens

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!

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