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 […]

GreenThumb 35th Annual GrowTogether Conference

February 4, 2019 / Safiya / Events, Workshops

Registration is now open for the 35th Annual NYC Parks GreenThumb GrowTogether conference on Saturday, March 30, at the CUNY Graduate Center – 365 5th Ave. Manhattan, NY. How to register: ONLINE: http://bit.ly/GrowTogether2019 IN PERSON: Monday – Wednesday, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Please bring your ID to get through security. GreenThumb 100 Gold […]

community gardens, GreenThumb, urban gardens

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

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!!

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 […]

Compost Bin Build at Carver Garden

July 5, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens, Work Days, Workshops

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We had a great workday last week as we built a new three-bin compost system at Carver Garden in East Harlem. The bin build was sponsored by the NYC Compost Project in Manhattan, hosted at the Lower East Side Ecology Center, with technical assistance from Charlie Bayrer, of Earth Matter.

Projects Finished at Papo’s Garden

July 5, 2011 / E.M. / Gardens

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This summer, several projects have been finished at Papo’s Garden, in East Harlem. Workers from the Horticultural Society of New York’s GreenTeam helped to build a rainwater harvesting system to catch rain from the gazebo in the garden. They also built a new shed for the garden to store tools and materials. The Bronx and […]