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Did you know that a single tree can be made to produce multiple types of fruit? In this workshop led by artist and fruit tree expert Sam Van Aken, you will learn the basics of grafting, the ancient agricultural practice that makes hybrid trees possible.
Webinar facilitated by Sam Van Aken on May 16, 2020. Offered in partnership with the Trust for Governors Island Open Orchard Project: https://www.govisland.com/things-to-d...
The Open Orchard School is a two-year series of educational programs co-presented by NYC Parks GreenThumb and the Trust for Governors Island. The Open Orchard School is an extension of The Open Orchard, an expansive new artwork by Sam Van Aken on Governors Island that will take the form of a public orchard of 50 hybrid fruit trees. Each individual tree will contain multiple varieties of peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, cherries and apples that were historically grown in the New York City region over the past 500 years, but which have been lost to climate change and the industrialization of agriculture, preserving their biodiversity for future generations. Many additional trees will be distributed to community gardens in all five boroughs. Through the Open Orchard School, community gardeners and members of the public will learn practical skills related to the project, including in-depth experience with fruit tree care, cultivation, planting, and grafting. Participants who complete multiple workshops can become part of the team working to ensure the ongoing stewardship of the trees as they put down roots across the city.
#NYC Parks GreenThumb#solarpunk#Sam Van Aken#tree#fruit trees#grafting#tree grafting#how to#how to graft#workshop#webinar#gardening#hybrid trees#Youtube
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New Community Garden Blooms in Ridgewood Joining NYC Parks’ GreenThumb Network
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One June 4, 2023, there will be live music for Open Garden NYC weekend. Check out our flyer for special guests. Come say hi and stay for the music!
1pm: Mariachi Nuevo Sol
2pm: Brooklyn Bluegrass Collective
3pm: Solar Panel Ribbon Cutting w/ Special Guests:
Carlos Martinez, Director of NYC Parks' GreenThumb
Max Joel, NY Sun Initiative, NYSERDA
Marty Maher, Brooklyn Borough Commissioner, NYC Parks Dept
Shahana Hanif, NYC Councilperson
Robert Carroll, NYS Assemblyperson
TR Ludwig, CEO, Brooklyn Solarworks
Justin Green, Executive Director, Big ReUse
3:30pm: Roberto Poveda, Music of the Cuban Troubadour
Find us online at https://eastfourthstreetgarden.tumblr.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/246036418909475
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The @citizenscommittee one day Impact Summit is bringing together grassroots community leaders, academics, elected officials, and community residents around the theme of Public Safety, to share the richness of time, talent, and treasure for the public good of New York City. This summit will connect community leaders who are doing the work with strategists and resources to advance public safety in New York City as we continue to recover the emerge from the pandemic. ANNOUNCING: CitizensNYC Impact Summit Physical & Mental Health panelists! Don't miss your chance to hear NYC leaders address the increased physical and mental health challenges and the uptick in public safety, how they have exacerbated public safety challenges, what panelists and their organizations are doing to address physical and mental health and strategies and solutions to improve public safety. Panelists: Carlos Martinez, Director, NYC Parks GreenThumb Rhina Valentin, TV Host/Actor & Founder/CEO La Reina Del Barrio Desi K. Robinson, Professor, Community Health Education Darren Bloch, Founder & CEO, Greenwich House Panel moderator: Lessie Branch, Director of Programs Community Relations, CitizensNYC Panel moderator: Lessie Branch, Director of Programs Community Relations, CitizensNYC CitizensNYC Impact Summit: Wednesday, October 19, 9AM-3PM This one-day Summit brings together more than 20 grassroots community leaders, academics, elected officials, and NYC residents together, around the theme of Public Safety. Join us virtually! REGISTER NOW at the link in our bio! #Allin4NYC #volunteering #NewYorkCity #CivicEngagement #philanthropy #RebuildNYC #ImpactSummit #InCommunity #BronxNY #BrooklynNY #QueensNY #StatenIsland #Manhattan #Bronx #Brooklyn #Queens #greenspaceNYC (at Worldwide) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj4IqfeOcyq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
#allin4nyc#volunteering#newyorkcity#civicengagement#philanthropy#rebuildnyc#impactsummit#incommunity#bronxny#brooklynny#queensny#statenisland#manhattan#bronx#brooklyn#queens#greenspacenyc
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Yesterday the NYC Parks Department sowed some of our Callaloo seeds during a professional development workshop for their operations staff at one of their nurseries. This Callaloo (a delicious leaf amaranth from the Caribbean) was grown by East New York Farms in Brooklyn, NY for the Truelove Seeds catalog, and this year we sent thousands more of their Callaloo seeds in an order of more than a thousand seed packets of various kinds for their GreenThumb community gardeners throughout the city. I worked super closely with GreenThumb during my seven years at @justfoodnyc and it is so wonderful to continue our relationship in this way: their orders of our seeds mean community gardeners in all five boroughs can grow culturally important seeds in their gardens, including some seeds that were produced lovingly right in their city. 50% of our sales go directly back to our growers, so this relationship also supports our growers in a meaningful and beautiful way. Thank you @greenthumbgrows!!! Check this out @enyfarms!! (at New York City) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMBV4g_Aj2i/?igshid=17gkff3eckuca
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The Garden is Temporarily Closed to the public
From Greenthumb:
Gardens on NYC Parks property are closed to the public, and open to garden members only for absolutely necessary maintenance and season preparation activities.
At GreenThumb, the health and safety of the public and our partners is always our top concern. In compliance with Governor Cuomo’s executive order, effective immediately and until further notice community gardens on NYC Parks property may remain open or closed to garden members only at the discretion of each garden group, and only for absolutely necessary maintenance and season preparation. Due to the relatively small spaces in most gardens and the difficulty in achieving safe social distancing of 6 feet or more, gardens must remain closed to the general public. We realize that this will be disappointing to some, but it is necessary to help protect public health. Below are details and requirements to guide garden groups, which remain in effect until further notice:
Garden Access: Access must be limited to garden members only, and only for garden maintenance and season preparation that is absolutely necessary. Gardens must remain closed to the public until further notice, and gardeners should close keep garden gates closed while working in gardens.
Events and Gatherings: All public events in community gardens on NYC Parks property are prohibited. In addition, all in-person meetings, activities, and gatherings of garden groups are prohibited. Large projects that require many hands must be postponed.
Social Distancing: Gardeners working in gardens must observe safe social distancing by keeping at 6 feet between all people at all times
Staggering Access: Garden groups must make best efforts to stagger access to gardens to minimize the number of members inside at the same time
Disinfecting Surfaces: Gardeners should regularly disinfect all shared tools and spaces. Disinfection guidelines can be found on the CDC website.
Review Current COVID-19 Information: Gardeners should review current information and guidelines on COVID-19 on the CDC and DOHMH webpage, especially with regard to populations at risk.
Please visit the GreenThumb website to stay informed of any changes as things continue to evolve. GreenThumb shares your disappointment in reducing access to community gardens, especially during a crisis, but it is imperative that we all work together to help protect public health and keep our fellow New Yorkers safe.
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NYC PARKS GREENTHUMB TO KICK OFF 38TH ANNUAL GROWTOGETHER COMMUNITY GARDEN CONFERENCE
NYC PARKS GREENTHUMB TO KICK OFF 38TH ANNUAL GROWTOGETHER COMMUNITY GARDEN CONFERENCE
REGISTER NOW: NYC PARKS GREENTHUMB TO KICK OFF 38TH ANNUAL GROWTOGETHER COMMUNITY GARDEN CONFERENCE
Free weeklong virtual conference will consist of multiple gardening lectures, talks, tutorials, and more!
Part I takes place virtually February 19 – 25; Part 2 will be in-person at community gardens around the city in April 20-23 as part of Earth Week
DATES: Weeklong:…
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TODAY Rally at City Hall to Save the Community Gardens Thursday, September 19th, at 10:00 AM NYC City Hall (City Hall Park, New York, NY 10007) Join Carlina Rivera, councilwoman NYC 2nd district, Mark Levine, councilman NYC 7th district, Rafael Espinal, councilman NYC 37th district, in the fight to protect our community gardens. Our community gardens are under threat again. This time not from bulldozers, but from rules under a new GreenThumb licensing agreement that, if the gardeners sign, will change the focus of community gardens forever. https://www.facebook.com/events/506604803422446/ (at City Hall Park Manhattan NYC) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2mI9lChSeg/?igshid=13pew7ifh0u1b
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YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL GRADUATION CEREMONY (NYC Parks- GreenThumb)
Another privilege I was granted during my time as a GreenThumb Intern was to be able to attend their Youth Leadership Council’s (YLC) Graduation Ceremony, held this year at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan. The YLC is made up of kids ages 14-21 who choose to be involved in a community garden’s staff over the summer, learning about things like sustainability, food insecurity, composting, gardening, and the myriad of other skills that come with learning to tend to a garden for the benefit of the community and the benefit of the environment. At the ceremony, several YLC particpants were able to speak to the room as a panel and share what YLC meant to them, and what they had learned and become passionate about in the process. Many other YLC participants sat in the audience, cheering on their friends as they presented, and eventually, many of the graduates spoke as part of a group-wide conversation on the future of urban gardening and eco-friendly living. I was honored to be able to attend and to see the YLC participants be celebrated as they deserved to be, and to see them be encouraged to speak up for what they believe in and be a part of a greater conversation. The event was so inspiring I decidedly photographed it in a sort of vintage manner, reminiscent of how these young people will someday be looked at as trailblazers of their time, giving off a wholesome, old-soul feeling of “be kind and make a difference”. I also focused heavily on getting up close shots of those who spoke, hoping to really give a spotlight to anybody and everybody who had the courage and the passion to speak up. I hope for this to be the first in a long line of my event photography opportunities.
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Do your fruit trees have spots, leaf curl, or other tricky issues preventing your garden from an abundant fruit harvest? Learn about common pests and diseases that affect fruit trees in NYC and what to do about them.
Webinar facilitated by Sam Van Aken on April 4, 2020. Hosted in partnership with the Trust for Governors Island Open Orchard Project: https://www.govisland.com/things-to-d...
The Open Orchard School is a two-year series of educational programs co-presented by NYC Parks GreenThumb and the Trust for Governors Island. The Open Orchard School is an extension of The Open Orchard, an expansive new artwork by Sam Van Aken on Governors Island that will take the form of a public orchard of 50 hybrid fruit trees. Each individual tree will contain multiple varieties of peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, cherries and apples that were historically grown in the New York City region over the past 500 years, but which have been lost to climate change and the industrialization of agriculture, preserving their biodiversity for future generations. Many additional trees will be distributed to community gardens in all five boroughs. Through the Open Orchard School, community gardeners and members of the public will learn practical skills related to the project, including in-depth experience with fruit tree care, cultivation, planting, and grafting. Participants who complete multiple workshops can become part of the team working to ensure the ongoing stewardship of the trees as they put down roots across the city.
#NYC Parks GreenThumb#solarpunk#trees#fruit trees#tree care#pests#disease#webinar#tree pests#tree diseases#Sam Van Aken#new york#new york city#USA#Youtube
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NYC Parks GreenThumb Celebrates a Fruitful 2022, Increasing Acessibility, Connectivity, and Food Production in Over 550 Community Gardens
NYC Parks GreenThumb Celebrates a Fruitful 2022, Increasing Acessibility, Connectivity, and Food Production in Over 550 Community Gardens
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Ready, Set, Garden! Check Out New York City’s GreenThumb and GrowNYC programs
Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times
The New York City Park’s Department GreenThumb program is the largest community gardening program in the nation. With over 20,000 volunteer gardeners, the GreenThumb program has expanded to 553 gardens – most of which are grown on city-owned or public properties.
The director of GreenThumb, Bill LoSasso, told NYTabout the programs $2.9 million budget increase…
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#Efrain Estrada#GreenThumb program#GrowNYC#news#nyc#NYC community#NYC garden#NYC Park&039;s Department#social news
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Council Member Espinal Launches Largest New York City Site for Urban Agriculture
Rafael Espinal (right of Bernie Sanders) is the Council member for the 37th District of the New York City Council. He is a Democrat.
“Urban agriculture offers countless benefits to our communities. It can provide access to affordable, healthy food, create jobs, and improve our environment,” said Council Member Espinal.
By Tiffany Cordero
Bushwick Daily
Aug 5, 2018
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The website is a result of Int.1661, a bill sponsored and supported by Espinal and Adams. The bill passed in 2017 by City Council and requires the city to develop an urban agriculture website to promote it throughout the city.
The web portal created by The Department of City Planning, NYC Parks’ GreenThumb and Small Business Services, will serve as a one-stop shop for information relating to to urban agriculture for community gardeners, urban farmers and to the public at large. It offers several resources to learn about the different initiatives and programs related to urban gardening and farming, as well as rules and regulations that pertain to urban agriculture in NYC.
“We have the potential to transform the way our city grows its own food, tackles inequities in access to fresh food, while protecting our environment and ecosystem,” said Borough President Adams. “This is only the first step in the process to harness the full potential of urban agriculture and ensure we will be able to build a greener and more sustainable city that enhances the health and quality of life of all of our residents.”
Read the complete article here.
from Gardening http://cityfarmer.info/council-member-espinal-launches-largest-new-york-city-site-for-urban-agriculture/
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Earth Day 2018 Celebration at SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Global Earth Day 2018 focuses on ending plastic pollution
By Jeanine Botta
SUNY Downstate School of Public Health MPH Student
Earth Day was founded on April 22, 1970 as a means of protesting the effects of pollution on humans and wildlife. Earth Day allows us to set aside time to honor the earth and the ecosystem, and to teach the public about environmental stewardship. Today Earth Day is celebrated around the world, and we've seen the development of Earth Week and even Earth Month. Earth Day celebrations include large, festive gatherings with entertainment, food, and hundreds of vendors, as well as recycling events, and educational sessions that may involve panel discussions and opportunities to gain knowledge and practical expertise in dealing with environmental issues.
The campaign for Earth Day 2018 is End Plastic Pollution. Earth Day Network, the nonprofit environmental organization that leads Earth Day globally, has devised a strategy with goals for developing a regulatory framework to reduce and eliminate plastic waste, which has affected human, animal, and marine life, and contributed to the burden of waste products that are not capable of being recycled. The organization features a broad range of campaigns.
Earth Day, Week, and Month feature hundreds of events of every size and theme throughout New York’s tri-state area, and there will be a great many places to recycle all kinds of materials, including difficult to recycle items, such as textile scraps and torn clothing. Below is a collection of events involving lectures, panel discussions, films, and related links. If you are on campus on Friday, April 20th, be sure to visit the 10th Annual Earth Day Event at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Details are below.
From Brooklyn to Puerto Rico: A Just Recovery
April 18 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The New School
The Auditorium, Room A106, 66 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011
The Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School celebrate Earth Day 2018 by standing in solidarity with Puerto Rico and other communities impacted by damages of the 2017 hurricane season, including hurricanes Sandy, Harvey, and Maria. Elizabeth Yeampierre, Executive Director of UPROSE, will discuss root causes of natural and man-made climate justice disasters and describe the Just Recovery model emerging in Puerto Rico and the United States.
Free and open to the public. RSVP requested.
SUNY Downstate Medical Center Green Initiative’s 10th Annual Earth Day Event
April 20 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Atrium, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203
Join SUNY Downstate School of Public Health students and faculty at their table in the Atrium, which will feature information about dealing with electronics waste, current research related to exposure to the plasticizer bisphenol A (BPA), and other environmental topics. Learn more about the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences program, the Planetary Health Club, and Downstate’s Global Public Health Club.
Assuring a Habitable Earth
April 21 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Trustees Pavilion at Ramapo College of New Jersey
505 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430
An Earth Day project of Ramapo Green and The Center for Sustainability features speakers discussing climate change, fossil fuels, and potential loss of our planet’s habitability
Earth Day Weekend at the Ranch and many other GreenThumb Events and Workshops
April 21 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Smiling Hogshead Ranch
25-30 Skillman Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
Participants can join the New York Restoration Project and deliver free trees to New Yorkers to plant in their yards and community gardens. Events and workshops are free. RSVP is requested.
Brooklyn Center Presents the 11th annual National Grid Earth Day Celebration
April 21 beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Brooklyn Center and the Weeksville Heritage Center host an Earth Day event in Crown Heights featuring activities and learning games to educate families on ways that we can care for the Earth and invest in a sustainable future. This is a free event and requires no tickets or registration. Recommended for children ages four and up.
EarthFest at the American Museum of Natural History
April 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024
This event’s climate themed films will be shown at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 and 4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Earth – NYC 2018
April 22 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Castle Clinton Plaza, Battery Park
This event will feature musical performances and speakers on topics that include climate, justice, concerns about Indian Point, intelligent energy and conservation, health and sustainable energy, and breaking free from plastic. This event is free. Registration is requested.
Green and Equitable: Brooklyn and the Zero Waste Challenge
April 25 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
A panel of experts, including the Brooklyn Solid Waste Advisory Board, the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office, community organizers, and city government and resource recovery experts, will discuss Brooklyn's approach to waste management, and review successes, challenges, and opportunities in accomplishing New York City’s goal of Zero Waste to Landfill by 2030.
Free registration is required. Light refreshments will be provided.
Art in a Dark Time
April 26 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Silver Center, Room 300 (enter at 32 Waverly Place)
Grey Art Gallery, 100 Washington Square East, New York, NY 10003
Moderator Dale Jamieson, and speakers Yanoula Athanassakis, Robert Hopkins, and Joel Sternfeld address the challenge of living consciously and ethically in a dark time. This event is cosponsored by New York University’s Departments of Art History, Environmental Studies, and Philosophy, Environmental Humanities Event Series at the Center for the Humanities, and Grey Art Gallery.
Plastic Pollution Seminar
April 27 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
Dorot Center for Seniors, 171 West 85th Street, New York, NY 10024
Melissa Elstein and Judith Weis, Plastic Free Waters Partership steering committee members, will discuss the plastic pollution crisis, how it affects us, and steps we can take to reduce our use of plastic products in their talk How to Reduce Our Single-Use Plastic Consumption and Why It’s So Important. To RSVP call Shannon at (917) 441-4743
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Documentation coming soon. "Conservative and Bland", Kledia Spiro, 2017, Le Petit Versailles, NY, NY Photo: Daniella LaGaccia, amazing new editor at Art in America "This series is a small contribution to the historical record of performance art in New York City." - Archive 2 - performance series organized by Karl Cooney Le Petit Versailles events are made possible by Allied Productions, Inc., Gardeners & Friends of LPV, GreenThumb/NYC Dept. of Parks, Materials for the Arts, the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs, and the Office of City Councilwoman Rosie Mendez. LPV Exhibitions are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Thank you for organizing these 3 series and archives Karl Cooney! (at Le Petit Versailles)
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