young gardeners show their strength

Our garden’s future looks brilliant! Thanks to all our gardeners who participated in the workshops and panels at the “Youth in Gardens: Growing Peas & Justice” conference organized by the New York City Community Garden Coalition.

Max on stage

It is very inspiring to everyone in the garden to have such experienced and dedicated young gardeners showing us the way forward.

Max, Karen Washington, Asche, Sage and Sojo

April Meeting

winter survivors

listening to fellow gardeners

getting right to work on new planting beds

gardeners gather

Thanks to everyone who came out to help open the garden for the season. Our hands were chilly but the gardeners were warm and welcoming.

Green Guerillas Fall Harvest Meeting Monday

Special guest and honoree:

Bill Yosses, White House Pastry Chef and one of the caretakers of the

White House Garden

Green Guerillas members and community gardeners: join us as as we look back at a bountiful growing season.

Hear about community garden success stories, learn about the amazing work of our youth interns, and see colorful images of the harvest.

Free food, refreshments, and garden stories. Free raffle of t-shirts, bulbs, and gift certificates.

Free and open to all.

Please RSVP.

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May Updates

Sage picks the first radish of the season!

sunflowers germinating in time for Pablo memorial

peppers and other starts in Steve's market project box

hazelnut growing vigorously

strawberry leaves

Ivy added annuals rock garden area

new bed layout

lots of passers-by stop to take a look

garden members discuss

grape vines survived the winter and now have trellis

May Meeting Report

Thanks for the great turn out at our May meeting. It threatened to rain but ended up being a beautiful day.

Our team of gardeners and supporters

Everyone came ready to help and we made good progress on our spring cleaning.

At the meeting we discussed watering (thank you Royland!), creating a rain water collection barrel, composting (thank you Sally, Yoko and Eren!). garbage collection (try to carry away as much of your own trash as possible, larger collections can go out to the curb on collection days). Michelle, John, Eren, Geddes and Marilyn  moved the gazebo in between the trees in the community space.  TRUCE discussed their ideas to collaborate with the garden through TRUCE Roots (8-10 students) and a mural on the garden wall.

Thanks again to everyone who attended the meeting and showed their support!

GreenThumb Conference Saturday, March 20th

This week only, you get breakfast, lunch, workshops and a t-shirt for just $3 when you register for GreenThumb’s annual conference!
It’s time to mark your calendars and pre-register for the 26th Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether conference at Hostos Community College, Saturday March 20th, 2010, from 9a.m. to 4p.m.

Interested? Mail in the GTGTInvitation yourself before March 8th, or register at the door for $5 and no t-shirt.

Everyone is welcome, we hope to see you there.

Visit GreenThumb’s website for updated details.

See you at the conference!