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Spring Community Gardening Workshops and Big Gatherings
"Edible NYC: Green it! Grow it! Eat it!" is the theme of the 27th annual Making Brooklyn Bloom symposium, which will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2008, 10 am to 4 pm at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. For more information and to download a flyer for free admission, visit http://www.bbg.org/vi...
Workshop leaders from BBG, Just Food, Brooklyn community gardens, East New York Farms, Slow Food, the Philly Orchard Project and many other local and national organizations will teach hands-on lessons on:
ˇ The Edible Palette: Food-Producing Plants for the Decorative Landscape ˇ Community Composting Projects ˇ Raising Chickens and Bees in the City
ˇ Sustainable Watering Practices ˇ Savoring Home-Grown Herbs All Year Round ˇ Integrated Pest Management, a Healthy Alternative ˇ Starting from See
ˇ Extending the Season with Cold Frames and More ˇ Best Vegetables for Brooklyn ˇ Urban Soil Health and Remediation ˇ Canning to Preserve the Harvest
ˇ The Sky's the Limit: Growing Food on Trellises ˇ Growing Fruit and Nut Trees ˇ Grow it Anywhere with Window Boxes and Containers ˇ Brewing Compost Tea
Come network in the Palm House and visit 28 local and regional exhibitors who support greening in New York City and the local food movement. Lunch is available at the Terrace Café in the Steinhardt Conservatory. Be sure to arrive at 10 am to register for both morning and afternoon workshops. Admission is free before 12 noon and free thereafter with the event flyer.For more information, call GreenBridge, the Community Environmental Horticulture Program at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, at 718.623.720
Saturday, March 8, 2008, 10 am to 4 pm at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
24th Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether
Join hundreds of community gardeners and greening professionals from all over New York City for a day of learning, sharing, networking, and greening inspiration. Highlights include a keynote address by Anna Lappe, author of "Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen." For more information, visit www.greenthumbnyc.org or contact GreenThumb at [masked].
Saturday, March 15 ˇ 9 a.m. ?4 p.m. ˇ Hostos Community College ˇ East 149th Street and Grand Concourse
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