November happenings at Green Oasis Community Garden

[Catherine Lin]

NOVEMBER HAPPENINGS

Hi garden friends, here are some events happening at the garden this month! For more updates, follow @greenoasisnyc on Instagram or view the calendar at www.greenoasisnyc.org/events. 

A note that regular public open hours and volunteer days at the garden draw to a close around Thanksgiving. Ad hoc garden events and member work will continue through winter, but open hours resume in May once the weather warms up. If you've attended a workday and are interested in becoming a garden member this season, now is the time to reach out!

Garden workdays:

Our usual workday on the third Sunday of the month has been substituted with a workshop on gardens as ecosystems, more below. 

Workshop: Garden as Ecosystem

• Sunday Nov 16 12:30pm-2pm

A garden is a place with many inhabitants and visitors, with organisms coexisting in the treetops, the soil, and everywhere in between. How do all these neighbors interact with each other? In this workshop, we will explore our garden from the perspective of the
relationships within: the relationships between humans, plants, animals, and
the land itself. Through reading, discussion, and nature journaling, we'll work to notice these relationships, consider our own role within the ecosystem, and learn how an ecological view can inform our work as community gardeners.

Urban ecology reading group

• Sunday Nov 16 3:00pm-5:00pm

Be part of a learning community on all things urban ecology! Bring your own book, or choose a book to borrow (Available titles include Braiding Sweetgrass, Planting in a Post-Wild World, Free the Land: How We Can Fight Poverty and Climate Chaos, Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife With Native Plants, Practicing Social Ecology: from Bookchin To Rojava and Beyond). One hour of quiet reading time, one hour of discussion.
Event organizer: Catherine (garden member)

Community mending workshop

• Sunday Nov 23 1pm-4pm

Bring your worn and torn or otherwise ready for new life clothes and join us for an evening of creativity, repairs, and connection. Space to work on your own mending projects, advice on repairs, alterations, and upcycling ideas, access to tools and materials with guidance on how to use them, discussion on fashion sustainability and why a little mending can make a big difference. All skills levels welcomed!

Event organizer: Brittany

Finally, a creature spotlight: Cooper's hawk!

Raptors like to hang out on high perches, so having those available helps to draw them to the garden. While Cooper's hawks are formidable and well-adapted to city living, they are still at risk from urban threats: 70% of Cooper’s Hawk deaths in urban areas are caused by collisions. Bird-friendly building modifications can mitigate the disorientation caused by glass or reflective surfaces and artificial lighting. More here from NYC Bird Alliance.

See you at the garden,

Catherine