 | RSVP today for the third annual
Insider’s Tour of BBG –
“Getting Youth Involved:
Lessons from the Children’s Garden”
-- exclusively for the Greenest Blocks in Brooklyn! Explore the secrets of a 100-year old garden whose gates are normally shut to adult visitors.
Examine ways to engage children of all ages in gardening on your block.
Sneak behind-the-scenes of the Greenest Block contest.
Meet your fellow Greenest Block enthusiasts.
Share your block’s urban garden challenges and successes!
Find information and inspiration to make your block even more beautiful!
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 | 6—8pm
Enter the Garden at 1000 Washington Avenue
Free. Rain or shine.
Light refreshments will be served.
Hurry, before it’s full!
RSVP for yourself and your neighbors:
Green...@bbg.org or call (718) 623-7209 by July 11th!
Visiting BBG’s Children’s Garden is a rare treat for grown-ups!
Tour leader, Nina Browne, is GreenBridge Program Manager, Citizen Pruner, Brooklyn Urban Gardener, and a parent to at least one avid gardener! After being a Greenest Block contestant for several years – working to get her block to the final round – she is now in her fourth year of managing the contest. She looks forward to this tour every summer!
Tour leader, Claudia Navas, is GreenBridge Office Assistant and Instructor as well as a BBG Children’s Garden Instructor. An accomplished farmer and avid community gardener, Claudia is proud to say that she has visited nearly every single block entered in the 2014 Greenest Block contest!
The Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest is a project of GreenBridge, the community environmental horticulture program of Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and Borough President Eric Adams, sponsored by National Grid with leadership support from Brooklyn Community Foundation.
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