SAT:Bronx Urban Farm Tours! Offical launch with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.! Come out and show support for healthy food & healthy communities in the Bronx!

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May 12, 2011, 10:26:56 PM5/12/11

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BRONX - WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!! Join us for the official launch of Bronx Urban Farms Tour! Join us at La Finca Del Sur at 10:30am or meet us at our next urban farm stop and greet Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. at Garden of Happiness at 11am. See below for address and more information!! Let's show that we care about urban farms, healthy food and healthy communities in the Bronx!! Please forward and tell a friend!

Bronx Urban Farm Tours!!!!
Official launch with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. this Saturday!

ALL ABOARD!!!

For a narrated group tour of some of the borough's most amazing working farms, where community farmers tend to their plots of land, micro-entrepreneurs harvest honey, and chickens roam freely.

Round-trip trolley service leaving from midtown Manhattan!! Great fun for foodies, eco-travelers and the whole family! Limited complimentary (FREE) tickets available! Email for more information!

Tour activities include:
1: "Get Dirty" - Interactive seed planting session
2: Composting basics workshop
3: Backyard Chickens workshop
4: Live music jam session with local musicians
5: Complimentary lunch guaranteed to trolley riders (for walk-ins, lunch will be served on a first-come-first served basis)

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Arrival time: 9:30 AM at The New York Visitors and Convention Bureau, located on 810 7th Avenue (and 52nd Street), Manhattan. 10:00 AM sharp departure from midtown Manhattan,3PM return.

Can't commit the full day? No worries - Take the train and meet us for lunch and workshops at The Garden of Happiness, located on Prospect Avenue between East 181st and East 182nd streets at 11:00 AM.

Limited complimentary (free) tickets available - Email for more information! $15 donation . RSVP required. All proceeds go towards the support and programming of Bronx community gardens.

To register, or for more information, call 718.817.8026 or bronxfo...@gmail.com

Co-hosted by the Bronx Food and Sustainability Coalition, Bronx Tourism Council and New York Botanical Gardens/Bronx Green-Up

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See attached for official flier!