Fwd: Wepa Fest (9/23) & GreenThumb Fall Events!
Laura Hofmann
From: Alvey, Kathleen (Parks) <Kathlee...@parks.nyc.gov>
Date: Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 6:22 PM
Subject: Wepa Fest (9/23) & GreenThumb Fall Events!
To: "Alvey, Kathleen (Parks)" <Kathlee...@parks.nyc.gov>
Hi Brooklyn CB1 Gardeners,
Hope you’re having a great start to fall! There are a number of exciting upcoming events in Williamsburg and Greenpoint this season.
This Saturday, GreenThumb will be joining the Wepa Festival this Saturday (9/23) from 1-6PM, hosted by El Puente at Havemeyer Street from South 4th Street to Grand Street. We’ll have a table for GreenThumb at the festival, along with a map of the community gardens in the area. If you’d like to join the table with other garden leaders, please let me know at 646-477-2789. This will be a great opportunity to share about your work and invite neighbors to get involved in your garden. Hope you can join the fun! More details here.
Next month, you’re invited to join the GreenThumb Meet-and-Greet for Brooklyn community gardeners on Wed. 10/25 from 6-8PM. The event will be held in the Picnic House at Prospect Park and will be a space for garden leaders to swap ideas and learn about resources from partner organizations. Registration is free, but RSVP is required. Please select up to two representatives from your garden group to attend. To register, please RSVP here.
Here are other free workshops and fun events in your area:
1) Sat. 9/30 from 1-3PM at La Casita Verde: The gardeners at La Casita Verde have an incredible line-up of events, as part of their Fall Event Series. Next up is “Our Public Water: Tunnels and Tanks” on Sat. 9/30 from 1-3PM. Check out the full schedule here.
2) Sat. 9/30 from 11AM-1PM- Intro to Crop Planning: Grow NYC has three free workshops at their McCarren Park Demonstration Garden at 457 Leonard Street in Brooklyn. The other workshops are on 10/14 and 11/4. More info & RSVP here.
3) Mon. 10/2 from 6:30-8:30PM- NYC Street Tree Resources: Join Partnership for Parks for a workshop at the Bushwick Inlet Park Building to hear from NYC community leaders about innovative tree-related neighborhood projects and programs. More info & RSVP here.
4) Thurs. 10/19 from 6-8PM- Gardening in a Changing Climate: GreenThumb and El Puente are hosting a workshop on climate change resiliency for gardeners, with Dr. Darcy Telenko from Cornell Cooperative Extension. Join us beforehand for a tour of Espiritu Tierra Community Garden at 5PM. More info & RSVP here.
5) Sat. 10/28 from 11AM-1PM- Pumpkin Painting: The gardeners are Berry Street Garden are generously hosting this festive workshop, which will be fun for the whole family! More info & RSVP here.
Our full calendar of events throughout the city is available in the Fall Program Guide. And as always, if you have any questions or upcoming workdays/events in your garden, please feel free to give me a ring at 646-477-2789.
Hope to see you soon!
Thanks so much,
K.C.
K.C. Alvey
Brooklyn Outreach Coordinator CB 1, CB 2, CB 6, CB 7, CB 10, CB 11
NYC Parks
GreenThumb
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