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Help grow a greener city! Join gardening workshops at parks and our GreenThumb community gardens across New York City to learn from our expert gardeners.
Gardening Events
Friday, November 22, 2024
Stewardship Event at Concrete Plant Park
at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join the Bronx River Alliance in a series of stewardship days to protect and sustain the Long Island Sound habitat at Concrete Plant Park. Help establish a native plant habitat to feed and house migratory birds and pollinators.
Drop ins are welcome, but register here to stay in the loop with updates and cancellations! For questions or concerns, email Foodway@bronxriver.org or call 718-542.4121.
This event is generously supported by by the Long Island Sound Study and Restore America’s Esturaries.
Free!
Stewardship Event at Concrete Plant Park
at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join the Bronx River Alliance in a series of stewardship days to protect and sustain the Long Island Sound habitat at Concrete Plant Park. Help establish a native plant habitat to feed and house migratory birds and pollinators.
Drop ins are welcome, but register here to stay in the loop with updates and cancellations! We take a break from 12pm-1pm. We get back to the stewardship event after 1pm.
For questions or concerns, email Foodway@bronxriver.org or call 718-542.4121.
This event is generously supported by by the Long Island Sound Study and Restore America’s Esturaries.
Free!
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Planting at Shoelace park
at 224th Street (in Shoelace Park) (in Bronx Park), Bronx
9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Bronx River Alliance Saturday November 23rd from 9:30a-12pm for a native shrub planting in Shoelace Park (224th & Bronx Blvd) !
Please wear clothing appropriate for outdoor weather and gardening/cleaning activities.
We also recommend bringing snacks and a refillable water bottle to stay hydrated.
All gloves and tools needed will be provided by the Alliance. Please feel free to contact jennifer.seda@bronxriver.org with any questions or concerns.
Free!
NYBG Bronx Green-Up: African American Garden Seed Saving Workshop
at Edible Academy at the New York Botanical Garden
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Participants will hear about the exhibition’s curation and stewardship, learn the basics of seed keeping, and then be invited to save seeds from plants grown for the garden this season.
Free!
Event
Non-food-waste Bokashi Gardening Workshop
at Down to Earth Garden, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Learn how to use the bokashi microbes to improve your soil, as well as, do non-food-waste bokashi composting with Bokashi educator, Shig Matsukawa.
Free!
Event
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
CANCELLED: Team RIVER Volunteers
at Icahn Stadium (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
CANCELLED: Team RIVER Volunteers
at Icahn Stadium (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Harvest Day
at Frank White Memorial Garden (in ), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Celebrate the end of the growing season at Frank White Memorial Garden! Help close down the beds and participate in different activities grounded in medicine, wellness, and compost.
Free!
Sunday, December 1, 2024
Free Clothing Giveaway Series at Garden of Resilience
at Garden of Resilience
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Minimalisa NYC and Garden Of Resilience will hold free clothing giveaways at the garden this year on the first Sunday of every month until December.
Free!
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Icahn Stadium (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Icahn Stadium (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Saturday, December 14, 2024
12/14 Forest Park Winter Vine Sweep
at Buddy Monument (in Forest Park), Queens 
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for a winter vine sweep in Forest Park's natural areas.
Free!
Curbside Composting: A Community Info Session
at Frank White Memorial Garden (in ), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
The requirements from DSNY and benefits of Community Composting will be discussed. There will be a virtual session on curbside composting on December 18, 2024 from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Free!
The Bokashi Method to Prep Your Soil
at Down to Earth Garden, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Learn about the application guidelines on the bokashi method for preparing your soil whether in late fall, during the winter, or early spring from Bokashi educator, Shig Matsukawa.
Free!
Monday, December 16, 2024
Rat Academy for Community Gardeners
at Virtual/Online Workshop
5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Pest Control Services at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene invites you to attend Rat Academy for GreenThumb Community Gardeners.
Free!
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Icahn Stadium (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Facing Climate Change As Urban Gardeners
at Virtual/Online Workshop
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Face climate despair head-on in these monthly, peer-to-peer meet ups.
Free!
Saturday, January 11, 2025
1/11 Forest Park Winter Vine Sweep
at Buddy Monument (in Forest Park), Queens
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for a winter vine sweep in Forest Park's natural areas.
Free!
Monday, January 13, 2025
Garden Conflict Transformation Circle
at Virtual/Online Workshop
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Conflict is natural and can happen even in the most well-organized garden group or with the best of friends. How can we hold space for and resolve conflict within our groups? In these monthly sessions, mediators Skye Roper-Moses and Michelle Jackson will facilitate discussion circles for community gardeners to bring their challenges to the group and collectively generate solutions.
Free!
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Facing Climate Change As Urban Gardeners
at Virtual/Online Workshop
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Face climate despair head-on in these monthly, peer-to-peer meet ups.
Free!
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
How to Crop Plan with a Square Foot Garden
at St. John's Recreation Center, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Discover how advanced garden planning during the winter season can maximize your harvest during the growing season!
Free!
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Facing Climate Change As Urban Gardeners
at Virtual/Online Workshop
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Face climate despair head-on in these monthly, peer-to-peer meet ups.
Free!
Saturday, March 15, 2025
3/15 Winter Vine Sweep at Forest Park
at Buddy Monument (in Forest Park), Queens
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for a winter vine sweep in Forest Park's natural areas.
Free!
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