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GreenThumb Events
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Cornell Cooperative Extension & Harvest NY: Un Intercambio entre Agricultores Urbanos
at GrowNYC's Project Farmhouse, Manhattan
5:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
CCE HNY se complace en anunciar un evento de intercambio de recursos y creación de redes con presentaciones breves en español de GrowNYC, FSA y CEANYC.
Free!
Event
CANCELLED: Empowering New Yorkers Through the Vital Parks Explorer
at Virtual/Online Workshop
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks for a demo of our data tool that shows your community's access to park amenities, services, and upcoming improvements.
Free!
Event
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!
Event
Friday, February 28, 2025
Bronx Green-Up: Volunteer Garden Workday at Karol’s Urban Farm
at Karol's Urban Farm - Castle Hill (NYCHA), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Karol's Farm crew and Castle Hill Houses community members for a weekly produce distribution and volunteer workday! Even during the winter, the farm needs care.
Free!
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Building a Wooden Raised Bed for Food Gardening
at Red Gate Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to build your wooden raised bed—a perfect way to grow food plants or even ornamental plants outdoors.
Free!
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Grow Your Garden: Planting & Transplanting Seedlings
at George Eagle Carr Community Garden (in ), Queens
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Join our workshop to learn how to grow a healthy garden! You’ll gain hands-on experience by transplanting seedlings using seed trays and soil.
Free!
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano
at Virtual/Online Workshop
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Grafting Workshop: Transforming Trees for Desired Fruit
at Jardin la Roca, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
You will learn how to graft a fruiting scion onto an ornamental or less desirable tree. We will start by finding an area with Rosaceae family trees, like apples, pears, plums, and cherries.
Free!
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Garden Tool Care
at Spencer Street Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Join our workshop to learn how to care for your garden tools, including rusty shovels and squeaky pruners.
Free!
Monday, March 10, 2025
Garden Conflict Transformation Circle
at Virtual/Online Workshop
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
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!
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Grow Your Garden: Planting & Transplanting Seedlings
at Garden of Eden, Bronx
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Join our workshop to learn how to grow a healthy garden! You’ll gain hands-on experience by transplanting seedlings using seed trays and soil.
Free!
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Garden Mapping –Designing Your Perfect Outdoor Space
at Las Casitas Community Garden, Bronx
5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
With guidance from GreenThumb staff, you'll learn to map your garden and create a welcoming area for gatherings or personal time.
Free!
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano
at Virtual/Online Workshop
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Intermediate Wooden Raised Bed Building: Construction & Weatherproofing Techniques
at All People's Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Enhance your garden by learning to build a wooden raised bed with a seating ledge!
Free!
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano
at Virtual/Online Workshop
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!
Saturday, March 22, 2025
GreenThumb Spring Supply Distribution
at Hattie Carthan Community Garden, Brooklyn 
, La Finca del Sur, Bronx, Carrie McCracken TRUCE Garden, Manhattan, Powell Street Garden, Brooklyn, Green Oasis Community Garden, Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Registered GreenThumb community gardens can pick up garden supplies at our Spring Supply Distribution! RSVP is required. This distribution is only for registered GreenThumb gardens.
Free!
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Garden Mapping - Planning & Record Keeping
at El Puente: Espiritu Tierra Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
In this workshop, participants will learn how to create a simple to-scale physical map of their garden space to support garden planning and record keeping.
Free!
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Organizing For Garden Success: Group Structure (Part 1
at Virtual/Online Workshop
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
This two-part workshop series is designed to help your garden group build a strong foundation for your group’s leadership and decision-making structures.
Free!
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Grow Your Garden: Planting & Transplanting Seedlings
at BPL- Macon Library, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
You’ll gain hands-on experience by transplanting seedlings using seed trays and soil.
Free!
Saturday, March 29, 2025
8th Annual GreenThumb Garden Recognition Awards
at The New York Historical, Manhattan
7:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Join us at GreenThumb's 8th Annual GreenThumb Garden Recognition Awards for a night honoring our exceptional volunteers!
Free!
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano
at Virtual/Online Workshop
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Create A Welcome Station For Your Garden
at Bronx Sunshine Garden (in ), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Do you want a welcoming way to greet visitors in your garden? Join Lillian, our GreenThumb instructor, for a hands-on workshop to build a welcome station.
Free!
Volunteer Workday: Garden of Life
at Garden of Life (in ), Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn how to join a GreenThumb garden and engage in EarthMonth activities, such as building trellises and spreading soil.
Free!
Monday, April 7, 2025
Garden Conflict Transformation Circle
at Virtual/Online Workshop
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
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!
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Organizing For Garden Success: Bylaws (Part 2)
at Virtual/Online Workshop
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
This two–part workshop series is designed to help your garden group build a strong foundation to deal with the many issues that arise in a community space.
Free!
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Introduction to Basic Building Tools: Empowering People in DIY Skills
at Myrtle Village Green Community Garden, Brooklyn
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Build your confidence and skills with tools in this welcoming course centering femme-presenting individuals interested in DIY and construction.
Free!
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano
at Virtual/Online Workshop
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Volunteer Workday: Citizens for a Better Community Garden
at Citizens for a Better Community Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn how to join a GreenThumb garden and engage in EarthMonth activities, such as filling raised beds with soil and disassembling plant structures.
Free!
Building a Collapsible Trellis for Growing Food Vine Plants: A Beginner’s Class
at Greene Acres Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Create a foldable trellis to support tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, and beans.
Free!
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Power Tools 101: A Beginner’s Guide for All New Users
at Seasons of Vision Garden, Brooklyn
5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
This beginner-friendly course, designed for femme presenting people but open to all, covers tool types, safety, hands-on practice, and project tips.
Free!
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano
at Virtual/Online Workshop
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Rat Academy Field Session
at Schomburg Arts Garden, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn more about rat management during this in-person session.
Free!
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Sustainable Garden Watering: The Art of Using Ollas
at Amboy Street Garden, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Learn about using an olla, an unglazed terracotta pot that slowly hydrates your plants. This technique helps save water, especially during New York's drought.
Free!
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano
at Virtual/Online Workshop
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Hands-On Workshop: Decorating Hanging Baskets with Perennials
at Sweetgum Community Garden (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Get your hands dirty and your creativity flowing in this fun interactive workshop on decorating hanging baskets with perennial plants!
Free!
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Volunteer Workday: Clifton Place Memorial Garden & Park
at Clifton Place Memorial Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Learn how to join a GreenThumb garden and engage in EarthMonth activities, such as building raised beds and planting a floral landscape.
Free!
Seeding a Vibrant Afro-Indigenous Garden
at East New York Farms, Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Gather with us in the garden for seed starting and transplanting alongside stories of Afro-Indigenous crops! During our time together, we’ll connect and ground ourselves with various seeds relevant to African and Indigenous diasporas.
Free!
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano
at Virtual/Online Workshop
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Building a Gutter System for Rainwater Harvesting
at Vogue Community Garden, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join us for a hands-on workshop where you will learn how to install a functional gutter system for garden tool sheds and pavilions.
Free!
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Storytelling in Bloom: Theater in the Garden
at Escape to Nature (Glenmore Hendrix Block Association), Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
In this workshop, we’ll explore how poetry and performance can bring narratives to life—connecting the themes of growth, resilience, and transformation in nature and theater.
Free!
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Tree Identification: Buds, Blooms And Leaves With Will Thomson
at Entrance - East 79th Street and Fifth Avenue (in Central Park), Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Sharpen your tree identification skills and focus on emerging leaves, breaking buds, and seasonal flowers.
Free!
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Preparing for Open Garden NYC
at Family Community Garden, Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
This workshop aims to support community gardeners in planning and hosting engaging activities that attract visitors, spark community interest, and recruit new members and volunteers.
Free!
Monday, May 12, 2025
Garden Conflict Transformation Circle
at Virtual/Online Workshop
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
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!
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Echoes of the Earth: Poetry & Movement in Green Spaces
at Escape to Nature (Glenmore Hendrix Block Association), Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Through performance, we’ll draw connections between the themes of the play and the cycles of growth, exploration, and resilience found in the garden. Using natural and found materials like leaves, twigs, and stones, we’ll craft poetry and reimagine scenes, giving them new life through a gardener’s perspective.
Free!
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano
at Virtual/Online Workshop
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Preparing for Open Garden NYC
at Nehemiah Ten Community Garden, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
This workshop aims to support community gardeners in planning and hosting engaging activities that attract visitors, spark community interest, and recruit new members and volunteers.
Free!
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Garden Stages: Rituals & Performance in Nature
at Escape to Nature (Glenmore Hendrix Block Association), Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Using found materials like leaves, twigs, and stones, we’ll craft poetry that reflects the characters’ journeys and use nature to inspire movement and expression.
Free!
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Preparing for Open Garden NYC
at Brooklyn Bears/Carlton Avenue Garden, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
This workshop aims to support community gardeners in planning and hosting engaging activities that attract visitors, spark community interest, and recruit new members and volunteers.
Free!
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hudson & Essex Counties: El Huerto Urbano
at Virtual/Online Workshop
7:00 p.m.–8:15 p.m.
Esta seria consiste en seminarios web ofrecerán técnicas y consejos sobre un tema de jardinería diferente en cada sesión.
Free!
Thursday, May 22, 2025
DIY Mortar-Planter Workshop
at Union St. Garden and Community Development, Brooklyn
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Learn how to create durable 2 to 4-gallon mortar planters using infused landscape fabric and mortar mix.
Free!
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