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GreenThumb’s 2010Fall Program GuideSEPTEMBERuOCTOBERuNOVEMBERKids making fresh salsa and fruit salad at the Youth Food Demo workshop at Generation XCultural Garden in the Lower East Side. The workshop demonstrated healthy, fresh youthfriendly recipes using produce from the garden.Does your garden need any of the following supplies? Look inside for details.uuuuuuCanning Materials uuSchool Garden Season Extension Materialsuu Soil/Compost/Cleanfill/Mulch uuuu Cover Crop Seed uuAssorted Bulbs uu Seed Saving MaterialsuuuuPlease note that garden members must attend workshops to receive supplies.All workshops are free and open to the public, with no pre-registration (unless otherwise noted).Workshops are rain or shine, cancelled only in the event of lightning or other dangerous conditions.All supplies are for registered gardens only and are available first come, first served, while supplies last.WWW.GREENTHUMBNYC.ORG

Upcoming WorkshopsuuFor available supplies look for this symboluuSeptemberSeasonExtension for SchoolsYes, You Can Can!with Classie Parker, Just Food Trainerwith Rasheed Hislop, GreenThumbLearn techniques to preserve your harvest all year long!Use mason jars, a hot water bath and your delicious homegrown vegetables to make irresistible foods you can eat inthe colder months, or that you can give as tasty andbeautiful gifts. This workshop is offered in partnership withJust Food (www.justfood.org/cityfarms/workshops).uuCanning materialsCome learn about the benefits of materials you can use toprotect your plants from the cold and wind later in theseason. We will demonstrate how easy it is to set up acold frame, a mini hoop house or greenhouse and how touse natural, safe methods to keep plants warm andhealthy well into the frost period. We will also cover theimportance of plant selection in extending the season. Thiswill allow you to continue reaping a harvest when outsidetemperatures drop. Finally, this will show school gardenershow to keep their students and entire school communityengaged in the garden throughout the entire school year.uuTuesday, September 75:30pm - 7pmBRONXJardin la Roca / The Rock Garden160 Elton Ave b/t E 159 and E 160thAttendees should bring a vehicle to the workshop or arrangeto pick up supplies at a later date from the GT Compound.DirectionsSubway: 2 or 5 to 3rd Ave/149th StBus: BxM4A bus to Grand Concourse/E 161st StSchools gardens only. Pre-registration required.For more info or to register call (212) 788-8062uuWire, plastic sheets, cold frame kits, minigreenhousesBronx Green-Up'sFestival Anual de la CosechauuWednesday, September 29Sábado, 18 de Septiembre, 1-5 p.m.5:30pm - 7pmBROOKLYNComida (mientras este disponible)MúsicaActividades para los niñosPremios para los mejores: Vegetales y frutas Arreglos floralesFotos de su jardín (debe registrarse antes de las 2:30 p.m.)Para reservar su espacio, por favor de contactar a Bronx GreenUp a través del 718.817.8026 o bronxgreenup@nybg.orgP.S. 217 School Garden1100 Newkirk Ave b/t Coney Island Ave and Westminster RdDirectionsSubway: B or Q to Newkirk Avenue, walk 4 blocks west onNewkirk Ave, the garden will be on your left.Bus: B 8 to Coney Island & Newkirk Aves, walk 1 blockeast on Newkirk Ave, garden will be on your rightAnnual Harvest FestivalSaturday, September 18, 1-5 p.m.Food (while supplies last)MusicActivities for KidsPrizes for best: Vegetables and fruits, floral arrangementsgarden photos (no contest entries after 2:30 p.m.)To reserve your space, please contact Bronx Green-Up at718.817.8026 or bronxgreenup@nybg.orgLa Finca del Sur(E. 138th Street and Grand Concourse)(Subway: 4 or 5 to 138th Street)2

OctoberReap the Benefits ofCover Crops!Community Compostingwith Andrew Hoyles, LES Ecology Centerwith Ursula Chanse, Bronx Green-Up, The NewYork Botanical GardenThis backyard composting workshop will get you allready to start converting your yard/garden waste andkitchen scraps into a rich organic fertilizer to feed backto your plants, just like nature intended! Workshop willcover composting basics, set-up options, compostapplication, and troubleshooting. NYC-specificcomposting issues will also be addressed.uuLearn how to rejuvenate your soil. Join us in preparinggarden beds for winter by using cover crops.uuuu5:30pm - 7:30pmDirectionsSubway: Take the 4 to Woodlawn.Exit near intersection ofJerome Ave. and Mt Eden Pkwy. Start out going East onMt Eden Pkwy towards Townsend Ave. Turn left ontoGrand Concourse. Turn right onto E 173rd St Turn left ontoWeeks AveBus: BX1or BX2 Get off at Mt Eden Pky Turn left ontoGrand Concourse. Turn right onto E173rd St Turn leftonto Weeks AveDirectionsSubway: F to 2nd Avenue/Lower East SideBus: M08 to E 10 St - Ave C or M09 to AveC - E 10 StFarm City FairSunday, September 12Seed Savingwith Rasheed Hislop, GreenThumbfrom 11am–5pmWe can save money and get more quality from ourharvests when we save seeds. We will go over thebasics of harvesting and drying seeds and also goover some more advanced topics including cataloging,selecting the best varieties and leaving certain plants inthe ground to allow seeds to mature. This is a funworkshop for the youth, feel free to bring along a juniorgardener.The Invisible Dog Art Center51 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NYThe Fair is a wild new take on the traditional CountyFair. Join us for a day-long celebration of art and foodin Brooklyn! Festivities engage all the senses: hearlive music performed by local marching band AsphaltOrchestra; taste food prepared by local chefs; viewspecially commissioned work by local artists; get afeel for materials needed to produce your own food inworkshops; browse a marketplace with some ofBrooklyn’s small-batch artisanal food purveyors; andcap it off with a Brooklyn Food Experiments cook-offcompetition and the traditional GreenThumbBlue Ribbon Harvest Contest!Part of Crossing the Line, the fall festival of theFrench Institute Alliance Française (FIAF).For more info and contest details go to:uuSeed Saving Materials and BookThursday, October 21QUEENS10am - 12pmGarden of Life1685 Weeks Avenue at E 173rd St.La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez632-650 E 9th Street at Avenue CuuuuWednesday, October 27BROOKLYNSoil/Compost/Cleanfill/Mulch Requests(for Spring 2011 delivery)Tuesday, October 12MANHATTANCover Crop Seeds5:30 - 7pmBetter Community Civic Association154-1 115th Drive Queens b/t Sutphin Blvd and155th St.DirectionsSubway: J to Jamaica & Suthphin Aves. Andtransfer to the Q6 towards North Boundary Rd. Startout going northBus: Q6 to 116th Drive, walk 1 block north onSutphin Blvd, make a right onto 115th Drwww.greenthumbnyc.org or www.fiaf.org3

NovemberBulb Giveawaywith GreenThumb StaffPick up a selection of spring flowering bulbs for fallplanting at our office. Unfortunately, we will not be ableto hold bulbs for anyone. Please bring ID to enter thebuilding.Please note: This is only for registered GreenThumbgarden groups. One giveaway per group. If you areplanning to pick up for more than one garden groupyou must call by Tuesday, November 2 to confirmwith Lillian Reyes 212-788-8065uuAssor ted BulbsuuThursday, November 4MANHATTAN10 - 6pmGreenThumb Office49 Chambers Street, Rm 1020 b/t Broadway and Elk StDirectionsSubway: J, M, Z, 4, 5, 6 to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall; Rto City Hall; 1, 2, 3, A, C, E to Chambers StBus: M22 or X15 to Civic Ctr/Chambers StAttendees of the Hands-On Street Tree CareClinic at Prospect Heights Community Farm inBrooklyn this past June.As part of the MillionTreesNYC Stewardshipprogram, these GreenThumb workshops promotethe amazing benefits of street trees and providegreat hands-on tree care practice.See page 7 for information on furture workshopsand how you can get involved!4

NovemberHealthy Soils,Healthy Communitieswith Hannah Shayler and Healthy Soils,Learn to grow more food!Attend a City Farms workshop!For more infromation:www.justfood.org/cityfarms/workshopsOr contact Owen:(212) 645-9880 x229, owen@justfood.orgHealthy Communities project teamUpdates on the soil testing to date and news aboutupcoming project activities.uuSoil/Compost/Cleanfill/Mulch Requests(for Spring 2011 delivery)Sell your garden vegetables at a farmersmarket!Saturday, November 20Call Nadia for details about starting orjoining markets:(212) 645-9880 x228, nadia@justfood.orguu5:30pm - 7pmBROOKLYNBrooklyn Botanic Garden1000 Washington Ave b/t Carroll and President StsJoin the City Farming NYC Meetup!Find out about upcoming workshops and events, post on adiscussion board, and answer each others’ questions aboutfarming in NYC. ubway: 2 or 3 to Eastern Parkway—BrooklynMuseum station; B or Q to Prospect Park station; 4or 5 to Franklin Avenue; S shuttle to Prospect Parkstation.Bus: Flatbush Ave B41 to Empire Blvd; ProspectLefferts Gardens/ Greenpoint B43 to Empire Blvd/Washington Ave; St. Johns Place B45 to WashingtonAve; Bay Ridge B16 to Empire Blvd. Walk 1 blockeast and turn left on Washington AveJUST FOOD is a NYC based non-profitworking to grow fresh, locally-grown foodin the neighborhoods of NYC208 East 51st St, 4th FloorNew York, NY 10022Tel: (212)645-9880www.justfood.orgBack to School NewsMayor Bloomberg and Rachel Ray Announce fundingfor School Garden InitiativeEdward Reed / NYC.GOV5On Thursday May 13, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and famed TVchef, Rachael Ray teamed up to announce the funding for aSchool Garden Initiative (SGI) for the City of New York.Rachael Ray's Yum-o! foundation donated money to help theSGI get going and back in April Mario Batali held a specialdinner to raise additional funding. The SGI represents apartnership between several city agencies, state departmentsand non-profits including GreenThumb, Grow NYC, the NewYork State Dept. of Agriculture and Markets and the Office ofSchool Food at the NYC Department of Education. Theinitiative aims to support school gardening efforts across the fiveboroughs with materials, grants, a brand new website and anexpansion of the Garden to Cafè Program which allows youth toreap from their gardens and feed their whole school during aspecial harvest day in the cafeteria. GreenThumb will continueto support school gardens with materials and workshops and byworking with all New Yorkers to give every willing school anopportunity to grow greener and healthier one seed at a time.

SEPTEMBERMondayTuesday Wednesday Thursday167829Friday3Saturday410Sunday51112FALL WORKSHOPCALENDARGreenThumbWorkshops & EventsGreening Partners13202714212815222916231724181925Yes, you Can Can!Tuesday, Sept 7BRONX5:30pm - 7pmFarm City FairSunday, Sept 12BROOKLYN11am - 5pm2630MillionTreesNYC Stewardship CorpsSaturday, Sept 1811am & 12:45pmMANHATTANOCTOBERMondayTuesday Wednesday 0Season Extension for SchoolsWednesday, Sept 295:30 - 7pmBROOKLYN17MillionTreesNYC Stewardship CorpsSaturday, Oct 911am & ty CompostingTuesday, Oct 125:30 - 7pmMANHATTANSeed SavingThursday, Oct 21 5:30 - 7pmQUEENSReap the Benefits of Cover Crops!Wednesday, Oct 2710am - 12pmBRONXNOVEMBERMondayBronx Green-Up Harvest FestivalSaturday, Sept 181 - 5pmBRONXTuesday Wednesday 617181920212223242526272829306Bulb GiveawayThursday, Nov 4MANHATTAN10am - 6pmMillionTreesNYC Stewardship CorpsSaturday, Nov 611am & 12:45pmBRONXHealthy Soils, Healthy CommunitiesSaturday, Nov 2010am - 12pmBROOKLYN

A Million Ways to Get InvolvedMillionTreesNYC Stewardship CorpsAs part of the MillionTreesNYC campaign, GreenThumb is continuing our series of workshops focused on the value of street trees and howto care for them. At these workshops, you will:Learn about all of the amazing benefits and interesting facts of street treesHave hands-on practice taking care of street treesReceive a free set of street tree care suppliesGet the latest information on requesting new trees, adopting trees on your block, and becoming a member of the MillionTreesNYCStewardship Corps And don't forget to join us for lunch in the garden!See the full workshop descriptions and dates below. For more information call (212) 788-8070.Morning Workshop11am - 12pmAfternoon Workshop12:45pm - 2:15pm'ThatTree Saved My Life' GameShow Hands-On Street Tree Care ClinicCompete to win while learning about the many benefits oftrees. Have fun while showing off your street tree savvy,and leave with all the tools you'll need to care for the treesin your neighborhood. Bring along friends and fellowgardeners to learn about the MillionTreesNYC StweardshipCorps, and join us afterwards for lunch in the garden.uuWatering Buckets or Hoses, Cultivators, Trowels,Gloves, Trash Bags, MillionTreesNYC Tree CareHandbookuuGet your hands a little dirty learning how to care for andbeautify the street trees on your block. This clinic will coverall the basics including how to improve soil, watering tips,strategies for discouraging litter and pets, safe tree guarddesign, and planting a street tree bed garden. After thedemonstration, you will have a chance for hands-on practice.uuWatering Buckets or Hoses, Cultivators, Trowels,Gloves, Aprons, MillionTreesNYC Tree Care Handbook,Plant Material for Tree Bed PlantinguuFollowed by lunch in the garden12pm -12:45pmSaturday, September 18MANHATTANSaturday, November 6BRONXMaggie’s Garden1574 Lexington Ave b/t E 101st & E 100th StsWanaqua Garden460-464 E. 136th Street, between Brown Place & WillisAveBus: M101, M102, or M103 bus along Lexington Ave to E101st St.Subway: Take the 6 to the E 103rd Street Station.Bus: Take the BX33 to Brook Ave & E 138th St. Or takethe BX15 to Willis Ave & E 138th St. Walk south towards E136th St.Garden is b/t Brook Ave & Willis AveSubway: Take the 6 train to Brook Ave Station. Walksouth on Brook Ave to E 136th St and turn right.Saturday, October 9BROOKLYNEuclid 500 Block Association Garden532 Euclid Avenue between Belmont & Sutter AvenuesSubway: Take the A or C train to the Euclid Ave Station.Walk south on Euclid Ave towards Belmont AveBus: Take the B13 bus to Euclid Ave & Belmont Ave Busstops right in front of garden.7

GreenThumbCity of New York Department of Parks & Recreation49 Chambers Street, Room 1020New York, NY 10007The program guide& events calendaris mb’s online events calendar has all of theworkshops in this program guide as well asupcoming events in community gardens across thecity.If your garden group is having an event and wouldlike it on the events calendar, let us know!GreenThumbCity of New York Department of Parks & RecreationMichael R. Bloomberg, MayorAdrian Benepe, Parks CommissionerEdie Stone, Director of GreenThumbSpencer Tucker / NYC.GOVFounding member and garden president, Margaret McQuillar, waspresented with her very own personalized Mets game jersey by the NewYork Mets manager Jerry Manuel pitcher R.A. Dickey, outfielder AngelPagan and owner Jeff Wilpon. This gift culminated an NYC Service Dayin which over 70 volunteers worked alongside the Mets and MayorBloomberg to restore and beautify Pleasant Village Community Garden inEast Harlem.Phone: (212) 788-8070Fax: (212) 788-8052www.greenthumbnyc.orgwww.nyc.gov/parks

Cultural Garden in the Lower East Side. The workshop demonstrated healthy, fresh youth . BxM4Abus to Grand Concourse/E 161st St Upcoming Workshops Season Extension for Schools with Rasheed Hislop, GreenThumb . por favor de contactar a Bronx Green-Up a través del 718.817.8026 o bronxgreenup@nybg.org Annual Harvest Festival Saturday .

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