GreenThumb 2016–2017

Winter Program Guide December • January • February

GreenThumb staff present the gardeners from the 97th Street Block Association Garden with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Harvest Fair on Sept. 17 at Diamante Garden. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence and all our volunteer gardeners for their years of service. Photo by Phillip Kester | GreenThumb

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TWITTER FLICKR twitter.com/greenthumbgrows flickr.com/groups/greenthumbnyc TUMBLR #greenthumbgrows greenthumbgrows.tumblr.com @greenthumbgrows DECEMBER Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday EVENT CALENDAR 1 2 3 4 GreenThumb Workshops & Events Greening Partners 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Build an A-Frame/Sandwich Board Saturday, Dec. 3 // 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 BRONX Funding Your Garden, Park, or Green Space Wednesday, Dec. 7 // 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 BROOKLYN Tuesday, Jan. 10 // 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. MANHATTAN Thursday, Jan. 12 // 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. 26 27 28 29 30 BROOKLYN Wreath Making Thursday, Dec. 8 // 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. MANHATTAN JANUARY Thursday, Dec.15 // 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday BRONX 1 Organizing for Garden Success: Group Structure Saturday, December 10 // 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. MANHATTAN

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Organizing for Garden Success: By-laws Saturday, Jan. 21 // 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. MANHATTAN

Tour at Queens County Farm 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Friday, Jan. 27 // 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. QUEENS

Organizing for Garden Success: Panel and Q&A 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Saturday, Feb. 4 // 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. MANHATTAN

Sharing Our Farm Traditions 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Tuesday, Feb. 7 // 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. BROOKLYN

Crazy for Composting Saturday, Feb. 18 // 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. FEBRUARY BRONX Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Fruit Tree Pruning 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 Saturday, Feb. 25 // 11:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. BRONX

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2 Participants at last year’s wreath-making workshop show off their beautiful holiday wreaths. Photo by Brittany Quale | GreenThumb

Please RSVP by calling (212) 602-5300 or Build an A-Frame/ online at greenthumbnyc.org.

Sandwich Board Supply: Wreaths and decorations GreenThumb Thursday, Dec. 8 // 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. In this workshop you will learn how to build an MANHATTAN A-frame/sandwich bulletin board to invite neighbors Arsenal Gallery to your community garden. Please RSVP by calling 830 Fifth Ave., Third Floor (212) 602-5300 or online at greenthumbnyc.org. Train: 4/5/6 to Lexington Avenue/59th Street, N/Q/R to Supply: A-Frame/sandwich board kit Fifth Avenue/59th Street Bus: M1/M2/M3 to East 67th Street, Saturday, Dec. 3 // 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. M1/M3/M4 to East 63rd Street BRONX Thursday, Dec. 15 // 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Park BRONX 450 St. Ann’s Ave. The New York Botanical Garden, Harding Lab, Room 110 Train: 2/5 to Third Avenue/149th Street 2900 Southern Blvd. Enter via the Mosholu Gate, across the street from the Wreath Making Metro North Botanical Garden station. GreenThumb Train: B/D or 4 to Bedford Park Boulevard Bus: Bx26 to Kazimiroff/Botanical Gardens East Learn how to create your own natural holiday wreath for indoors or outdoors. All supplies will be provided In conjunction with the exhibition Wreath Interpretations along with natural pinecones and ribbon to decorate in the Arsenal Gallery through Jan. 5, 2017. your own wreath.

3 Funding Your Garden, Park, Organizing for Garden or Green Space Success: Group Structure Partnerships for Parks and GreenThumb (Part One of Three) The Partnerships for Parks (PfP) Capacity Fund Grant GreenThumb program provides small grants of up to $5,000 to strengthen the outreach, membership, and event Disorganization creates dysfunction. This three-part planning capacity of community groups who care for workshop series is designed to help your garden group their neighborhood parks, gardens, and street trees in build a strong foundation to deal with the many issues all five boroughs of New York City. Meet the PfP Grants that arise in a community space. In this workshop, we Team at this information session and learn how this will discuss different examples of group structure and grant and other fundraising opportunities can support how they can help alleviate stressful decision-making. your community garden work for the year ahead. Please RSVP by calling (212) 602-5300 or online at Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP by calling greenthumbnyc.org. (212) 602-5300 or online at greenthumbnyc.org. Supply: Soil and lumber request forms available only if Wednesday, Dec. 7 // 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. your garden group attends all three sessions. BROOKLYN Saturday, Dec. 10 // 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. United Community Center Inc. MANHATTAN 613 New Lots Ave. GreenThumb Office Train: 3 to New Lots Avenue, C to Van Siclen Avenue 100 Gold St., Ste. 3100 (Please bring photo ID) B6 to Livonia Avenue/Ashford Street, Bus: Train: J/Z to Chambers Street, 4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge/ B83 to New Lots Avenue/Miller Avenue City Hall, A/C or 2/3 to Fulton Street, R to City Hall Tuesday, Jan. 10 // 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Bus: M15, M22, QM7, QM8, QM11, QM25, X8, X14, or X15 to MANHATTAN Pearl Street/Frankfort Street Pelham Fritz Recreation Center Marcus Garvey Park 18 Mount Morris Park W. Train: 1/2/3 to 125th Street, 4/5/6 to 125th Street Bus: M1 to Mount Morris Park West/West 121st Street, M7, M102 to Malcolm X Boulevard/West 122nd Street Thursday, Jan. 12 // 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. BROOKLYN SAVE THE DATE Brooklyn Community Foundation 1000 Dean St., Ste. 307 Train: C/S to Franklin Ave., A/C to Nostrand Avenue Bus: B48 or B65 to Classon Avenue/Bergen Street GreenThumb GrowTogether

DEP’s Fire Hydrant Use and Conference Portable Toilet Updates Sustaining Garden Legacies GreenThumb supports hundreds of gardens across the five boroughs! Saturday, In the spring, we will announce some changes to DEP’s hydrant use and March 25, 2017 portable toilet request. Stay tuned!

4 Harlem gardeners showing their green thumbs at the community BBQ at La Casita Verde Community Garden in Brooklyn prepares their low-tunnel beds William A. Harris Garden following the annual Harlem Green Garden Tour. to extend their growing season. Photo by Phillip Kester | GreenThumb Photo by Bill LoSasso | GreenThumb

Organizing for Garden Success: Tour at Queens County Farm By-laws (Part Two of Three) GreenThumb GreenThumb Join GreenThumb on a free field trip to the Queens Country Farm to learn about winter farming practices Disorganization creates dysfunction. This three-part and view greenhouse, low-tunnel, and high-tunnel house workshop series is designed to help your garden group construction. Please RSVP by calling (212) 602-5300 or build a strong foundation to deal with the many issues online at greenthumbnyc.org. that arise in a community space. In this workshop we will be discussing garden rules and procedures that assist in GreenThumb will provide free transportation to the farm decision-making. Please RSVP by calling (212) 602-5300 at the following locations and times. or online at greenthumbnyc.org. Friday, Jan. 27 // 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Supply: Soil and lumber request forms available only if QUEENS your garden group attends all three sessions. Queens County Farm 73-50 Little Neck Parkway Saturday, Jan. 21 // 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. MANHATTAN Pick-up #1: GreenThumb Office 10:30 a.m., GreenThumb Office, 100 Gold St., Manhattan 100 Gold St., Ste. 3100 (Please bring photo ID) Train: A/C, 2/3, J/Z, or 4/5 to Fulton Street Train: J/Z to Chambers Street, 4/5/6 Pick-up #2: to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall, A/C or 2/3 11:30 a.m., The Arsenal, 830 Fifth Ave., Manhattan to Fulton Street, R to City Hall Train: 4/5/6 to Lexington Avenue/59th Street, N/Q/R Bus: M15, M22, QM7, QM8, QM11, QM25, X8, X14, X15 to Fifth Avenue/59th Street to Pearl Street/Frankfort Street Bus: M1/M2/M3 to East 67th Street, M1/M3/M4 to East 63rd Street Pick-Up #3: 12:30 p.m., Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Ave., Brooklyn Train: 2/3/4/5 to Franklin Avenue, B48 to Franklin Avenue/Montgomery Street Bus: B49 to Bedford Avenue/Montgomery Street

5 Organizing for Garden Sharing Our Farm Traditions Success: Panel and Q&A GreenThumb The goal of this workshop is to connect and educate (Part Three of Three) participants on the diversity of gardening traditions GreenThumb among GreenThumb gardeners, and to demonstrate Disorganization creates dysfunction. This three-part how these traditions can be maintained and promoted workshop series is designed to help your garden group on various-sized land parcels. We’ll highlight the online build a strong foundation to deal with the many issues Vegetable Garden Planner tool to demonstrate how to that arise in a community space. In this workshop, come take the guesswork out of planning for a bountiful garden hear the success stories of three gardens that have season. Please RSVP by calling (212) 602-5300 or online overcome conflict by creating group structure and at greenthumbnyc.org. bylaws. There will be an opportunity for questions and Tuesday, Feb. 7 // 5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. recommendations. Please RSVP by calling (212) 602-5300 BROOKLYN or online at greenthumbnyc.org. Brownsville Recreation Center Supply: Soil and lumber request forms available only if 1555 Linden Blvd. your garden group attends all three sessions. Train: 3 to Rockaway Avenue, L to New Lots Avenue

Saturday, Feb. 4 // 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. MANHATTAN GreenThumb Office 100 Gold St., Ste. 3100 (Please bring photo ID) Crazy for Composting Train: J/Z to Chambers Street, 4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge/ NYC Compost Project City Hall, A/C or 2/3 to Fulton Street, R to City Hall Bus: M15, M22, QM7, QM8, QM11, QM25, X8, X14, X15 to Are you passionate about composting but want Pearl Street/Frankfort Street more from your bin? These Q&A sessions provide the practical tips, advice, and encouragement you need to take composting to the next level, whether you are just starting out (Session 1) or have been digging in for years (Session 2). Building Healthy Communities RFP Registered GreenThumb community gardens The Fund for Public Health in New York will be able to request an order of compost, soil, City (FPHNYC), on behalf of the Building or clean fill for spring delivery. Registration is required. Email [email protected] or call Healthy Communities (BHC) initiative (718) 817-8543 to register for a session. and GreenThumb, will soon be accepting proposals for community garden groups Saturday, Feb. 18 // 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. interested in creating new food-growing BRONX New York Botanical Garden community gardens or expanding their Watson Education Building capacity to grow and sell food in gardens that are readily accessible by their Enter via the Mosholu Gate, across the street from Metro-North Botanical Garden station. communities. More information at http:// www.fphnyc.org/get-involved/rfps/. Train: B, D, or 4 to Bedford Park Boulevard

6 Become an NYC Master Composter!

The NYC Compost Project Master Composter Certificate Program is an advanced composting course that trains a select group of New Yorkers every year to support, develop, and maintain community-based composting projects across all five boroughs. Apply now for 2017 courses at on.nyc.gov/master-composter. Applicants must be NYC residents and at least 18 years old.

Fruit Tree Pruning GreenThumb Learn why fruit trees need annual pruning for the best production. Discover and practice how to prune the different types of fruit trees at the ideal time of year, in late winter. Please RSVP by calling (212) 602-5300 or online at greenthumbnyc.org.

Supply: Handouts Garden groups are

Saturday, Feb. 25 // 11:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m. reminded to keep sidewalks, BRONX walkways, and curbs inside Adlai E. Stevenson High School Ecological Garden and adjacent to the garden 1980 Lafayette Ave. Train: 2 or 5 to Simpson Street clean and free of snow, ice, garbage, and plant debris, as per the GreenThumb Handbook and License agreement.

7 GreenThumb Youth Leadership Council 2017 The GreenThumb Youth Leadership Council (YLC) is an opportunity for high-school-aged youth and college students to volunteer at a community garden in New York City. The program takes place during July and August. Participating in the YLC is a great way to give back to the community, earn volunteer hours, make friends, learn new skills, and have fun! Students are required to volunteer at a garden at least twice a month, accumulating 20 hours throughout the summer.

College Mentor Application Deadline: Feb. 17, 2017

High School Volunteer (age 14–21) Application Deadline: March 6, 2017

Email [email protected] for more information.

Kris Wong shows off his winning T-Shirt design at our 2016 GrowTogether Bronx Green-Up’s Grow Conference. Photo by Malcolm Pinckney | NYC Parks More Vegetables Certificate Series 2017 GrowTogether T-Shirt The Grow More Vegetables Certificate Series Design Contest is a free edible gardening course designed to equip community gardeners, teachers, and city This year’s theme is: residents with organic techniques for growing Sustaining Garden Legacies vegetables safely and effectively, particularly Pick up a pen, crayon, pencil, or whatever you use to in an urban setting. The program consists of six draw, and submit your artwork to the GrowTogether classroom sessions and additional hands-on t-shirt contest! The winning design will appear on the 2017 gardening instruction in the field. Each student GrowTogether t-shirts, worn by hundreds of gardeners all will have the opportunity to design his or her over the city. Any GreenThumb gardener is welcome to own urban vegetable gardening project as a enter. Applicants may send in up to three entries. final component of the course. The projects are open-ended with two main goals: to grow more Application Deadline: Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 food and to pass on the knowledge learned to an identified group in your community. To request Rules an application, please email bronxgreenup@ • Artwork must relate to the contest theme nybg.org or call (718) 817-8026. The deadline • Designs must be in black and white only to apply is January 30, 2016. • Artwork must be signed • Entries must include name, address, garden affiliation, Six Wednesdays, Feb. 15–March 22 and phone number 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. • Any size paper is acceptable The New York Botanical Garden • If you are a minor, please include your age on the entry Watson Education Building Application Submission Enter via the Mosholu Gate, across the street Mail to: NYC Parks, The Arsenal, from Metro-North Botanical Garden station. 830 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10065 Train: B, D, or 4 to Bedford Park Boulevard Attn: GreenThumb T-shirt Design Contest Email: [email protected]

8 2017 GREENTHUMB MULCHFEST SITES Jan. 7 and 8 // 10:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.

COMMUNITY ADDRESS CROSS STREETS COMMUNITY SITE TYPE GARDEN BOARD

Green Space at 222 Fifth Ave. President Street CB06 Drop Off Site President Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 and Fifth Avenue

Prospect Heights 254 St. Marks Ave. Vanderbilt Avenue CB08 Drop Off Site Community Farm Brooklyn, NY 11238 and Underhill Avenue

Amazing Garden 261 Columbia St. Corner of CB06 Drop Off Site Brooklyn, NY 11231 Carroll Street

Pleasant Village 355 Pleasant Ave. East 118th and CB11 Drop Off Site Community Garden New York, NY 10035 119th Street

Harlem Valley Green 197 W. 134th St. Lenox Avenue and CB10 Drop Off Site New York, NY 10030 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard Chenchitas’ Group 1687 Madison Ave. 111th Street and CB11 Drop Off Site Garden New York, NY 10029 112th Street

Little Green Garden / 422 E. 160th St. Elton Avenue and CB03 Drop Off Site Jardin La Roca Bronx, NY 10451 Melrose Avenue (Rock Garden) El Flamboyan 586 Tinton Ave. At East 150th Street CB08 Drop Off Site Bronx, NY 10455

Padre Plaza 541 E. 139th St. St. Ann’s Avenue CB01 Drop Off Site (Success Garden) Bronx, NY 10454 and Brook Avenue

Brook Park 494 E. 141st St. At Brook Avenue CB01 Chipping Site Youth Farm Bronx, NY 10454

GreenThumb and Queens Plaza S. and Queens Plaza South CB01 Drop Off Site LRP Compound 10th St., Long Island and 10th Street City, NY 11101

9 GreenThumb en Español

Taller de Corona Navideña El Consejo de Liderazgo Juvenil GreenThumb (conocido como YLC) Aprenda a hacer su propia corona navideña natural El Consejo de Liderazgo Juvenil (conocido como YLC) es para interiores o exteriores. Todos los materiales serán diseñado para jóvenes de secundaria y universitarios provistos, incluyendo las semillas de pino y cintas para para realizar actividades de voluntariado en jardines decorar su propia corona. comunitarios de GreenThumb ubicados en los cinco condados de la ciudad. Este programa gratuito ocurre Materiales: Corona y decoraciones durante la primavera y verano del año 2017. Jueves, Diciembre 8 // 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. ¡YLC es una gran manera de hacer algo por la comunidad, MANHATTAN acumular horas de voluntariado, hacer amigos, aprender Arsenal Gallery nuevas habilidades, y pasar un buen rato! Durante el 830 Fifth Ave. 3 piso programa, se requiere que los participantes dediquen un Tren: 4/5/6 a Lexington Avenue /59th Street, mínimo de 20 horas de voluntariado dos veces al mes en N/Q/R a 5th Avenue/59th Street un jardín comunitario. Bus: M1/M2/M3 a East 67th Street, M1/M3/M4 a East 63rd Street FECHA LIMITE Jueves, Diciembre 15 // 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Voluntarios de Escuela Secundaria BRONX (14–21 años de edad): Marzo 6, 2017 The New York Botanical Garden Harding Lab, Salon 110 Mentores Universitarios: Febrero 17, 2017 2900 Southern Blvd. Para más información o para aplicar Ingrese por la entrada de Mosholu, al frente de la Contacte a [email protected], estación del Metro North Botanical Garden. Bx26 o (212) 602-5323, o visite greenthumbnyc.org. camine ocho cuadras desde la estación Bedford Park Boulevard del tren B, D o 4.

Construya un Tablero de Anuncios De acuerdo al manual de GreenThumb GreenThumb y a la Licencia En este taller usted aprenderá a construir un tablero de anuncios para invitar a sus vecinos a visitar el jardin. de acuerdo, se les recuerda Materiales: Un set completo para construir el a los grupos de jardinería tablero de anuncios que las aceras, senderos, y Sábado, Diciembre 3 // 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. BRONX cunetas dentro y adyacente St. Mary’s Park al jardin, se deben mantener 450 St. Ann’s Ave. Tren: 2/5 a Third Avenue/149 Street limpias y sin acumulación de nieve, hielo, basura, y desperdicios de plantas.

10 First Annual GreenThumb Recognition Awards Congratulations to all of the winners in the first GreenThumb recognition award ceremony at this year’s Harvest Fair on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 at Diamante Garden in East Harlem. We admire your dedication and service to the community.

Ena McPherson Hattie Carthan Community Garden 97th Street Block Association Garden 6BC Botanical Garden Know Waste Land Community Garden Brook Park Youth Farm HEALTH for Youth - Skyline Playground Community La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez Community Garden Garden Chenchita’s Angels Community Garden GrowNYC

As we put our garden beds to rest for the season, GreenThumb remembers all our beloved gardeners lost in 2016. May they rest in peace.

11 OFFICE ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS NYC Parks NYC Parks GreenThumb The Arsenal 100 Gold Street, Suite 3100 Attn: GreenThumb New York, NY 10038 830 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10065

More than 124 Million Gallons

of water are absorbed by community gardens in NYC each year. That means more water for plants and less stormwater runoff!

The rainwater harvesting tank at the Amazing Garden in Brooklyn holds up to 1000 gallons of storm water runoff from two neighboring buildings. That’s more than enough to water the garden for the whole growing season. Photo by Phillip Kester | GreenThumb

Phone: (212) 602-5300 greenthumbnyc.org Fax: (212) 602-5334 nyc.gov/parks