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Local students from PS 40Q and the Jamaica Children’s School plant bean seeds during a field trip at Union Hall Community Garden in Queens. Teaching youth in the garden is how we are sustaining garden legacies. Photo by Rasheed Hislop | GreenThumb

March • April • May

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EVENT CALENDAR

GreenThumb Workshops & Events

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APRIL

Starting Seeds in a Greenhouse or Indoors Saturday, March 4 / 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. BRONX

Soil Health: Prepping Beds for Spring Thursday, March 9 / 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. MANHATTAN

Organizing for Garden Success: Group Structure Wednesday, March 15 / 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. MANHATTAN

Raised Bed Design: Wheelchair Accessible Table-Top Raised Beds Tuesday, March 21 / 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. MANHATTAN

33rd Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether Saturday, March 25 / 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. BRONX

Fruit Tree Maintenance 101 Sunday, April 2 / 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. BRONX

Vertical Gardening 1: Living Walls Thursday, April 6 / 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. MANHATTAN

Organizing for Garden Success: Bylaws Tuesday, April 11 / 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. BROOKLYN

Spring Supply Distribution Saturday, April 15 / 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CITYWIDE

Building SIPS in Raised Beds Tuesday, April 18 / 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. BROOKLYN

Building a Trellis in your Garden Tuesday, April 25 / 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. BROOKLYN

Disease Prevention/ I.P.M. Thursday, April 27 / 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. STATEN ISLAND

Plant Starts Distribution Saturday, April 29 / 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m BRONX AND BROOKLYN

Planting Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes Wednesday, May 3 / 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. BROOKLYN

Butterfly Project NYC Native Plant Share Saturday, May 6 / 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. BRONX

The Power of Herbs Thursday, May 11 / 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. BRONX

Plant Giveaway / Perennial Workshop at The Battery Saturday, May 13 / 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MANHATTAN

Marvelous Mushrooms Spring Saturday, May 13 / 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. QUEENS

Making Creative Structures from your Existing Rubble Wednesday, May 17 / 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. BROOKLYN

Vertical Gardening 2: Pallet Planters Sunday, May 21 / 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. BROOKLYN

Direct Sow & Transplant Workshop Wednesday, May 24 / 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. MANHATTAN

Healthy Trees Thursday, May 25 / 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. BROOKLYN

Greening Partners

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Come celebrate the official kick-off of the

community gardening season in New York

City. The day will be packed with more

than 60 workshops on garden-related

topics including food systems education,

vegetable growing techniques, and

garden design for the present and future.

The conference will also include kids’

activities and a panel discussion on ways

to sustain your garden legacy.

For more information, visit greenthumbnyc.org

Follow us: #GrowTogetherConference2017

GreenThumb cannot guarantee lunch or a T-shirt to

walk-in participants.

Saturday, March 25, 20179:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Hostos Community College

450 Grand Concourse

Bronx, NY 10451

PRE-REGISTER TODAY!

Online:

growtogether2017.eventbrite.com

by March 23, 2017.

By Mail:

The Arsenal/GreenThumb

830 Fifth Ave.

New York, N.Y. 10065

Postmarked by Friday, March 10, 2017

In person at the GreenThumb’s office:

100 Gold St., Suite 3100

New York, N.Y. 10038

Delivered by Thursday, March 23, 2017

Day-of registration:

9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

33rd Annual

GrowTogether 2017Sustaining Garden Legacies

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Soil Health: Prepping Beds for SpringGreenThumb and NYC Compost Project

Want to learn how to keep your plants growing strong this season? Plant health is usually directly linked to the health of the soil it is growing in. We will cover soil health basics. Included in this will be different ways of checking to see how your soil is doing based upon special indicators. We will also cover the ways you can amend or prepare your soil differently in order to improve its health, thereby getting your plants to be well nourished and viable.

Thursday, March 9 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

MANHATTANDiamante Garden307 E. 118th St.Train: 6 to 116th StreetBus: M15 to 2nd Avenue/East 119th Street M15/M15-SBS/M116 to 1st Avenue/East 116th Street

Organizing for Garden Success: Group StructureGreenThumb

Disorganization creates dysfunction. In this workshop, we will discuss different examples of group structure and how they can help alleviate stressful decision-making.

Wednesday, March 15 | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

MANHATTANOasis Community Garden505 W. 52nd St.Train: A/C/E to 50th StreetBus: M11 to 10th Avenue/West 53rd Street

Raised Bed Design: Wheelchair Accessible Table-Top Raised BedsGreenThumb

Gardens should be accessible to everyone, regardless of age or mobility. This workshop will show several designs of common garden structures that ensure everyone will enjoy your garden. We will build one table-top raised bed as a demonstration.

Tuesday, March 21 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

MANHATTANM’Finda Kalunga Garden179 Chrystie St.Train: J/Z to Bowery, F to 2nd Avenue, or B/D to Grand StreetBus: M103 to Bowery/Prince Street

Receive NYC Organics Collectionin your community garden!

Compost your weeds and garden trimmings!

If your garden is in a neighborhood that receives DSNY Organics Collection, your community garden is also eligible to receive this service!

To sign up, send us a message at: on.nyc.gov/email-DSNY

Select “Organics/Compost” as your Message Topic.

DSNY will contact you to attend a training to learn how to participate. nyc.gov/organics

NYCzerowaste

Starting Seeds in a Greenhouse or IndoorsBronx Green-Up/The New York Botanical Garden,

Praxis, Urban Cultivated and GreenThumb

Get gardening early by starting your seeds in a greenhouse or sunny window. We’ll walk you through the steps of sowing, discuss what healthy seedlings need to grow into mature crops, and help you document the process by keeping good records. Garden members who attend this workshop will be eligible for vegetable, flower, and herb seeds.

Saturday, March 4 | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

BRONXPraxis Warren Residence4339 White Plains Rd.Train: 2/5 to Nereid AvenueBus: Bx39 to White Plains Road/ East 237th Street

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Vertical Gardening 1: Living Walls GreenThumb and Grow to Learn

In this vertical gardening series you will learn how to make your own living wall pouch to install on your garden fence, wall, or structure. Using felt, living wall pouches provide a fantastic way to add green to walls and small spaces.

Thursday, April 6 | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

MANHATTANEast Side Outside Community Garden 415 E. 11th St.Train: L to 1st AvenueBus: M15 to 1st Avenue/East 11th Street, M14A to Avenue A/East 11th Street

Organizing for Garden Success: BylawsGreenThumb

Disorganization creates dysfunction. In this workshop we will be discussing methods for developing bylaws and garden rules with your fellow garden members so that your group has the tools it needs for successful community building, governance and decision-making.

Tuesday, April 11 | 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

BROOKLYNUnited Community Center613 New Lots Ave. Train: 3 to Van Siclen AvenueBus: B15 to New Lots/Hendrix Street

Fruit Tree Maintenance 101Grow to Learn, Bronx Green-Up/The New York

Botanical Garden, and GreenThumb

Have you ever wondered about what you can do to get a great harvest from fruit trees in your garden? In this workshop we will cover the basics of maintaining healthy fruit trees year round with an emphasis on the current spring season. Topics covered will include pest management, pruning, use of amendments or fertilizers and best practices to maximize fruit production. Participants will have an opportunity to get hands-on practice in assessing and caring for fruit trees in an on-site orchard on the school’s campus grounds. Hand pruners will be provided to participants from registered garden groups— distribution will be limited to one pair per garden group.

Sunday, April 2 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

BRONXAdlai E. Stevenson High SchoolEcological Garden1980 Lafayette Ave.Train: 6 to ParkchesterBus: BxM8 to Bruckner Boulevard/ White Plains Road

Gardeners, teachers and students show off their finished “Living Wall” planter at LIC Roots Community Garden in Queens as part of the Vertical Gardening Workshop Series in partnership with Grow to Learn. Photo by Brittany Quale | GreenThumb

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Spring Supply DistributionGreenThumb

Pick up basic gardening and maintenance supplies for your registered GreenThumb community garden.

• You must RSVP online at www.greenthumbnyc.org or by calling our main line at (212) 602-5300 by April 1

• Let us know if another garden group is picking up on behalf of your group

• On-site pick-up only at the date and locations below

• One pick-up per garden group

• You can carpool with other garden groups that may not have access to transportation

Pick-up by RSVP from 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Walk-ins from 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. on a first-come,

first-served basis, while supplies last.

Saturday April 15 | 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

BROOKLYNNew Vision Garden590 Schenck Ave.Train: 3 to New Lots AvenueBus: B15 to New Lots Avenue/Schenck Avenue, B6 to Livonia Avenue/Ashford Street

BRONXLa Finca Del Sur/South Bronx Farmers Garden175 E. 138th St. (corner of Grand Concourse)Train: 4 or 5 to 138th Street/Grand ConcourseBus: Bx1 or Bx33 to Grand Concourse/East138th Street

MANHATTANGreen Oasis Community Garden382 E. 8th St.Train: L to 1st Avenue, F to 2nd AvenueBus: M9/M8 to Avenue C/East 10th Street

MANHATTANChenchitas Group Garden1691 Madison Ave.Train: 4 or 6 to 110th Street or 2/3 to Central Park North/110th StreetBus: M1 to Madison Avenue/East 111th Street

BROOKLYNHattie Carthan Community Garden719 Marcy Ave.Train: G to Bedford/Nostrand AvenueBus: B38 to Lafayette Avenue/Marcy Avenue, B44-SBS to Bedford Avenue/Lafayette Avenue

Building SIPS in Raised Beds GreenThumb

Learn how to build your own Sub-Irrigated Planting System (SIPS) in a raised bed. SIPS water forms below and allows plants to absorb moisture more efficiently, which saves water and helps plants build strong root systems.

Tuesday, April 18 | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

BROOKLYNChestnut Street Garden 9 Chestnut St. Train: J/Z to Jamaica Avenue/Hemlock StreetBus: Q56 or B13 to Jamaica Avenue/Cypress Hills Street

Building a Trellis in Your Garden in collaboration with East New York Farms! GreenThumb and East New York Farms

Learn techniques for building a trellis for your crops. Supporting your plants can give them better access to sunlight, provide structural support and help you plant a lot of crops in a small space. This workshop will be offered in partnership with Bangladeshi American Development and Youth Services with Bengali translation.

Tuesday, April 25 | 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

BROOKLYNBACDYS Garden 215 Forbell St. Train: A to Grant AvenueBus: Q7 to Pitkin Avenue/Forbell Street, Q8 to Liberty Avenue/Forbell Street

Aphids, Whiteflies and Slugs, Oh My! GreenThumb

Struggling with aphids, whiteflies, and other pests in your garden? Join us for an overview of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), focusing on simple organic methods for dealing with pests in your garden. Bring your own tips and tactics to share with your fellow gardeners!

Thursday, April 27 | 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

STATEN ISLANDJoe Holzka Community Garden 1170 Castleton Ave. Bus: S46, S53, S54 to Castleton Avenue/Barker Street

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Plant Starts Distribution GreenThumb

Get your veggie transplants at our annual giveaway, plus tips on square foot gardening. All supplies are for registered GreenThumb community gardens only and are available on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. On-site pick-up only. If picking up for more than one garden, you must RSVP online or call 212-602-5300.

Saturday, April 29 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

BRONXMelrose New Generation Garden160th St./Melrose Ave.Train: 2 or 5 to 149th/3rd Avenue Square foot gardening demonstration 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, April 29 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

BROOKLYNUCC Youth Farm 613 Schenck Ave.Train: 1 to Van Siclen AvenueBus: B155 or B14 to Barbey Street Square foot gardening demonstration 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Planting Potatoes & Sweet Potatoes GreenThumb

Potatoes and sweet potatoes come in all shapes and colors. Learn the secrets to planting these underground wonders with an opportunity to dig in the dirt.

Wednesday, May 3 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

BROOKLYNRockaway Student Farm514 Rockaway Ave.Train: 2/3/4/5 to Rockaway AvenueBus: B60 to Rockaway Avenue/Sutter Avenue

GreenThumb gardeners pick up plant starts at the Hattie Carthan Community Garden in Brooklyn. Photo by Phillip Kester | GreenThumb

GreenThumb is planning its workshop series for the rest of the year and we would love your input!

• What topics are of interest?• Are you able to host a workshop in your garden?• Are you able to facilitate a session?

Let us know with this survey! http://bit.ly/2lwwpy3

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The Power of Herbs GreenThumb

Herbs are powerful in treating common sicknesses as well as other aspects impacting our quality of life. Let us explore the ancient art of herbs for arthritis, asthma, diabetes, blood pressure, even beauty care and much more. Presented in partnership with Sebert Harper.

Thursday, May 11 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

BRONXBronx Sunshine Garden1768 Bryant Ave.Train: 2/5 to Jackson AvenueBus: Bx36 to East 174th Street/Bryant Avenue

Marvelous Mushrooms Spring GreenThumb/Smiling Hogshead Ranch

Fungi can be helpful in your garden and delicious in the kitchen. This class offers a peek into the fungi kingdom at large and addresses DIY indoor growing and cultivation methods with the option to transfer your fungi to your outdoor garden. In addition to a demonstration of basic propagation techniques, the class offers resources for finding mushroom materials to work with as you set about on your homegrown mycological pursuits.

Saturday, May 13 | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

QUEENSSmiling Hogshead Ranch 25-30 Skillman Ave.Train: 7 to Hunters Point AvenueBus: Q67 to 49th Avenue/25th Street

Butterfly Project NYC Native Plant ShareGrow to Learn, Bronx Green-Up/The New York

Botanical Garden, and CityParks Foundation

Join Bronx Green-Up/The New York Botanical Garden and Butterfly Project NYC to find out more about the connections between native plants and pollinators and how to encourage them in urban landscapes. This year’s workshop is part of NYC Wildflower Week. Plants will be available for pick-up to be used in schoolyards, community gardens and other public spaces while supplies last. Pre-registration is required. To register, fill out the online form at: https://goo.gl/oxrPXq or call Bronx Green-Up at 718-817-8026 by May 1 at 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 6 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

BRONXGrove Hill Community Garden797 Eagle Ave.Train: 2/5 to Jackson AvenueBus: Bx13/Bx15/Bx21 to 3rd Avenue/East 161st Street, Bx15/Bx21 to 3rd Avenue/East 156th Street

Plant Giveaway / Perennial Workshop at The BatteryThe Battery Conservancy

The Battery is home to 134,000 square feet of beautiful perennial gardens grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers. Hardy, bare-root perennials and grasses harvested directly from the gardens in The Battery will be available while supplies last for participants who sign up in advance. There will also be a workshop at 11 a.m. where participants will learn how to care for perennials and grasses from The Battery Conservancy’s Chief Horticulturalist. RSVP required; registration will open in April. Please register here: www.tbcevents.eventbrite.com

Saturday, May 13 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

MANHATTANThe BatteryEnter at the corner of State St. and BroadwayTrain: 4/5 to Bowling Green, R to Whitehall, 1 to South Ferry

GreenThumb will now offer soil and

lumber request forms at ALL workshops.

Registered gardeners in good standing will

be able to submit soil and lumber requests

regardless of what workshop they attend.

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Making Creative Structures from your Existing Rubble GreenThumb

This workshop will show the creative uses of existing garden rubble like used bricks, stones, concrete chunks, broken tiles, metal scraps, and gravel. Join us to learn how to mix mortar and lay bricks to build small garden structures, including berms, retaining walls for terraces and planters.

Wednesday, May 17 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

BROOKLYNPatchen Community Square142 Patchen Ave.Train: J/Z to Gates AvenueBus: B47 to Ralph Avenue/Madison Street or B26 to Halsey Street/Patchen Avenue

Vertical Gardening 2: Pallet Planters GreenThumb and Grow to Learn

In this vertical gardening series you will learn how to transform recycled pallets into vertical gardening structures. Pallet planters provide a fantastic way to add green to walls and small spaces. Presented in partnership with Miguel Hernandez.

Sunday, May 21 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

BROOKLYNHooper Street Garden375 S. 5th St.Train: J/M to Hewes StreetBus: B60 to South 5th Street/Hooper Street, B46 to Broadway/Hooper Street

Young gardeners plant donated plant starts from Gotham Greens in their newly created “Pallet Planter” as part of the Vertical Gardening Workshop Series in partnership with Grow to Learn. Photo by Brittany Quale | GreenThumb

project of USAGDEV, a 501(c)(3) organization

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Healthy Trees GreenThumb

Join us for a walk in the garden and beyond the garden gates to look at trees. Learn how to successfully cultivate and care for the trees in your garden. This workshop will cover multiple topics including tree identification, choosing the right tree for the right site, as well as ways to keep your trees healthy and vigorous. We will explore the ornamental features of selected species and touch on cultural practices such as pruning, mulching, watering and other characteristics such as salt-, drought-, pollution-, and compaction-tolerance. Presented in partnership with Ronen Gamil.

Thursday, May 25 | 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

BROOKLYNUnion Street Garden970 Union St.Train: S to Botanic Garden, 2/3/4/5 to Franklin AvenueBus: B48 to Classon Avenue/President Street or Franklin Avenue/Union Street

Direct Sow & Transplant WorkshopBronx Green-Up/The New York Botanical Garden

Want to grow more food in less space? Tired of struggling and/or stunted transplants? Join Bronx Green-Up/The New York Botanical Garden & GreenThumb this spring to learn how to transplant and seed crops fast and easy as we demonstrate “Production Style” transplanting and seeding in the Bronx. This workshop will focus on the prep, seeding, transplanting and care of your plants to maximize production.

Vegetable seeds will be available to participants to be used in schoolyards, community gardens and other public spaces while supplies last. Pre-registration is required. To register, email us at bronxgreenup@nybg.org or call 718.817.8026

Wednesday, May 24 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

MANHATTAN138th St. Community Garden638 E. 138th St.Train: 6 Train to Cypress AvenueBus: Bx17 to East 138th Street/Saint Ann’s Avenue, Bx33 to 138th Street/Cypress Avenue

THE GREENTHUMB YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL is a great opportunity for anyone who is 14-21 years old to participate in

community gardens throughout the five boroughs. Youth should expect

to learn how to identify plants, grow and cultivate vegetables, how to

manage a composting system and learn all that goes into gardening in

an urban environment.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 6th, 2017

FOR A COMPLETE APPLICATION OR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Diana

Pedi at Diana.Pedi@parks.nyc.gov.

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Diseño de Cama Elevada: Camas Elevadas Estilo Mesa con Acceso para Silla de Ruedas GreenThumb

Los jardines deben ser accesible a todos, sin importar edad o nivel de movilidad. Este taller mostrará los diferentes diseños alternativos para las estructuras de jardines para asegurar y permitir que todas las personas disfruten su jardin. Construiremos una cama elevada estilo mesa como demonstración.

Martes, Marzo 21 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

MANHATTANM’Finda Kalunga Garden179 Chrystie St.Tren: J/Z a Bowery, F a 2nd Avenue o B/D a Grand StreetBus: M103 a Bowery/Prince Street

Distribución de Primavera de Suministros GreenThumb

Reciba suministros básicos de jardinería y mantenimiento para su jardín comunitario registrado con GreenThumb.

• Usted debe hacer su reservación a través de www.greenthumbnyc.org o al llamar a nuestra línea principal (212) 602-5300 hasta Abril 1

• Déjanos saber si otro grupo de jardinería va a recoger los suministros en representación de su grupo

• La distribución es solo en la fecha y lugares establecidos

• Un solo paquete de suministros por jardín

• Usted puede venir con otros grupos de jardines en el mismo automóvil

Grupos con reservación puede recibir suministros desde las 10:00 a.m. hasta 12:30 p.m.

Grupos sin reservación pueden recibir suministros desde las 12:30 p.m. hasta 1:00 p.m. en orden de llegada hasta que los suministros se acaben.

Sábado, Abril 15 | 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

BROOKLYNNew Vision Garden590 Schenck Ave.Tren: 3 a New Lots AvenueBus: B15 a New Lots Avenue Schenck Avenue, B6 a Livonia Avenue/Ashford Street

BRONXLa Finca Del Sur / South Bronx Farmers Garden175 E. 138th St. (esquina de Grand Concourse)Tren: 4 o 5 a 138th Street/Grand ConcourseBus: Bx1 o Bx33 to Grand Concourse/East 138th Street

MANHATTANGreen Oasis Community Garden382 E. 8th St.Tren: L a 1st Avenue, F a 2nd AvenueBus: M9/M8 a Avenue C/East 10th Street

MANHATTANChenchitas Group Garden1691 Madison Ave.Tren: 4 o 6 a 110th Street or 2/3 a Central Park North/110th StreetBus: M1 a Madison Avenue/East 111th Street

BROOKLYNHattie Carthan Community Garden719 Marcy Ave.Tren: G a Bedford/Nostrand AvenueBus: B38 a Lafayette Avenue/Marcy Avenue, B44-SBS a Bedford Avenue/Lafayette Avenue

Construcción de SIPS en Camas ElevadasGreenThumb

Aprenda a cómo construir su propio Sistema de Riego Subterráneao para Plantas (SIPS por sus siglas en inglés) en camas elevadas. SIPS permite que las plantas absorban humedad de una manera más eficiente lo cual ayuda a ahorrar agua y a que las plantas crezcan con sistemas de raíces fuertes.

Martes, Abril 18 | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

BROOKLYNChestnut Street Garden 9 Chestnut St. Tren: J/Z a Jamaica Avenue/Hemlock StreetBus: Q56 o B13 a Jamaica Avenue/Cypress Hills Street

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Wajeedah Anderson-Beyah, jardinera de GreenThumb, recogiendo plantas en el jardin comunitario Hattie Carthan en Brooklyn. Foto por Phillip Kester | GreenThumb

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Distribución de PlantasGreenThumb

Reciba sus vegetales en nuestra distribución anual, además de un taller acerca de jardinería a pequeña escala. Esta distribución es solo para jardines comunitarios registrados con GreenThumb y disponible en orden de llegada hasta que los suministros se acaben. Un solo paquete de suministro por jardín. Deben reservar si van a recoger suministros para más de dos jardines. Por favor llame al 212-602-5300.

Sábado, Abril 29 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

BRONXMelrose New Generation Garden160th St./Melrose Ave.Tren: 2 o 5 a 149th 3rd Avenue Demonstración de jardinería a pequeña escala, 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Sábado, Abril 29 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

BROOKLYNUCC Youth Farm 613 Schenck Ave.Tren: 1 a Van Siclen AvenueBus: B155 o B14 a Barbey Street Demonstración de jardinería a pequeña escala, 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Siembra de Papas y CamotesGreenThumb

Papas y camotes vienen en diferentes formas y colores. Aprenda los secretos para la siembra de estas maravillas subterráneas con la oportunidad de cavar en la tierra.

Miércoles, Mayo 3 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

BROOKLYNRockaway Student Farm514 Rockaway Ave.Tren: 2/3/4/5 a Rockaway AvenueBus: B60 a Rockaway Avenue/Sutter Avenue

Distribución de Plantas Nativas de Butterfly Project NYCGrow to Learn, Bronx Green-Up/The New York Botanical

Garden y CityParks Foundation

Únete a Bronx Green-Up/The New York Botanical Garden y Butterfly Project NYC para identificar las conexiones entre las plantas nativas y polinizadores y cómo fomentarlos en los paisajes urbanos. El taller de este año es parte de la Semana de la Flor Silvestre (conocido como NYC Wildflower Week). Las plantas estarán disponibles hasta que se acaben y son para ser plantadas en patios de escuela, jardines comunitarios, y otros espacios públicos. Se requiere pre-inscripción. Para inscribirse, complete el formulario que encontrará en internet: https://goo.gl/oxrPXq o llame a Bronx Green-Up al 718-817-8026 hasta Mayo 1 a las 5 p.m.

Sábado, Mayo 6 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

BRONXGrove Hill Community Garden797 Eagle Ave.Tren: 2/5 a Jackson AvenueBus: Bx13/Bx15/Bx21 a 3rd Avenue/East 161st Street, Bx15/Bx21 a 3rd Avenue/East 156th Street

GreenThumb ahora ofrecerá

formularios para solicitar

tierra y madera en TODOS

los talleres. Jardineros

registrados en regla tendrán

la oportunidad de enviar

formularios sin importar

que taller atiendan.

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Hongos Maravillosos de Primavera GreenThumb/Smiling Hogshead Ranch

Los hongos pueden ser benficiosos en su jardín y deliciosos en su cocina. Esta clase ofrece un vistazo al reino de los hongos al ofrecer métodos de cultivo interior que usted mismo puede hacer con la opción para transferir los hongos a un espacio exterior como su jardín. Además de una demonstración de técnicas de propagación básica, la clase ofrece recursos para encontrar materiales acerca de hongos para que pueda usted continuar aprendiendo.

Sábado, Mayo 13 | 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

QUEENSSmiling Hogshead Ranch 25-30 Skillman Ave.Tren: 7 a Hunters Point AvenueBus: Q67 a 49th Avenue/25th Street

Creación de Estructuras Creativas con Escombros GreenThumb

Este taller demonstrará los usos creativos de los escombros que ya existen en el jardín, incluyendo ladrillos usados, piedras, pedazos de concreto, baldosa rota, trozos de metal, y gravilla. Aprenda a cómo mezclar mortero y a colocar ladrillos para construir estructuras como bermas, muros de retención para terrazas y macetas.

Miércoles, Mayo 17 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

BROOKLYNPatchen Community Square142 Patchen Ave.Tren: J/Z a Gates AvenueBus: B47 a Ralph Avenue/Madison Street o B26 a Halsey Street/Patchen Avenue

Taller de Siembra Directa y Transplante Bronx Green-Up/The New York Botanical Garden

¿Desea producir más alimentos en menos espacio? ¿Cansado de estar en apuros y/o con dificultades con sus transplantes? Únete a Bronx Green-Up/The New York Botanical Garden y GreenThumb esta primavera para aprender a cómo transplantar y cultivar semillas de una manera rápida y fácil al demonstrar el transplante y siembra “Estilo Producción” en el Bronx. Este taller se enfocará en la preparación, siembra, transplante y cuidado de sus plantas para maximizar la producción.

Semillas de vegetales estarán disponibles a los participantes para ser utilizadas en patios de escuela, jardines comunitarios y otros espacios públicos hasta que las semillas se agoten. Se requiere pre-inscripción. Para registrarse, envíe un corre a bronxgreenup@nybg.org o llame al 718.817.8026

Miércoles, Mayo 24 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

MANHATTAN138th St. Community Garden638 E. 138th St.Tren: 6 Train to Cypress AvenueBus: Bx17 a East 138th Street/Saint Ann’s Avenue, Bx33 a 138th Street/Cypress Avenue

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For those gardeners from Brooklyn who would prefer to take a bus, GreenThumb has scheduled bus pickup in two locations in Brooklyn. Departure is at 8:00 a.m. sharp! To reserve your spot on the bus, check off which site you will depart from. This form does not confirm your spot on the bus. You will receive an email or call for confirmation.

Please note: there are a limited number of seats available. Once the bus is full we will not be offering any additional seating.

Boys and Girls High School, 1700 Fulton Street, between Utica Avenue and Schenectady Avenue

Thomas Jefferson High School, 400 Pennsylvania Avenue, between Dumont and Blake Avenues

Your Name:

Telephone Number:

Email:

Number of attendees taking the bus, including yourself:

Names of all attendees taking the bus:

Questions? Call GreenThumb at 212.602.5300 or email greenthumbinfo@parks.nyc.gov

Name (list all attendees including children) Check if Under 12 Email Telephone Number

33rd Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether Mail In Registration

Please print clearly. The cost is $5 per person; kids 12 years old and under are free. Send check or money order, payable to “City Parks Foundation” under memo “GreenThumb.” If you are also signing up for bus service, please return the bus service form below.

MAIL TO: NYC Parks, Attention: GreenThumb, Arsenal, 830 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10065. Must be postmarked by Friday, March 10, 2017.

Please include all information below in order to receive confirmation.

Bus Service Form

OFFICE ADDRESS

NYC Parks

GreenThumb

100 Gold Street, Suite 3100 New York, NY 10038

MAILING ADDRESS

NYC Parks

The Arsenal

Attn: GreenThumb

830 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10065

Phone: (212) 602-5300Fax: (212) 602-5334

greenthumbnyc.orgnyc.gov/parks

Here we see one of several fruit trees in the Jackie Robinson Garden in East Harlem.Photo by Phillip Kester | GreenThumb