Open Garden Day NYC — Saturday, July 14

To help celebrate the 40th anniversary of Green Thumb, NYC Parks’ community gardens program, 75 community gardens will open their gates to the public on July 14 from 11 a.m to 3 p.m., rain or shine.  BANG gardens will participate with music, compost demonstrations, a visit to the chicken coop, a guide to beekeeping and more. Please join us!  For more information, and a complete list of locations, visit Open Garden Day NYC page.

Here’s what’s happening at our gardens.

6/15 Green @ 6th Ave. and 15th St., Brooklyn

Children’s Concert — 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: — The Sparrow Sisters and Brooke Dramer

Festivities — 11 a.m. to  3 p.m.:  Open Air Art Exhibit with artist Bob Hagan. 1 p.m.: Art Installation with Miguel Ayuso. 1:30 p.m.:  Printmaking Demo with Sandrine Gigon. 1:30 p.m.: Guided Meditation with Elena Tate.

Educational Series and Q&A — 2 p.m.: Plastics – Updates & Alternatives with Makrand Bhoot. 2 p.m.: Lifestyles of Urban Bees with Jessica Katz (see photo). 

For more details, click here. 

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Pacific Brooklyn Bears Community Garden @Pacific and Flatbush Ave.

Gates open 11 a.m. for self-guided tours; 

1 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Compost Demonstrations by Jon Crow

 

 

 

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Prospect Heights Community Farm @252-256 St Marks Ave. off Vanderbilt, Brooklyn

11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free Terrarium Build-Along — Please bring an old mason jar or candle holder if you have; 

Plus: Garden tours, compost demos and plant giveaways

 

 

 

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