Salon Salon

December 10, 2011
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Come join us for Salon Salon on December 12th – an early evening event with a focus on community, art and gardens.

Program

6pm: A welcome to all by Nicole Jones/ Three Dimez & a Quarter salon – 212 222-7768. 18 W. 103rd St., New York, NY 10025

and Anna Lise Jensen/A Lot (of Possibilities) – www.SpaceAllOver.org

6:15pm: artist Alyssa Casey – www.alyssacasey.com/ – introduces her project of making paper from community gardens.

6:30pm: Ustream conversation on salons, community gardens and art –  click here at 6:30pm on Dec. 12th: http://www.ustream.tv/discovery/live/all?q=SpaceAllOver

7pm: Anna Lise Jensen will lead guests to the W. 104th St. Garden (half a block away) and an evening view of Morse Garden, an art installation by Robert Salanda – www.iscp-nyc.org/events/archive/iscp-talks/597/683.html

Salon Salon

PS: great news: Petra Valentova, who showed her Duck proposal at WinterSpace in 2010 and performed Disaster Cookbook in the gardens, has just been awarded a Queens Council grant to realize Duck in a Long Island City community garden.

LIC Duck

cell: 212 865-2108

www.SpaceAllOver.org

End of Season Potluck Brunch and Meeting

November 10, 2011
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Meeting and Potluck Brunch
This Sunday, Nov. 13
1-3 PM
Schneider Houses
West 102 St., btwn CPW and Manhattan Ave.

This is THE time to see fellow gardeners before winter sets in. Bring a favorite dish or beverage to share or plates, cups, napkins and utensils. (We’re in desperate need for a restock on paper goods!)

We’ll have applications for the 2012 season. Bring cash or check and sign up now to avoid stamp and mailing. Think about your committee choices and whether you would like to try out a new committee next year, or become a committee head. This is a great opportunity to put your inspiration to work.

As always, we will have a brief wrap-up meeting after the brunch. Thanks to all who helped to make the season shine.

Hope to see you there,
The Steering Committee

PS: WINTER CLEAN UP. There will be one additional, optional workday scheduled on a Saturday before Thanksgiving. It’s a good opportunity for anyone who needs a makeup task.

2nd Annual Black Farmers & Urban Gardeners Conference

October 9, 2011
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Greenthumb
2nd Annual Black Farmers & Urban Gardeners Conference
Growing Wealth, Health and Justice
October 14 – 16, 2011

The Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference connects growers, eaters and organizations across the country to nurture the health and well being of Black America and the environment as a whole. Attendees explore issues of race, class, health and food through panel discussions, workshops, films and conversations. Resources are exchanged. Ideas are pollinated. Solutions are born.

The second annual conference will be held from October 15th, 2011 9am to 5pm at Hostos Community College in Bronx, New York. Registration: $25

Oct 14th kickoff Fundraiser at Kiosk Restaurant 80 East 116th in Harlem from 6pm to 9pm.

October 16th, Farm and Garden Tour in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Newark. The Bronx Farm Tour will be during lunch on October 15th.

The Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference is organized by Black Urban Growers (BUGs), an organization committed to building networks and community support for growers in both urban and rural settings. Through education and advocacy around food and farm issues, we nurture collective black leadership to ensure we have a seat at the table.

More Information

Garden Workday is Saturday, September 10, 10am to 12pm

August 25, 2011
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Be sure to come out for the Sept 10 workday, from 10am to noon. With all the rain we have been having, it is a jungle out there, and we expect to have a lot of weeds to pull and perhaps some surprising harvests. Remember to log in your reapings to the Farming Concrete notebook.

Also, if you missed the August workday and need to schedule a makeup, please contact Noreen Whysel at nwhysel@gmail.com.

Peach Picking Time

August 10, 2011
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The annual Peach Picking party will take place two dates this year , July 30 and Sunday, August 14 from 4-6pm.

A Farming Concrete weigh station will be available to record the harvest. The peaches we collect should contribute mightily toward our federal grant weight goal!

Stay tuned for pictures!

UPDATE: The July 30 peach picking party totaled 25 pounds. Second date planned for August 14, 4-6pm. Unfortunately, someone saw renovation workers from 12 West 104th Street cutting down branches overhanging the property line. Sadly they did a careless job with a chain saw and some branches will need to be repaired. The Pruning committee is meeting at 11am on Sunday to repair the damaged limbs, so please take care when picking on the back side of the tree!

Steering, a play premiering July 22-24 in the garden

July 17, 2011
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Hello everyone,

The play, “Steering” will premier in the West 104th Street Community Garden this Friday, 6pm and continue Saturday, July 23 at 3pm & 6pm, then Sunday at 3pm & 6pm. Lillian Meredith is curating the play by Lucy Gillespie as a part of a series of plays pertaining to the Community Gardens. It’s free of charge.

For more info, check out the website: www.communitygardenproject.wordpress.com

Here is the flyer:
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=916fc3b5d047a0f191b0706dc&id=b736ee6ff5&e=

Enjoy!

Kristin

July 4 Potluck

June 27, 2011
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Next Monday, July 4th is our potluck 4th of July Party!
West Garden at The W. 104th Street Gardens
12pm until sundown/9pm

  • The larger grill will be available
  • Please bring something yummy
  • Also remember things like ice, paper towel, napkins & charcoal–and remember that charcoal that has been soaked in lighter fluid is not permitted.
  • Remember, No smoking in the garden, no intoxication or disorderly conduct
  • Children should be attended to at all times
  • Please keep the volume down (music & otherwise)
  • Thoroughly clean the BBQ & utensils at the end of the party

Most of all, let’s have some fun!!!

–Kristin Ligocki
kristinaligocki@yahoo.com

You can email me w/ questions!

Upcoming Events from Greenthumb

June 24, 2011
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Here are a couple of events recommended by Greenthumb:

Planning Your Garden for Seed Saving – Monday, June 27

It is with great pleasure that we announce a lecture and discussion with Seed Savers Exchange: “Planning Your Garden for Seed Saving” presented by GreenThumb, Horticultural Society of New York and New York Restoration Project. We hope that you will help us reach the New York City urban agriculture community by sharing this invitation with your colleagues as well as the communities that you work with.

Seed Savers Exchange curator Shanyn Siegel will lead an informative presentation and discussion on the seed saving movement and guide the audience through the basic knowledge that is needed to begin saving your own seeds. Light refreshments will be served.

This event will be held on Monday, June 27, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Horticultural Society of New York.

Please RSVP to events@nyrp.org by June 24 to reserve your seat. We look forward to seeing you there!

More Information

Register now for the American Community Gardening Association 32nd Annual National Conference
“Community Gardening Works!” – August 18-21

August 18-21, 2011
Columbia University

The conference includes, Keynote Speakers, Workshops, Garden Tours, Networking Events, Film Festival Gala Dinner & Silent Auction, Garden Bookshop

$300 Early Bird Registration until July 15, 2011 (includes ACGA membership)

First 200 registrants receive a free copy of the book “Restorative Commons. Creating Health and Well-being through Urban Landscapes,” edited by Lindsay Campbell and Anne Wiesen. 

Volunteers are eligible for $100 off registration fee.  Limited scholarships are available.

Please register at: www.communitygarden.org

June 2011 Events

June 4, 2011
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We have 2 special events scheduled so far for the month of June:

• The Flea Market will take place Saturday, June 18th at 11am. I will begin flyering this weekend for the event.

• The musician, Dian Sentino, a rhythm & soul singer will be performing on June 21st from 2pm-3pm as a part of the Make Music New York Festival. Check out her Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/BklynSoulMusic

• Also in the works, is a performance by the Autumn Horne which would be a children’s theatre production and one involving original playwrights http://www.autumnhorne.com/ and a performance by local comedian, Jason Verlaine.

Have a great weekend!

All the Best,

Kristin Ligocki
Special Events

COMPUTER & ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT

May 13, 2011
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Upper West Side Recycling Center/Columbus-Amsterdam BID*

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. (rain or shine)

Where: Amsterdam Avenue & 110th Street (south side)

The following items will be accepted:
* Working and non-working computers (laptops & desktops)
* Peripherals: monitors, printers, keyboards, mice, cables, etc.
* TVs, stereo equipment, VCRs, DVD players, cable receivers, etc.
* Cell and wall phones
* Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) – no long bulbs, please
* Flashlight-type batteries (AA, D, etc.) – please tape the ends
* Textiles (clothing, shoes, blankets, sheets, towels, etc.)

Items not accepted:
Other electronic items including appliances (such as microwaves, toasters, etc.), air conditioners, white goods, carpeting

While electronic devices are safe to use in the home or office, they do pose an environmental risk when improperly discarded. Computers, monitors, and printers have cathode ray tubes, circuit boards, and other electronic components that contain toxic pollutants such as lead, mercury, and cadmium. These electronic items are the fastest growing portion of our waste stream. Although e-waste currently makes up a small percentage of our household garbage, it accounts for about 40% of the toxins in that waste. Recycling helps keep it out of landfills, incinerators and the environment. All collected computers and electronics will go to an EPA-licensed recycler.

For more information please contact:

Columbus-Amsterdam BID: 212-666-9774 or

Upper West Side Recycling: jtwine@synerjy.com

Made possible by We Recycle

* This May 22nd E-Waste Recycling event is part of the 2nd annual Manhattan Valley
Family Days, sponsored by the Columbus-Amsterdam BID. (A second family day will be held on May 15th, from 11 AM to 5 PM.) On these two Sundays, Amsterdam Avenue will be closed to traffic between 106th and 110th Streets for family entertainment and activities for all ages, as well as demonstrations, lessons and games.