GreenThumb Plant Starts Distribution
Get your veggie transplants and native plant starts for your registered GreenThumb garden at our annual Plant Starts Distribution on May 5th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Be sure to visit our registration page to RSVP and learn more.
Collage Garden Exhibition Opening
On May 12th from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., “Paper Garden”, an international collage show with garden-themed collages from all over the world, will be on display throughout the grounds at 6BC Botanical Garden in the East Village. On view until June 30th.
*Rain Date: May 20th*
Image courtesy from the_collage_garden.
Share Your “Art in the Gardens” Month Event
We are highlighting gardens with sculpture and murals in them, as well as creative and artistic events scheduled for next month.
If your garden is having a community art project event in the month of May, please email greenthumbinfo@parks.nyc.gov to let us know.
Request for Proposals
The Fund for Public Health in New York City, on behalf of the Building Healthy Communities initiative and NYC Parks GreenThumb, is currently accepting proposals from art organizations and individual artists interested in developing and installing art in three selected community gardens (William B. Washington Memorial Garden, Central Harlem; Canarsie Neighborhood Alliance, Canarsie; Patrick Van Doren Pocket Park, Bed-Stuy) in order to further activate public space and celebrate the strong history of arts and culture in community gardens. To learn more about this opportunity, view the Request for Proposals page. Deadline for submission is Monday, May 28th, 2018, 11:59 p.m. EST.
Community of Gardens
Community of Gardens, a digital archive hosted by Smithsonian Gardens in partnership with our Archives of American Gardens, are compiling gardening stories from gardeners or anyone who enjoys spending time in community gardens. This project was designed to preserve our country’s diverse garden heritage and they would love to see your stories! You can contribute your images, stories, videos, and oral histories related to gardens and gardening by emailing: communityofgardens@si.edu or sharing your stories through their website.
More News & Stories
• Save the Date for Harvest Fair: Saturday, 9/15 – Location TBD
• 2019 Bylaw Re-licensing Requirements Due
• New Safe Soil Gardening Practices Announced
• 2019 Bylaw Re-licensing Requirements Due
• New Safe Soil Gardening Practices Announced
Grants & Opportunities
• List your organization with the NYC Food Policy Database
• ioby: Power Up Neighborhood Match Grant
• ioby/PfP: Partnerships for Parks Crowdfunding Challenge
• The Awesome Foundation Microgrants
• ioby: Power Up Neighborhood Match Grant
• ioby/PfP: Partnerships for Parks Crowdfunding Challenge
• The Awesome Foundation Microgrants
Workshops & Events
• May 2, Queens: Sharing our Farm Traditions: Growing Korean Crops at Evergreen Community Garden
• May 8, Bronx: High Tunnel Building
• May 8, Brooklyn: Organizing for Garden Success: Bylaws (Part 2 of 2)
• May 12, Bronx: Butterfly Project NYC Native Plant Share
• May 15, Bronx: Tropical Accent Design
• May 19, Bronx: Direct Sow and Transplant
• May 19, Manhattan: Marvelous Mushrooms
• May 22, Brooklyn: Planting Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
• May 24, Brooklyn: Building Creative Structures from Your Existing Rubble
• May 8, Bronx: High Tunnel Building
• May 8, Brooklyn: Organizing for Garden Success: Bylaws (Part 2 of 2)
• May 12, Bronx: Butterfly Project NYC Native Plant Share
• May 15, Bronx: Tropical Accent Design
• May 19, Bronx: Direct Sow and Transplant
• May 19, Manhattan: Marvelous Mushrooms
• May 22, Brooklyn: Planting Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
• May 24, Brooklyn: Building Creative Structures from Your Existing Rubble
Grow to Learn Workshops
• May 9, Brooklyn: Potato Planters
• May 12, Bronx: Butterfly Project NYC Native Plant ShareDid you know that ALL our workshops are free and open to the public? You can find soil and lumber request forms at ALL GreenThumb-led workshops.
• May 12, Bronx: Butterfly Project NYC Native Plant ShareDid you know that ALL our workshops are free and open to the public? You can find soil and lumber request forms at ALL GreenThumb-led workshops.
GreenThumb Workshop Survey
Do you have ideas for GreenThumb workshops? Would you like to host a workshop in your garden, share your skills by teaching other gardeners, or simply let us know which workshops you’d like us to offer? Let us know in the GreenThumb Workshop Survey.
Access all workshop info and more in: GreenThumb’s Spring Program Guide
