Watering and Composting at Church Avenue Communal Garden

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Join the Church Avenue Communal Garden at the Flatbush Reformed Church in its successful first season by volunteering to water the plants, stop by to drop off compost, or just drop in any time you see people at work int he garden, and they’ll be happy to show you around.

One of the best times to stop by is Wednesday afternoons, which coincide with the Flatbush Farm Share pick-up. Volunteers are on hand for watering and composting tonight from 5-7pm, and you can learn more about the CSA as well.

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Garden Festival & Potluck Tonight

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Stop by the Flatbush Reformed Church this evening for a celebration of the growing season with a festival and potluck from Sustainable Flatbush and the Flatbush Farm Share. There will be live music, tabling from several great organizations and projects, garden tours, and a wine and tempeh tasting. Bring food or drink to share, and if possible, your own cups/plates/utensils.

Garden Spring Festival and Potluck Social
Church Avenue Communal Garden
at the Flatbush Reformed Church
East 21st Street at Kenmore Terrace
Wednesday, June 8
4 – 8pm

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CSAs Begin Distribution

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become incredibly popular in NYC. WNYC has a story about the surge of farms bringing produce to city-dwellers, noting that in 1991, just one farm did a CSA, but this year 32,000 CSA members buy produce from 105 farms. And if you’re one of those members, you’re just about to pick up your first share of the summer.

The Flatbush Farm Share partners with The Farm at Miller’s Crossing, and in the WNYC report farmer Chris Cashen notes they have provide food to almost 900 members around the city. This Wednesday, they’ll be at the Flatbush Reformed Church for their first distribution, and will celebrate the growing season with a festival and potluck, in collaboration with the newly-established community garden project at the Flatbush Reformed Church, organized by Sustainable Flatbush. So stop by, pick up your veggies, and enjoy some music and wine with your neighbors!

Garden Spring Festival and Potluck Social
Church Avenue Communal Garden
at the Flatbush Reformed Church
East 21st Street at Kenmore Terrace
Wednesday, June 8
4 – 8pm

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Big Native Planting Day at Church Garden

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

This Saturday, June 4, stop by the Church Avenue Communal Garden to do a little (or a lot) gardening! from Sustainable Flatbush:

Thanks to a very generous donation from the Greenbelt Native Plant Center, City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation, this week we’ll be receiving more than 390 individual plants of over a dozen species propagated from wild populations around NYC. We will need a BIG turnout on Saturday to clear weeds, prepare planting beds, and get the plants in the ground! That means, we need YOU!

Chris Kreussling (aka Flatbush Gardener), Director of our Urban Gardens and Farms Initiative, will be there to share his abundant knowledge of native plants and their important role in New York City’s ecosystem. So this is a great opportunity to get your hands dirty, help beautify a historic site in the heart of Flatbush, AND gain some knowledge about our urban environment. You know you don’t want to miss this one!

Native Planting Day at the Church Avenue Communal Garden
Saturday, June 4th, 11am-4pm
Flatbush Reformed Church
Enter at East 21st Street and Kenmore Terrace

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Garden Spring Festival and Potluck Social

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

The newly-established community garden project at the Flatbush Reformed Church, organized by Sustainable Flatbush, is joining with the Flatbush Farm Share to celebrate the growing season with a festival and potluck on Wednesday, June 8:

Now that the school year is ending and the CSA season is beginning, we wanted to create an opportunity for neighbors to learn about the CSA and CSA members to learn about the garden; so we’re co-hosting a Spring Festival and Potluck with lots of fun activities. We’ll have ice-breakers and nametags to help mingling, and Sustainable Flatbush and CSA core-volunteers will be there to host.

Everyone is welcome to this family-friendly community event, come celebrate with us!

ACTIVITIES:
–Info tables and workshop topics will include community gardening, composting, recycled art, CSA volunteering and more!
–Wine tasting provided by CSA wine supplier T.B. Ackerson Wine Merchants
–Live music (to be announced)

WHAT TO BRING:
–Please bring some finger food and/or drinks to share. Any cups, plates, utensils, or napkins as needed would be welcome.
–A picnic blanket might be helpful to set up your goodies.
–If you choose to make something, you might like to include a recipe card and info on whether the food is vegetarian/vegan/gluten-free etc.
–CSA members, don’t forget your grocery bags and egg cartons, since you’ll be picking up your veggies/extra shares too.

Come for a tour of the garden, check out the CSA (it’s not too late to join!), and make new friends!

Garden Spring Festival and Potluck Social
Church Avenue Communal Garden
at the Flatbush Reformed Church
East 21st Street at Kenmore Terrace
Wednesday, June 8
4 – 8pm

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Church Garden Workday Saturday

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

Stop by the Church Avenue Communal Garden this Saturday, May 28, for a tour or to do a little digging or compost turning:

We will have a short and very laid-back workday this Saturday for those who would like to stop by for some watering, a tour if you haven’t been to the garden in a while (lots of exciting change happening!), and a chance to add your food scraps to our compost bins.

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Garden Mascot

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

A very friendly cat has been hanging around the area surrounding the Church Avenue Communal Garden. Hopefully someone’s looking out for him! Also, the garden is coming along nicely. If you’re in the neighborhood, be sure to stop by on Wednesday, June 8, from 4-8pm for the Spring Planting Celebration.

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Church Garden Planting and Potluck

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

This Saturday, May 21, from 11am-4pm, join Sustainable Flatbush at the Church Avenue Communal Garden (Flatbush Reformed Church, at Kenmore Terrace and East 21st Street) for a Spring Planting and Potluck.

This is our second installation of spring planting days at the the Church Avenue Communal Garden. We’ll focus on beautifying the Church Avenue streetscape and preserving our urban ecosystem with plants that are native to the New York City region. Enjoy a beautiful day outdoors at the historic Flatbush Reformed Church! A composting demonstration and workshop will be held from 11-12. Bring food or drinks to share with your fellow gardeners.

If you’re interested in learning more about how to get involved in the garden, stop by Sycamore tonight at 6pm for a garden planning meeting, which will be followed by Dirt Talk 4: Native Plants at 7pm.

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Upcoming Events at Church Garden

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Upcoming events taking place at the Church Avenue Communal Garden, in the backyard space of the Flatbush Reformed Church, at Kenmore Terrace and East 21st Street.

TOMORROW: Wednesday, April 27, 4pm – 7pm
Edible Garden Build
Help us construct the edible garden area, which will include vertical structures and sub-irrigated planters created from recycled materials. Come see what youth from our after-school program have been up to, and help us create this garden space made almost entirely of found materials!

Saturday, April 30, 11am – 4pm
First Spring Planting!!!
This is our first installation of spring planting days at the the Church Avenue Communal Garden. Come celebrate spring with us!

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Church Avenue Communal Garden Workday

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Stop by the garden tomorrow, Saturday, April 16, from 11am to 3pm to help prep the soil for planting and to set up the new compost bin.

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