PLEASE LIST through 7/14/18: EXPLORE 40+ COMMUNITY GARDENS ON “OPEN GARDEN DAY NYC”

Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP Commissioner, NYC Parks www.nyc.gov/parks

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PLEASE  LIST through, July 14, 2018 IMMEDIATE

 

 

 

 

EXPLORE 40+ COMMUNITY GARDENS ON "OPEN GARDEN DAY NYC"

 

Get outside and visit one of 40+ community gardens that will be open with activities for the public

 

First-ever Open Garden Day NYC celebrates GreenThumb's 40^th year

 

DATE:                        Saturday, July 14, 2018

 

TIME:                          11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

 

LOCATION:               40+ community gardens throughout the city, full list here.

 

DETAILS:                   Explore more than 40 community gardens throughout the city that will open their gates and hold activities like herbal medicine workshops, community stir-fries and composting demonstrations. To find participating gardens near you, visit nyc.gov/parks. All activities are free and open to the public.

   

                                    This year marks the 40th anniversary of NYC Parks' GreenThumb, which was established by the City in 1978 in response to the community gardening movement. Today, GreenThumb is the largest community gardening program in the country, with more than 550 community gardens across the city, totaling over 100 acres. GreenThumb provides materials, programming and technical support to these gardens, as well as monthly workshops. GreenThumb's 20,000 community gardeners produce more than 500,000 pounds of food each year.

 

 

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