(PLEASE LIST through 7/20/2019) EXPLORE 100+ 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 20, 2019 IMMEDIATE

 

 

EXPLORE 100+ COMMUNITY GARDENS ON "OPEN GARDEN DAY NYC"

 

Get outside and visit one of 100+ community gardens that will be open with activities for the public

DATE:                        Saturday, July 20, 2019

 

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

 

LOCATION:               100+ community gardens throughout the city.

More information here.

 

EVENT:                      Explore more than 100 community gardens throughout the city that will open their gates and host FREE activities and entertainment including arts and music, greening and composting tutorials, gardening workshops, and much more!

 

DETAILS:                   GreenThumb is the largest community gardening program in the country, with more than 550 community gardens across the city, totaling over 100 acres.

 

                                    GreenThumb, established in 1978, provides programming, material support, and technical assistance to community gardens in New York City.

 

                                    GreenThumb's 20,000 community gardeners produce more than 500,000 pounds of food each year.

 

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Press Contact:

Dan Kastanis

(212) 360-1311

pressoffice@parks.nyc.gov