(PLEASE LIST through 8/1/2020) GREENING, DIGITALLY: NYC PARKS GREENTHUMB HOSTS VIRTUAL OPEN GARDEN DAY NYC

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

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PLEASE LIST through August 1, 2020 IMMEDIATE

 

 

 

GREENING, DIGITALLY: NYC PARKS GREENTHUMB HOSTS VIRTUAL OPEN GARDEN DAY NYC

 

DATES:                      Saturday, August 1, 2020

 

TIME:                          11 a.m. – 2:35 p.m.

 

VIRTUAL

LOCATIONS:             NYC Parks GreenThumb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenThumbNYC/

 

NYC Parks GreenThumb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenthumbgrows/

 

EVENT:                      This year, due to concerns surrounding COVID-19, NYC Parks GreenThumb’s annual Open Garden Day NYC will be hosted as a weeklong online virtual celebration!

 

Beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 1, GreenThumb will host a special day of programming on Facebook & Instagram Live at Brooklyn Bears Carlton Ave. Garden. This online-only event will include gardening workshops, live music, virtual garden tours, and more!

 

GreenThumb will also host a series of virtual garden tours across NYC throughout the week leading up to Open Garden Day on its Instagram and Facebook pages.

 

More information can be found at: https://greenthumb.nycgovparks.org/gardenevents.html?qs=2020/08/01/open-garden-day-nyc

 

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

pressoffice@parks.nyc.gov

(212) 360-1311