Tuesday, May 31, 2022

(PLEASE LIST Through 6/5/2022) EXPLORE 100+ GREENTHUMB COMMUNITY GARDENS ON “OPEN GARDEN DAY NYC”

Sue Donoghue 

Commissioner, NYC Parks 

www.nyc.gov/parks  

Listing 

PLEASE  LIST through,  

June 5, 2022 

IMMEDIATE 

 

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

 

Get outside and visit one of 100+ community gardens that will be open with free activities for all ages! 

 

 

DATE:                        June 4 - 5, 2022 

 

TIME:                          10 a.m. – 1 p.m.  

 

LOCATION:               100+ community gardens throughout the city 

More information here.  

 

EVENT:                      Mark your calendars for the fifth annual GreenThumb Open Garden Day NYC on Saturday, June 4th and Sunday. June 5th (rain or shine) at community gardens across the city. Activities include arts and crafts, music performances, volunteer projects, tours, and more!  

 

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

 

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

 

Community gardens and the 20,000+ volunteer gardeners who steward them contribute to the environmental sustainability, public health, and community resilience of their neighborhoods and cities. 

 

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Press Contact: 

Dan Kastanis 

(212) 360-1311 

pressoffice@parks.nyc.gov 


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