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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Garden Workday at It's All About Brownsville
ORGANIZATION: NYC Parks GreenThumb
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
It's All About Brownsville is an active community garden in Brownsville, Brooklyn, engaging neighbors, young people, and local organizations in food cultivation, environmental sustainability, and community advocacy.
On this workday, volunteers will assist GreenThumb gardeners and staff in building new raised beds and installing low tunnels for growing and distributing food to the community. Everyone is welcome to join, learn, and practice basic carpentry skills, including the use of power tools. Gloves and tools will be provided. Please bring water, snacks, and clothes and shoes/boots that you don’t mind getting dirty. Note that this activity is outdoors and may involve bending, kneeling, and lifting heavy materials.
Date: Monday, November 11, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: 754 Thomas S Boyland St, Brooklyn 11212 (between Livonia Ave & Riverdale Ave)
Sign up here:
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/11/11/volunteer-workday-its-all-about-brownsville
Groups should contact the volunteer coordinator at Kyleen.Sanchez@parks.nyc.gov before signing up.
This event is hosted by NYC Parks GreenThumb. We are proud to be the nation’s largest urban community gardening program, sustaining over 550 gardens throughout New York City. With GreenThumb’s support, community gardens are centers of environmental justice, ensuring that our city is fairer, safer, and greener for all. GreenThumb’s events are free and open to the public.
More opportunities with NYC Parks GreenThumb
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About NYC Parks GreenThumb
Location:
100 Gold Street, Suite 3100, New York, NY 10038, US
Mission Statement
Established in 1978, GreenThumb is proud to be the nation's largest urban gardening program, sustaining over 550 community gardens and supporting thousands of volunteer gardeners throughout New York City. GreenThumb gardens create hubs of neighborhood pride and provide a myriad of environmental, economic and social benefits to the neighborhoods in which they thrive. GreenThumb's mission is to support and educate community gardens and urban farming across the five boroughs, while preserving open space. By providing free garden materials, technical assistance, educational workshops, and seasonal programs, GreenThumb supports neighborhood volunteers who steward community gardens as active resources that strengthen communities.
Description
GreenThumb was initiated in response to the city’s financial crisis of the 1970s, which resulted in the abandonment of public and private land. The majority of GreenThumb gardens were derelict vacant lots renovated by volunteers. These community gardens, now managed by neighborhood residents, provide important green space, thus improving air quality, bio-diversity, and the well-being of residents.
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Environment
WHEN
Mon Nov 11, 2024
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
WHERE
754 Thomas S Boyland StreetBrooklyn, NY 11212
(40.66198 ,-73.91197 )
DATE POSTED
October 29, 2024
SKILLS
- Farming
- Gardening
- Horticulture
- Carpentry
- Woodworking
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- Public Groups
- Private Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- 3 hours
- Volunteers should be ready to work with power tools. Guidance will be provided.
Private Group Details
- Group Size Range 5 - 10
- Event can be held at organization location(s)
- No Donation
- Groups can inquire about donating directly with the garden group.