Gardener Log In2.6 million allocated for Cooper Park!
by Alison
on Thursday, October 27th, 2011 at 9:53 am
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Money talks! Gentrifying Williamsburg finally gets park renovation
By Aaron Short
The Brooklyn Paper
The city appears poised to spend $2.6-million to turn a decaying Williamsburg park into a destination.
The redesign is part of a long-term plan by locals to improve the busy green space bordered by Maspeth Avenue, Morgan Avenue, Olive Street, and Sharon Street,…[More]
Learn to Grow more Food
by Alison
on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011 at 1:55 pm
Attend a City Farms workshop!
For more information:
www.justfood.org/cityfarms/workshops
212-645-9880 xt. 229, owen@justfood.org
Sell your garden vegetables at a farmers market!
Call Nadia for details about starting or joining markets.
212-645-9880 x. 228, nadia@justfood.org
The 4 Commandments: Composting at Red Shed.
by beccalawson
on Monday, May 23rd, 2011 at 5:14 pm
There’s four. Only four. If we follow the commandments, we’ll have great dirt and we’ll keep all of those icky pests, like flies and rats, out of the garden. Here’s the skinny:
Composting is an excellent way to reduce yoru impact on the earth. It minimizes landfill waste and produces an organic, nutrient-rich material that creates…[More]
HELP! Red Shed needs lumber. We need a volunteer
by NicoleBonneau
on Thursday, April 21st, 2011 at 11:45 am
The person that was going to go to the workshop tonight at 5:30 is sick. Is anyone available to go? We need someone from the garden to attend in order for us to receive our lumber.
Here is Isobeau’s message:
It was my plan to go to the garden in the bronx today@5.30 to request…[More]
Discount for Red Shed Members- Red Rose & Lavender
by NicoleBonneau
on Sunday, March 27th, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Kimberly from Red Rose and Lavender has offered all Red Shed members a discount for clean-up supplies at her store for this week only.
I told her that this Saturday is our first spring meeting and clean up day. She very kindly offered Red Shed members 25% off of clean-up started supplies.
This included:
spades
rakes
border forks
trowels
and possibly more.
The…[More]
Five Borough Farm Project
by Janelle
on Sunday, January 23rd, 2011 at 10:44 am
Interesting interview with one of the organizers of the Five Borough Farm Project:
http://urbanomnibus.net/2011/01/five-borough-farm/
Mulch/Compost Update from Green Thumb
by Julie
on Monday, September 27th, 2010 at 10:50 am
Hey guys,
I know we’ve all been missing our usual deliveries of mulch from Green Thumb this year – I finally got the scoop this morning from Sean Spencer at the Restoration Project (they guy who manages these deliveries for Green Thumb). They had some technical disasters this year – namely that two of their three…[More]
Port-a-potty in the house!
by Julie
on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 at 10:22 am
Get your rest on, people!
Methods for Blanching Celery
by NicoleBonneau
on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
When celery has bitter taste, chances are it hasn’t been blanched. Blanching celery is often done to prevent bitter celery. Blanched plants lack green color, as the light source of celery is blocked out, which results in a paler color.
Blanching celery does, however, give it a sweeter taste and plants are generally more tender. Although…[More]
New space for potted plants
by NicoleBonneau
on Thursday, May 6th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
Hi again,
As some of you may have seen, Mark built a nice looking area with a rock wall right next to the communal beds. He suggested that this be another area for keeping your potted plants (similar to the area in the back on top of the metal beam).
I think this is a good idea…[More]
Tutorial 1: Got an event at RSCG? Want to add it to our calendar? Here’s how
by Franck
on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
If you have an event coming up and want to make it appear on the “Upcoming Events” side-bar, this is how to do it:
Log in to your account.
On the left hand side, click on “Calendar” to display the calendar options.
Add your Event, give it a cool title and add some description. The description will be…[More]
Designers! Another project
by NicoleBonneau
on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Hi again.
I need help with another small project.
We need someone to design and make a poster/flier type thing to go inside of that small red bulletin box outside the garden. Its on the fence to the left of our entrance.
We need something with the following information on it:
-Our open hours.
-Our schedule for meetings.
-info on our…[More]
Research/Writing Project- Need Help!
by NicoleBonneau
on Monday, May 3rd, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Hello everyone.
I need a volunteer to do a small research and writing project for the garden.
A lot of us, being new members, don’t know all that much about the history of our garden. We have a section on our website called “about the garden” which is currently blank.
I have contact information for the people who…[More]
NYC Urban Garden Planting Calendar
by Franck
on Monday, April 12th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
I’ll keep this post as a sticky.
Many new members are asking what to plant and when. I’ve included a Planting calendar PDF for your own library. To avoid printing, go through the list and pick the vegetables you’d like to plant. Place it on your own calendar or jot the dates down.
Your list can have headings…[More]
