Friday August 12th was a busy day at the Roberto Clemente Community Garden. With the assistance of 25 volunteers from the Bank of Tokyo we built two picnic tables and four benches. We also waterproofed the gazebo and planted lots of perennials and annuals in the flower bed along the front of the garden. Thanks so much […]
Read More Bronx Gardens, Bronx Green-Up, Bronx Land Trust, NYC community gardens, Roberto Clemente Community Garden, urban land preservation, vegetable planting, vegetablesNow that late summer has rolled around its harvest time for Roberto Clemente Garden. This year’s harvest will include many fruits and vegetables including: tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, apples, cherries, pears, figs, peaches, broccoli, lettuce, beans, sweet and hot peppers, as well as a plethora of herbs.
Read More Bronx Gardens, Bronx Land Trust, community gardens, GreenThumb, harvest, NYC community gardens, Roberto Clemente Community Garden, urban gardens, vegetable planting, vegetablesYesterday, the children from the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center came to Mapes Avenue Garden to weed and plant a bed they will maintain throughout the season. The rain held off and we were able to get a good amount of planting done. Special thanks to Bronx Green-Up and Mr. Parker, from Mapes Avenue […]
Read More Bronx Gardens, Bronx Green-Up, Bronx Land Trust, Mapes Avenue Community Garden, Mary Mitchell Center, NYC community gardens, urban gardens, vegetable plantingWe had a great day at Daly Avenue Garden on Saturday. We filled new garden beds with soil and did some planting. Thanks to Harlem Hard Hats for helping to fill all the beds with soil. Thanks to Bronx Green-Up for helping with the soil and for providing a vegetable planting workshop. Finally, thanks to all […]
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