Mark your calendars! The Farming Concrete team has been working busily behind the scenes to get ready for 2011, a brand new gardening season. Come learn how to keep records and estimate your garden’s yield at our upcoming workshops: March 12: “Citizen Science: Growing Greener Communities through Research and Action” at Making Brooklyn Bloom, Brooklyn Botanic … Continued
By Mara Gittleman Two new resources for community garden info in NYC!! Last month, GrowNYC and GreenThumb (NYC Dept. of Parks and Recreation) released a comprehensive report about community gardens in New York City today. The report comes from a survey issued in 2009 and the first half of 2010, sent to 500 community gardens, … Continued
The last of the winter greens and root veggies are bearing the frost and waiting to be picked. As the final harvest logs of 2010 roll in, we want to take a moment to step back and reflect on this season’s bounty – by nearly all accounts a good year for tomatoes and other heat-loving … Continued