BIG Garden Work Day/Community Meal this Saturday, June 23rd!
Join friends, neighbors and volunteers for another exciting workday this Saturday at our Community Garden and Urban Farm, located on the historic grounds of the Flatbush Reformed Church Complex.
From Garbage to Gardens: Compost Update
While summer is taking a slow start, our compost has been steaming up! This year from January until June we’ve processed over 1,600 lbs of organic waste from Saturday weekly drop offs. Now we’ve added additional open hours on Wednesdays from 5:30pm -8pm, during the Flatbush Farm Share CSA distribution. We take “garbage” that would [...]
Celebrate National Pollinator Week with Sustainable Flatbush!
June 18-24, 2012 has been designated National Pollinator Week by the U.S Department of Agriculture, and we’ve scheduled a Pollinator Education workshop at our BIG Garden Work Day this Saturday, June 23rd! We’ve also joined the National Pollinator Week campaign by signing the Xerces Society‘s Pollinator Protection Pledge. As urban gardeners and pollinator protectors, here’s what [...]
Music and Dinner: A GREAT way to end Greening Flatbush!
What better way to end the day’s events at Greening Flatbush than with LIVE MUSIC, followed by a delicious Community Meal! Listen to a preview of Gaitambó here!
The Greenest Block in Brooklyn to be honored at this Sunday’s Greening Flatbush!!!
For the first time, at Greening Flatbush 2012 Sustainable Flatbush will honor an organization that we believe embodies the theme of the event — Garden Where You Are. The 300 East 25th Street Block Association, aka The Greenest Block in Brooklyn, will be the recipients of this year’s Greening Flatbush award.
Look Who’s Coming to Greening Flatbush 2012!
Our 4th annual Greening Flatbush: Garden Where You Are is this Sunday, March 25th! Over 30 groups/organizations (more than half of them from our own Flatbush neighborhood!) will be present with hands-on activities/demos to talk about their projects or simply share a skill with you!
Greening Flatbush 2012: Garden Where You Are!
Greening Flatbush is back, Sunday March 25th. Get involved! Sustainable Flatbush will host our 4th annual Greening Flatbush: Garden Where You Are, on Sunday, March 25th at 2pm.
Greening Flatbush 2012 – Get Involved!
You can get involved with Greening Flatbush 2012 by volunteering or becoming a sponsor! Partner with us – Become a Sponsor We offer a range of sponsorship opportunities that helps your business or organization gain enhanced visibility, brand awareness, and access to potential customers from all over Brooklyn. Join the Party – Be a Volunteer Volunteers are [...]
BIG Native Planting Day, June 4th!
This Saturday, June 4th, from 11am-4pm, Sustainable Flatbush will greatly expand the native plant gardens already underway at the Church Avenue Communal Garden at the Flatbush Reformed Church.
Brooklyn Dirt #4: Monthly Talks on Urban Farming and Gardening
On Wednesday, May 18, Prospect Farm and Sustainable Flatbush are proud to present Brooklyn Dirt: Monthly Talks on Urban Farming and Gardening. Talk Four: Native Plants with Speakers Mariellé Anzelone (Executive Director, Founder, NYC Wildflower Week) and Chris Kreussling (aka Flatbush Gardener)
