Greening Flatbush 2011

Greening Flatbush

Are you itching to grow things & work with soil?
Spring is just around the corner!

Join us for a fun-filled & information-packed afternoon. Meet your neighbors and get your hands dirty. Come out for demonstrations and hands-on workshops on a variety of gardening and urban agriculture topics, including:

* Gardening for Children
* Starting Seedlings
* Growing Mushrooms in Your Apartment
* DIY soda bottle planters
* Urban Farming with Earth Dumplings
* Composting with Worms Indoors
* How (and Why) to Join the Flatbush Farm Share CSA
* Street Tree Stewardship with Trees NY
* Brooklyn College Soil Lab


… and much more!

We will also have an information table featuring sustainability education
opportunities specifically for youth.

Snacks and coffee will be available. Bring your own mug (BYOM)!

WHEN:
WHERE:

Sunday, February 27, 2011 2:00pm – 5:00 pm
Flatbush YMCA, 2nd floor activity room
1401 Flatbush Avenue (at Rogers Avenue)

View a map of the location here.

$5 suggested donation.

A big thank you to our sponsors:



Snacks provided by Flatbush Food Coop and coffee from Qathra Cafe!


Update!

The event was a success!!! Read our intern Sarita’s report and check out the photos below: