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Leaf Composting with Project LeafDrop!

Leaf Composting with Project LeafDrop!

As we did last year, Sustainable Flatbush will be participating in Project LeafDrop, holding two opportunities for Flatbush community members to get rid of any pesky leaves that have been cluttering up their lawns this fall.

Church Avenue Communal Garden's 10/10/10 report!

Church Avenue Communal Garden’s 10/10/10 report!

As part of 350.org’s 10/10/10 Global Work Party campaign to fight climate change, Sustainable Flatbush hosted an event in partnership with the Flatbush Reformed Church, the Brooklyn Food Coalition, and the Flatbush Farm Share CSA to clean up our new garden space at 890 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.

Participate in Sustainable Flatbush’s 10/10/10 Festivities!

Participate in Sustainable Flatbush’s 10/10/10 Festivities!

This Sunday from 1-4pm Sustainable Flatbush is joining with the Flatbush Farm Share CSA and the Brooklyn Food Coalition to host a garden cleanup and potluck at the Flatbush Reformed Church’s backyard.

Community Garden Potluck August 1st!

Community Garden Potluck August 1st!

Come to our upcoming Flatbush Church Garden Community Potluck, Sunday August 1st at 3pm! We will be holding this event in the future garden space, located in the backyard of the Flatbush Reformed Church at 890 Flatbush Avenue (at Church Avenue).

Garden Visioning Brainstorm Ideas

Garden Visioning Brainstorm Ideas

As Jeremy described in his last blog post, on June 16th we had part two of our brainstorming sessions for the new community garden we’re creating with Flatbush Reformed Church, in the backyard space of 890 Flatbush.

Garden Visioning Session report

Garden Visioning Session report

On Wednesday, June 16th, Sustainable Flatbush held the second of two brainstorming sessions for a new community garden to be located on the property of Flatbush Reformed Church.

New Community Garden at Flatbush Reformed Church!

New Community Garden at Flatbush Reformed Church!

Are you a gardener, or have you always wanted to get your hands in the dirt? Sustainable Flatbush is collaborating with the Flatbush Reformed Church to create a new community garden!

Flatbush CommUNITY Garden 2010

Flatbush CommUNITY Garden 2010

We are happy to announce that the Flatbush CommUNITY Garden, founded in 2008 by Susan Siegel and incubated by Sustainable Flatbush through two very successful seasons, has now evolved into an autonomous garden made up of community residents, and is no longer under our sponsorship.

Land of the Free, Home of the...Cars?

Land of the Free, Home of the…Cars?

What happens when you get 1 Brooklyn College  + extra land x neighbors who care about the environment?  A Brooklyn College community garden! Or rather, the Campus Road Community Garden.

October/November 2009: Sharifa's Report

October/November 2009: Sharifa’s Report

In my internship class the professor asked who wanted to do an environmental internship with Sustainable Flatbush and my hand shot up. After reading Sustainable Flatbush’s initiatives and looking through the vibrant website, I knew wanted to try to get an internship with this organization. So that night I went home and the first thing [...]