Promoting sustainable living in our Brooklyn neighborhood and beyond.
This Saturday, June 2nd, we’ll be proudly participating in the New York City Community Garden Coalition’s Occupy the Land UnConference! We’re hosting two workshops at our urban farm and native plant garden:
Sustainable Flatbush is kicking off our gardening season with a Garden Team Meetup on April 24th! Interested in native plants and gardening, growing organic food, or do you simply enjoy getting your hands dirty?
~ We never take for granted those who most deserve our gratitude: our volunteers! ~
This year’s Greening Flatbush was one of our biggest undertakings to date. We found ourselves adding more twists like the sustainable art component, live music, and a tasty community meal, but faced being short-staffed for this adventure. Since our non-profit organization is run by local volunteers, we relied on the help of other community volunteers and groups like New York Cares and TimeBanksNYC to produce a successful event.
~ How beautiful a day can be when kind hearts touch it! ~
Although the weather wasn’t on our side, the positive feedback we received from those who attended and participated was awesome. Everyone had a fabulous time at the event, we all networked with great people and organizations, and the donations we received helped cover the cost of Greening Flatbush.
The success of this event is due in large part to our wonderful volunteers and their efforts. For all the volunteers listed below, we couldn’t have done it without you!
Adam Weber
Allison Braham
Athena Bernkopf
A. Victoria Hunter (TimeBanksNYC)
Brian Batka
Carole Silverman (TimeBanksNYC)
Cori Carl (New York Cares Team Leader) and 10 New York Cares Volunteers (Shift 1)
Dolores Henry (TimeBanksNYC)
Elena Tenchikova (TimeBanksNYC)
Ellen Lehman (TimeBanksNYC)
Emmelyne Louis
Engin Karabagli
Ilana Yamin
Jamey Ellis
Jean Baptiste Joseph (TimeBanksNYC)
Jimmy Ng (TimeBanksNYC)
Karana White
Kevin Butrick (TimeBanksNYC)
Laura Vladimirova
Madeline Schwarz
Metsha Renois (New York Cares Team Leader) and 12 New York Cares Volunteers (Shift 2)
Mona Kidd (TimeBanksNYC)
Natalia Sucre
Phil Shipman
Rosalia Lucero
Sonaz Safari
Stephen Anh
Tamara Leighton
Tracey Sharpe
Tricia Ang
Veena Muthusamy
Veena’s Mom and Aunt
Vivian Vivas
And a special thank you goes out to the talented Community Meal Specialists:
David Cohen
718 Collective – Berlin Reed, Jesse Gold, Cresta White
Barry Schwartz
Margaret Dunn-Carver and Jeff Campoli
~ We (heart) our volunteers ~
SF Team
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.
Hi Volunteer Enthusiast! If you’re interested in composting, gardening, or simply want to get your hands dirty with some friends, join the Sustainable Flatbush Compost Team!
Now that you’re ready to start composting, here’s an initial list of things to get you started:
Please bring:
Celebrate Valentine’s Day by supporting our composting project at the Flatbush Reformed Church! (more…)
My name is Lou Wright, and I’m incredibly excited to be working with Sustainable Flatbush on their projects at the Church Street Communal Garden. As a gardener, a composter, an urban forester, and a Flatbush resident, I hope that I can bring skill and enthusiasm […]
