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“A Day in the Garden” Open House
Join us every 3rd Saturday from May through November for our Garden and Compost Open House!
Save the date for our Earth Day Open House!
Join us for the kickoff of our Community Compost Project and Gardening season on April 20th, 2013!
Our Compost Smells Like Chocolate!
That’s right… thanks to a delivery of cocoa hulls from Brooklyn’s own Mast Brothers Chocolate, our compost smells delicious!
Compost Open Hours for Winter 2012-2013
Compost Open Hours Winter schedule begins on Saturday, November 17th!
Compost Update: August!
Summer is such a great time to make compost! With the warm weather in full swing, all the summer veggie scraps from Flatbush Farm CSA members and kitchen waste from the Flatbush Reformed Church’s meal program have been sizzling in our bins.
Community Meal on Saturday August 18th at noon!
We are excited to partner with Brooklyn Jubilee to host another community meal at noon on Saturday, August 18th!
Community Composting CANCELLED on Saturday July 7th!
Due to the extreme temperatures predicted for this Saturday, July 7th, our Community Composting open hours at the Flatbush Reformed Church Complex are CANCELLED.
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 [...]
