The environmental education idea is simple: build a communal garden, combine it with a series of wonderful lessons, and then invite community members—schools, senior and day care centers, families, and organizations—to work on their gardens and cultivate valuable benefits.
We serve over 2,850 community members, children, and teachers through school, out-of-school and summer programs. The program is open to groups that are within close proximity to (e.g. close walking distance) the gardens. All scheduled classes, workshops, and events take place in local parks: at Grove Hill Community Playground in the Bronx, the Umoja Community Garden in Brooklyn, in Liberty Park in Jamaica, Queens.
Check out CityParks Learning Gardens on a Worldly Scale at www.WorldFoodGarden.org.
Join us!
Saturday, October 17th for Fall Harvest @Liberty Park Learning Garden 173rd Street & 107th Avenue in Jamaica, Queens. Savor the bountiful flavors of the garden at summer’s end. 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Saturday, October 24th for Party in the Pumpkin Patch @ UMOJA LEARNING GARDEN Corner of Broadway & Putnam Avenue, Bushwick/Bedford Stuyvesant. A spooktacular time to harvest and decorate your own pumpkin and plant some fall flowers. First come, first serve. 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Saturday, October 24th for Party in the Pumpkin Patch @ Grove Hill LEARNING GARDEN Located on the corner of 158th Street and Eagle Avenue. A spooktacular time to harvest and decorate your own pumpkin and plant some fall flowers. First come, first serve. 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm.
