Community Gardens New York

DIY Bookmarks with Linden Silent Book Club

🎨📚 Get crafty with fellow readers at our DIY Bookmarks Event! Join us for a cozy, low-pressure afternoon of reading, creativity and conversation as we design our own custom bookmarks using a variety of materials! No artistic skill required. This is all about relaxing, getting creative and meeting other book lovers in the community. Just bring yourself and your current read! All materials will be provided, as well as drinks and snacks. 11:00-11:30 - Grab a drink/snack and settle in 11:30-12:30 - Reading hour 12:30-2:00 - Bookmark making All readers and creatives welcome ✨

COMMUNITY GARDENS Beautification Day

Join us as we come together to beautify and care for our community garden. Help with weeding, planting, cleaning, organizing, and preparing the garden for a vibrant summer season. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or a first-time volunteer, everyone is welcome. 📍 Diversity Edible Farm Garden 1673 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10029 What to Bring * Comfortable clothing * Closed-toe shoes * Water bottle * Sun protection (hat, sunscreen) We Provide * Gardening tools * Gloves (limited supply)bring your gloves * Community spirit and good company 🌻 Come connect with nature, meet neighbors, and help keep our garden growing. For more information, contact: GreenThumb NYC Parks “Many hands make light work, and every seed of service helps our community grow.” Hosted by Diversity Edible Farm Garden 🌿

SIDEWALK SUPPORT HUB

EAST HARLEM COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SIDEWALK SUPPORT HUB BRINGING RESOURCES TO YOU! on these select dates June- 4th *11th* 18th * 25th @12pm We will be providing school supplies to help families get Summer Rising ready. *Child must be present* OUTSIDE OF OUR OFFICE BUILDING IN THE GARDEN SPACE WEATHER PERMITTING supported By: UNION DEFG 1673 Madison Avenue

Exploring the East Village, its Community Gardens and Immigrant History

Note that this tour that was scheduled for Saturday, May 9th has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 13th from 1pm - 4pm. **Space is set aside for new group members, first timers and 2nd timers who land on the waiting list, space permitting. If this is you please email me at hankorenstein@gmail.com to request a spot AFTER you register.** This tour is free with voluntary donation to your leader at the end via cash, venmo or zelle. **To Bring**: Water to drink, snack and sun protection. We'll have a break at Tompkins Square Park (restrooms). **Note: Please take care of business before the tour.** The Strand has a restroom tucked away on the 2nd floor. **Other restroom options** at nearby Union Square can be found at the Whole Foods market on 14th Street, Nordstrom Rack at 60 East 14th Street There's also a restroom in Union Square Park - on the East Side between 16th and 17th Streets and Barnes & Noble on the north end of the park at 33 East 17th Street. **Think Coffee a block from our meeting place at 123 4th Avenue has a restroom (need a code from a purchase receipt).** Make sure you allow extra travel time given weekend subway changes. **Tour Overview** From the days of the Yiddish Theatre to Andy Warhol’s Electric Circus and Little Ukraine, this neighborhood, formerly part of the Lower East Side is packed with immigrant and counter culture history--past and present. The East Village features the city's largest array of community gardens of any single neighborhood in the United States and we'll be sure to visit some of them, along with historic Stuyvesant Street, lively Tompkins Square Park, the Charlie Parker residence, and unique houses of worship, including St. Marks Church-in-the-Bowery, the final resting place of Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam in the mid-17th century. We'll discover traces of Kleinedeutschland (Little Germany) and will also learn about how this neighborhood has made its mark as a center for cutting edge music and theatre arts, along with the squatter’s (urban homesteading) movement and the counter-culture. Optional after party for a drink and/or a bite after the tour. Thank you for your cooperation. Hank 646-596-3005 hankorenstein@gmail.com Photo credit: Group member Ariel

Beauty in Queens: Forest Hills Gardens

One of the most elegant neighborhoods in NYC, Forest Hils Gardens was Inspired in the early nineteen hundreds by England's Garden City movement and modeled on its traditional villages. It was designed with village greens, rich foliage, and beautiful Tudor mansions. DISTANCE: 3.5 miles LUNCH: Bring your own or buy something near the meeting spot. COST: One dollar CASH ONLY TRANSPORTATION: E or F train (express) or M or R train (local) to 71st Avenue

Growing Health: A Regenerative Farm Tour in Central NJ

[Register here!](https://plantpoweredmetrony.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F43545) Head out to Central New Jersey for a one-of-a-kind immersive farm experience as we visit two inspiring regenerative farms — Cold Brook Farm in Oldwick and Ethos Farm in Long Valley — for a day of learning, connection, and fresh air. We’ll get closer to the source of our food while deepening our understanding of plant-powered living and sustainable agriculture. **The tour begins at [Cold Brook Farm](https://coldbrookfarmnj.com/)**, where farmers Jason and Deb DeSalvo will guide us through their diverse and abundant landscape. Their farm showcases permaculture in action, with over 70 varieties of nuts, grains, fruits, and vegetables. **We’ll then caravan to [Ethos Farm](https://www.ethosfarmtohealth.org/)**, 20 minutes away, a regenerative organic farm and healthcare model, where Jason and Nora Pugliese, Ethos Farm Manager, will continue the conversation. You’ll gain insight into how the production of whole plant foods grown in healthy soils serve as “living medicines” to prevent and reverse chronic disease and advance planetary health. **Following the tour, enjoy a relaxed picnic** (please bring your own lunch in a cooler) on the beautiful grounds of Ethos Farm, with the option to purchase freshly-harvested offerings from the Doctor’s Farm Market and nearby farms. Ron Weiss, MD, Ethos Farm to Health founder and PPMNY Healthcare Advisor, will join us over lunch, adding to the opportunity for meaningful discussion and connection. Participants are welcome to stay into the early afternoon, with the option to attend Ethos Farm’s [Farm & Garden Tea Social](https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/farm-and-garden-tea-social) beginning at 2:00 PM — please register for that event separately if you intend to stay. **About Our Speakers:** **Jason DeSalvo** grew up in suburban New Jersey, co-founded Strategic Outpatient Services in 1995, and continues to serve as its CEO while also contributing to several nonprofit boards and community organizations. Now a regenerative farmer at Cold Brook Farm, he combines his business background with a passion for sustainable agriculture, whole foods, and an active outdoor lifestyle. **Deb DeSalvo** began her career in New York radio before becoming a stay-at-home mother, later evolving into a Master Gardener and environmental educator focused on birds and native plants. She now supports conservation efforts through leadership roles while embracing her interests in nature, baking, reading, and family life. **Nora Pugliese** started as a backyard gardener, becoming an apprentice organic farmer in 1994 at Farmer John’s Organic Produce — the first organic farm in New Jersey. By 2000, she started her own organic CSA and ran it for over twelve years. In 2014, Nora became the farm manager at the Ethos Farm to Health, where she transitioned the farm to a certified organic operation and acquired certification from The Real Organic Project. **Ron Weiss, MD,** is board certified in Internal and Lifestyle Medicine and is Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He is the founder of Ethos Farm to Health and practices primary care in New Jersey and New York. *Presented in partnership with Cold Brook Farm and Ethos Farm to Health* **To Register:** A suggested donation of $20, though any amount is welcome. In addition to on-site purchases at the Ethos market, you can pre-purchase certified organic, regeneratively grown grains from Cold Brook Farm [at this link](https://plantpoweredmetrony.app.neoncrm.com/np/publicaccess/browseProducts.do). Please make your purchases by **Wednesday, June 17**, so they are ready to pick up that Friday. * Glenn Wheat Berries — 5 lbs. $30 / 10 lbs. $56 * Glenn Wheat Flour — 5 lbs. $34 * Streaker Hulless Oat Groats — 5 lbs. $30 / 10 lbs. $56 * Streaker Cold-Rolled Oatmeal — 5 lbs. $34 *Hulless oats are especially notable for their nutritional integrity. Unlike most commercially available oats, they require no steaming or processing to remove their hulls, preserving their full, natural nutrient content.* Cold Brook Farm t-shirts, made from 100% organic cotton grown on a small family farm in Texas, will also be available: * Short sleeve — $20 * Long sleeve — $25 *This is an outdoor event. We plan to proceed (light) rain or shine. Please dress appropriately for the weather and farm conditions, including comfortable shoes that can get dirty, sun protection, and water.* *The farm is not easily accessible by train or bus. Participants may drive out on their own or request to be part of a carpool. Contact Corey Simoneau, PPMNY’s Marketing and Outreach Coordinator, [corey.simoneau@ppmny.org](mailto:corey.simoneau@ppmny.org) with any questions about carpooling.*

Brooklyn Botanic Garden w/Lunch

Plant Powered Potluck & Demo in Astoria

[Register here](https://plantpoweredmetrony.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F43516)! Share in great company and enjoy a wholesome potluck meal with Plant Powered Metro New York when we gather at The Lifestyle Building in Astoria, hosted by Enrica Sacca, PPMNY co-founder and lead organizer. This month, we welcome special guest Shalu Nijhawan, joining us from India! A certified holistic nutritionist and plant-based consultant based in Bengaluru who has worked with the plant-based health organization SHARAN, Shalu will speak informally and lead a seasonal food demo. For the potluck, please choose a plant-based recipe with whole plant foods — whole grains, beans, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Please, no animal-based foods, vegan processed foods, white flours, or added oils, and we ask you to minimize added sweeteners and salt. If this sounds intimidating, don't worry! Contact Enrica at enrica.sacca@ppmny.org to discuss simple dish ideas or check out our recipes at: [ppmny.org/recipes](http://ppmny.org/recipes/). It's a good rule of thumb to double a recipe you would make at home! Please bring a serving utensil for your dish.

Freegan Vegetarian Feast in the Bronx

*Attendees are encouraged to participate in Wednesday’s trash tour to help rescue food to use for this Freegan Feast.* A FREE vegetarian, mostly vegan, community meal we make together with love, using the food the group rescued on the Trash Tour the night before. We’ll meet new people, reconnect with old friends, tell stories and jokes, and generally unplug from the current pent-up world. Please note that while freegans encompass a diversity of diets, our feasts are vegetarian (and mostly vegan). Arrive at 6pm to begin cooking and preparation. Plan on lending a hand in some way even if other commitments prevent you from arriving on time. Media WILL be welcome **by appointment only**, and journalists will be required to respect the wishes of those who do not want to be photographed. The home is smoke free but has dogs and cats that mostly keep to the basement.
It is wheelchair accessible with a bit of assistance. RSVP (at least a day ahead) for yourself and any guests on Meetup or to Janet at (347) 724-6954 to get the location.

Simultaneous Centuries: Birds, Roses, Buildings and Time

Did you know areas of West Harlem and Washington Heights are home to the only Heritage Rose District in the United States? And that the same areas hold the largest concentration of Audubon bird murals? You probably knew that the Manhattan grid was designed to end between these two neighborhoods and largely does, with the grid system interrupted by streets that once were farm and designed neighborhood paths, dictated by events and people of the 19th Century. Come along on an Uptown Saunter through heritage rose plantings, wandering birds, and time fluctuations. **Highlights**: Harlem and Washington Heights history, Gothic City College buildings, Stunning rowhouses of Convent Avenue, Beaux-Arts architecture, Trinity Church and Mausoleum and a few of its few of its inhabitants, an Uptown cloister, historical buildings, interspersed with seemingly random and sometimes unseen gardens and murals. **Meet**:The Forum, Broadway and 125th Street (inside) **Time**: 9:45 AM, firm start at 10:00 **End place:** 167th Street and Amsterdam Avenue **End tiime:** APPROXIMATELY 2:00 **RAIN:** Hard rain cancels or postpones. You will be informed early. *Note that this is a linear walk* with approximate route and end time, depending on the amount of stopping and picture taking. The Forum is most easily accessed by the #1 train, and a 10-minute walk from the ABCD. The ending is close to the #1 and AC lines from 168th. Check the MTA schedule for weekend changes. The Upper Manhattan nature of the walk is that there will be some hills but all paved sidewalks. **Attendance:** Attendance is limited. Please register only if you really plan to attend. If for any reason you change your mind or your circumstances change, please revise your RSVP in time for others on the waiting list to join. **Bring**: Check the weather and dress appropriately, bring sunscreen if that is your habit, and bring water. The walk is mostly on city streets, where there won't be fountains but where there will be stores. **Rest Rooms:** At the start in the Forum, in the Trinity Cemetery, and near the end on Edgecombe in front of High Bridge Park. **Breaks**: one planned lunch break about halfway, no bathrooms at the break but one shortly before. Carry a lunch or purchase something at one of the several bodegas. Hike Leaders: Text on day of only. Host: Gina (347-842-5452) Cohost: Christine (646-491-0764) Cohost: Maureen (718-954-1591)

Tour (en Español) of Brooklyn Botanic Garden

=== **español** === (English description below) Hola chicos, esta semana vamos a hacer algo diferente. Vamos a asistir a [un recorrido en español por los aspectos más destacados de la temporada](https://www.bbg.org/visit/event/seasonal_highlights_tour_spanish) en el Brooklyn Botanic Garden. IMPORTANTE: Es necesario tener un boleto para ingresar al jardín. Hay un número determinado de "entradas comunitarias" gratuitas todos los días. [Consigue tu entrada aquí.](https://www.bbg.org/tickets) Después del recorrido, encontraremos una encantadora zona para sentarnos y charlar. *(Si hace mal tiempo, esto se cancelará.)* === **English** === Hi everyone! This week we are going to do something a little different. We will attend a tour in Spanish of the highlights of the season at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. IMPORTANT: You must have a ticket to enter the garden. There is a number of free "community tickets" available every day. [Get your ticket here.](https://www.bbg.org/tickets) After the tour, we will find a lovely area to sit and chat. *(If the weather is bad, this will be cancelled.)*

Hike to Drums Along the Hudson® 🌲 Inwood Hill Park

**Let's hike the trails of Inwood Hill Park, approx. 4 miles, en route to the** **24th Annual [Drums Along the Hudson® Native American Festival and Multicultural Celebration](https://www.drumsalongthehudson.org/)**. **Meet:** Sunday, June 7, 9:30 a.m., A train/Dyckman Street. Anne Loftus Playground south of the triangle at Dyckman and Broadway. Walk through the gates and find us near the restrooms. The No. 1 (Dyckman Street stop) is three blocks east of our meeting place. **Course:** From Broadway (originally the Native American Wickquasgeck Trail), we'll head into Inwood Hill Park, where we’ll spend our time hiking many of its trails. This very scenic hike will also cover some sparsely used older trails. Terrain ranges from paved walks to unpaved forest trails, with hills (some steep), and steps. Hiking poles could be helpful but are optional. Pace is moderate. The walk will end as the Drums Along the Hudson® festival gets underway at 218th Street and Indian Road from 11-6, rain or shine, where you can enjoy: * Drummers and dancers from around the world * Pine tree planting ceremony * Native arts and crafts (vendors) * International cuisines * Storytelling and children's activities * Environmental tent **Restrooms:** Please use the restrooms in Anne Loftus Playground before we start the hike. Other restrooms at the Inwood Tennis Courts and Inwood Nature Center. **Bring:** Water, hat, sunblock, snacks. No break, but the hike ends as lunchtime approaches. BYO lunch or purchase at the event, **Return:** A train Inwood-207th Street station; entrance at Broadway/Isham. Or, the No. 1 on Tenth Ave at 215th Street and 207th Street. [In the event of rain, Drums Along the Hudson® goes on as scheduled, but perhaps without us; we'll decide.] **Contact (day of walk only):** Christine Summerson 646 491-0764 or Steve Galla 914-953-2222. (Text preferred, but please ID yourself if texting.) *You may bring a guest but you must have them sign Shorewalkers' Waiver and Release via [this link.](https://app.waiversign.com/e/659a09c1b851170012c1225c/doc/659a0cdf15c42c0012f2cdc3?eventName=Shorewalker%20Walks%202025)*