We are a group of community people, community gardeners, and environmental and social justice activists who promote the development and preservation of community gardens as well as the cultivation of fallow land in NYC.

More Gardens! seeks new office/work space!!

Dear friends,

More Gardens! needs your astute help.

The existing More Gardens! building, in the South Bronx is unexpectedly being sold, and we have sadly said goodbye to it.

We would love to find a donated or super cheap office location in the South Bronx or Harlem which would be accessible to all people. Please see below for details regarding requirements and preferences.

If you have any leads or ideas, please contact Lovaeta at 917-279-3229 or Aresh at 917-518-9987.

Thank you very much.

Requirements:

Permaculture Class in the South Bronx

Permaculture Class in the South BronxRock & Courtlandt Community Gardens
Permaculture Design and Workshop! All invited!


Rock & Courtlandt Community Gardens have been chosen as the two sites in New York City for this exciting, informative, and hands on permaculture workshop.



Permaculture investigates how food production, water use, lay of the land, animal habitation, building structures, and various other systems can work together to create a healthy life enhancing whole. This is a hands on class so get ready to get dirty.


NYCCGC - Community Gardeners Coalition Mgs! Usually Every Third Thursday of the Month at 6 pm

 

Third Thursdays of the Month

6:00pm – 8:00pm

 

Help us revitalize
the unified voice of community
garden citywide, and work with us
to preserve and strengthen your
garden—and all gardens.


More information: 212.926.8648 or email nyccgcinfo@yahoo.com

 

 

 

May 2008 22nd Thursday.

Update, El Flamboyan - Parks Upholds Attorney General's agreement. (Bronx Parks taking over permanent active community gardens?)

El Flamboyan Community Garden Meeting

a
rranged by State Senator Serrano at the Congressmember Serrano’s Office

attended by:

State Attorney General's office of Environmental Protection; Gordon Johnson

State Senator Jose Serrano: El Tejumade Ajaiyeoba community Outreach &

Brian Levingston Community Liaison

El Flamboyan Community Garden: Gloria Feliciano & Fernando Rodriguez,

Parks Assistant Commissioner: Jack Linn

Call Councilperson Gerson and Join the Garden....Rally Saturday 16th 4.30pm to "Preserve Children's Magical Garden"

Minutes from the Town Meeting with Councilmember Gerson's representatives Regarding the Future of the Children's Magical Garden de Carmen Rubio

Pueblo Unido Press Conference

Press Conference and Memorial for the hurtful destruction of Pueblo Unido,
and partial destruction of 110th Street Block Association community garden.

Made Permanant will be renovated this Spring!....Pueblo Unido Community Garden Illegally Destroyed

Harlem Under Siege! Two Community Gardens. One completely razed, the other partially destroyed, stopped by police - for now!
This is in complete disregard of the law set for these GreenThumb gardens.

Press Conference Monday Afternoon 2pm: at the Pueblo Unido community garden (Madison btw 111th & 110th Streets) Visit All day Monday.

Urgent calls:

1. The Mayor! 311
- Preserve all endangered community gardens in Harlem and city wide!

Encampment - Nuevo Esperanza Community Garden

Update on Nueva Esperanza

Call the Mayor - Nueva Esperanza !!!

How can you help?

Call the Mayor at 311 and ask that
1- Community gardens are included in the final plans
2- Include 50% low income and 30% middle income units in construction
3- Insist that the developers meet with affected community groups and meet their needs

NYS Office of Community Gardens

New York State Office of Community Gardens


The NYCCGC committee has been working with a larger group, including More Gardens!, Just Food and The Hunger Action Network of NYS, to reactivate the New York State Office of Community Gardens and to strengthen community gardens statewide.
Committee members recently visited Albany to ask State Senate and Assembly members to renew funding for the office.

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