Earth Day at Prospect Farm
Saturday, April 24th, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
From Prospect Farm
'Tis spring!
We are off to an early start! Over the past three weeks, we have planted peas, radishes, beans, cucumbers, and a variety of leafy greens. This year more than ever we are being mindful of our soil, by rotating crops, turning over our cover crops (largely nitrogen-fixing vetch), and adding lots of compost.
We had our fruit trees pruned in early March, and we are opening up a few new small flower beds on the hillside. A group of our members will be planting heirloom flowers and vegetables with the intention of saving the seeds.
Now we invite you all to come by for our Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 24, from 11 until 2 for a number of activities:
- garden walk-through
- plant swap and stoop sale
- compost giveaway (bring your own bags!)
- more grab-and-go freebies
You can also join Aaron Morales from our compost committee for a virtual Compost 101 workshop on April 22nd and April 24 at 7 PM:
Aaron will lead you through the ins-and-outs of composting and show what happens to your food waste when you drop it off at a local compost site. Compost 101 will cover three main ways to compost, perfect for small spaces. All are welcome to join via this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85068325482?pwd= a0NxMVhiSEFMT3o5eVJlRGtCZ1lLdz 09
One of our founding members, Eileen Anderson, will also have her work displayed at the Brooklyn Quilters' Guild Earth Day Fence Show at Prospect Park West and Windsor Place from 11 until 4 on April 24th (same day as our event!). Not to be missed!
If you want to support all we do, please contribute to our GoFundMe campaign here: https://gofund.me/00a27f5f. Any amount, no matter how small or large, will be put to good use.
In addition to collecting public food scraps, we also have our own on-site composting operation; we grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs in over a dozen communal garden beds; we host public events, visiting classes, and youth science experiments; and a lot more. All of this 100% relies on volunteer labor and donated funds to keep our compost composting, our garden green, and our built infrastructure sturdy.Some of our projects for this summer include building new raised beds, improving our rainwater harvester system, installing a patio in anticipation of hosting workshops on our site, and updating our compost system in order to increase capacity.
Please help us continue to grow! And please drop by!
Location
Prospect Farm
1194 Prospect Avenue (map)
between Seeley and Vanderbilt streets
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
prospectfarmbk @ gmail.com
