MOSAICS WORKSHOP AND PLANT WORKSHOP AND COMPOSTING AT AVENUE C PLAZA THIS WEEKEND, PLUS SEVERAL WEEKLY WEEKDAY ACTIVITIES (FREE)

 

 

From ArtBuilt Mobile Studio:

This week at Avenue C Plaza! Join us for weekday afternoon activities, a Saturday mosaics workshop with The Singing Winds, and a Sunday Plant Workshop with Susan Braverman, including composting information from BigReuse/DSNY! 

See the Kensington Culture website for upcoming community events at Avenue C Plaza, Kensington Plaza, and neighborhood playgrounds, schools, and more. 

 

Location

Avenue C Plaza

556 McDonald Avenue

at Avenue C

Kensington, Brooklyn

(map)

CULTURAL PLANTING WORKSHOP (FREE)

Cultural Planting Workshop

Saturday, June 2nd, noon to 4:00 p.m.

Susan Braverman will lead a free planting and gardening workshop for adults and children that is focused on herbs and vegetables from around the world.

Learn how to take cuttings and grow plants at home. Each participant can take home two cuttings for their own garden or window-sill.

Susan, a Kensington resident and co-founder of The Greenworks Team, is a Horticultural Therapist Master and founder of Urban Oasis, a rehab program that includes an inner city farm, two greenhouses, and a farmers market.

Location
Avenue C Plaza
Avenue C at McDonald Avenue
Kensington, Brooklyn

FREE HERB PLANTING WORKSHOP WITH SUSAN BRAVERMAN, HORTICULTURAL THERAPIST

Herb Planting Workshop with Susan Braverman,

Horticultural Therapist (free)

Saturday, May 12th, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Susan Braverman leads this free workshop during which participants learn about herbs, how to start them from seed, how to separate and plant, and how to care for the seedlings.During this hands-on workshop you will work with herbs that can be grown indoors or outside, under grow lights or on window sills. 

Adults and families are welcome to attend. Supplies will be provided.

Participants will take home two herbs, to be planted in their gardens or placed indoors.

Space is limited, so registering is recommended. Register by phone by calling (718) 686-9707 or online at www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar.

Support for this program is made possible by Brooklyn Public Library’s partnership with Zipcar. The Zipcar program raises funds for BPL branches and allows patrons to reserve shared vehicles at their local libraries. 

Location

Windsor Terrace Library

160 E. 5th Street

corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
 

GROWING HOUSEPLANTS FROM CUTTINGS (FREE)

Growing Houseplants from Cuttings with Susan Braverman

                Saturday, April 21st, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Learn how to start vigorous new houseplants expertly from cuttings. Start or increase your plant collection without spending any money!

In this free, interactive workshop led by Susan Braverman, participants will learn how to

• make cuttings using various methods,
• root cuttings in water/soil, and
• care for their plants.

Each participant will take home two potted plants and a how-to guide on cutting propagation. Supplies for the class will be provided.

Adults and families are welcome to attend.

Limited space. Call 718.686.9707, or register online at www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar. Free.

Susan Braverman is a Horticultural Therapist Master and founder of Urban Oasis, a rehab program that includes an inner city farm, two greenhouses and a farmers market. In a partnership between the nonprofit GreenWorks Team and Brooklyn Public Library she has worked with neighborhood residents and people with disabilities on community gardening projects.

This program is made possible by ZipCar.  

Location 
Windsor Terrace Library
160 E. 5th Street, off Fort Hamilton Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-9707
http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/windsor-terrace

FREE HERB PLANTING WORKSHOP

Growing Houseplants from Cuttings with Susan Braverman

                Saturday, April 21st, 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Learn how to start vigorous new houseplants expertly from cuttings. Start or increase your plant collection without spending any money!

In this free, interactive workshop led by Susan Braverman, participants will learn how to

• make cuttings using various methods,
• root cuttings in water/soil, and
• care for their plants.

Each participant will take home two potted plants and a how-to guide on cutting propagation. Supplies for the class will be provided.

Adults and families are welcome to attend.

Limited space. Call 718.686.9707, or register online at www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar. Free.

Susan Braverman is a Horticultural Therapist Master and founder of Urban Oasis, a rehab program that includes an inner city farm, two greenhouses and a farmers market. In a partnership between the nonprofit GreenWorks Team and Brooklyn Public Library she has worked with neighborhood residents and people with disabilities on community gardening projects.

This program is made possible by ZipCar.  

Location 
Windsor Terrace Library
160 E. 5th Street, off Fort Hamilton Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-9707
http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/windsor-terrace

GROWING HOUSEPLANTS FROM CUTTINGS WITH SUSAN BRAVERMAN

Growing Houseplants from Cuttings with Susan Braverman

                Saturday, April 22nd, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Learn how to start vigorous new houseplants expertly from cuttings. Start or increase your plant collection without spending any money!

In this interactive workshop, led by Susan Braverman, participants will learn how to

• make cuttings using various methods
• root cuttings in water/soil
• care for their plants

Each participant will take home two potted plants and a how-to guide on cutting propagation. Supplies for the class will be provided.

Adults and families are welcome to attend.

Limited space. Call 718.686.9707, or register online at www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar. Free.

Susan Braverman is a Horticultural Therapist Master and founder of Urban Oasis, a rehab program that includes an inner city farm, two greenhouses and a farmers market. In a partnership between the nonprofit GreenWorks Team and Brooklyn Public Library she has worked with neighborhood residents and people with disabilities on community gardening projects.

This program is made possible by ZipCar.  

Location

Windsor Terrace Library 

160 E. 5th Street, off Fort Hamilton Parkway 

Brooklyn, NY 11218  

(718) 686-9707 

http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/windsor-terrace

POT A FIG TREE (FREE)

 Fig Tree Potting Workshop with Susan Braverman

 Saturday, May 21st, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

In this free hands-on workshop, Horticultural Therapist Master Susan Braverman will teach people how to grow a fig tree. During the workshop, you'll pot a sapling to take home. Fig trees thrive in small space and in containers.

Adults and families are welcome to attend. Supplies will be provided. Space and supplies are limited. Click here to register or call the library at (718) 686-9707.

About Susan Braverman
Susan Braverman is a Horticultural Therapist Master and founder of Urban Oasis, a rehab program that includes an inner city farm, two greenhouses and a farmers market. In a partnership between the nonprofit GreenWorks Team and Brooklyn Public Library, she has worked with neighborhood residents and people with disabilities on community gardening projects.

Location
Windsor Terrace Library
160 E. 5th Street, corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-9707

This branch is partially accessible.

GROWING HOUSEPLANTS FROM CUTTINGS WITH SUSAN BRAVERMAN (FREE)

Growing Houseplants from Cuttings with Susan Braverman
Saturday, April 2nd, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Learn how to start vigorous new houseplants expertly from cuttings.

Start or increase your plant collection without spending any money!

In this interactive workshop at the Windsor Terrace Library, led by Susan Braverman, participants will learn to

• make cuttings using various methods,
• root cuttings in water/soil, and
• care for their plants.

Participants will take home three potted plants and a how-to guide on cutting propagation. Supplies for the class will be provided.

Adults and families are welcome to attend.

Limited space. Call 718.686.9707, or register online here. Free.

Susan Braverman is a Horticultural Therapist Master and founder of Urban Oasis, a rehab program that includes an inner city farm, two greenhouses and a farmers market. In a partnership between the nonprofit GreenWorks Team and Brooklyn Public Library she has worked with neighborhood residents and people with disabilities on community gardening projects.

Windsor Terrace Library 

160 E. 5th Street, off Fort Hamilton Parkway 

Brooklyn, NY 11218  

(718) 686-9707 

http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/windsor-terrace

FIG TREE POTTING WORKSHOP

 

                                Fig Tree Potting Workshop
                    Saturday, June 6th, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

In this hands-on workshop, Susan Braverman will teach you how to grow a fig tree. During the workshop, you'll pot a sapling and take it home with you.

Adults and families are welcome to attend this free event. Supplies will be provided. Click here to register.

About Susan Braverman

Susan Braverman is a Horticultural Therapist Master and founder of Urban Oasis, a rehab program that includes an inner city farm, two greenhouses and a farmers market. In a partnership between the nonprofit GreenWorks Team and Brooklyn Public Library, she has worked with neighborhood residents and people with disabilities on community gardening projects.

Windsor Terrace Library
160 E. 5th Street, corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway

Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-9707

This branch is partially accessible.