Our own Bed Stuy Fresh garden at 373K got some love on Grow to Learn’s instagram page this week. Check it out!
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Congratulations to all of the D75 schools that were chosen for the Grow to Learn and Office of Sustainability grants! This year 14 school gardens were funded through Grow to Learn and another 9 schools received Sustainability funds for projects including water bottle refill stations and environmental education programs. Way to go, D75!
Here is a photo of a flourishing indoor soil grow lab at 721Q. As you can see, they are growing both food and flowers- and the hyacinths smell amazing! This classroom also has a series of aquaponics stations with individual beta fish. Thank you teacher Julie Tuifel for the mini tour. We didn’t want to leave!
Some of us (ahem Greg) have been saying this for a while, but there are a lot of opportunities for learning Math in the garden! Here are some examples from NYBG of ways to integrate your Math instruction in the great outdoors. Or indoors. With hydroponics… or aquaponics.
There are two upcoming grants from the Office of Sustainability and DSNY/ The Citizens Committee for New York City that you should apply for! Details below…
Have you ever been to the Genovesi Environmental Study Center in Brooklyn? These D75 students have! They are participating in a six week study, making predictions, observations, and collecting data about aquaponic and hydroponic growing systems. They are also working the farm and hanging with the Turkeys in their spare time.
The Grow to Learn Mini Grant deadline is approaching. October 26 is the last day to submit your garden grant for $500-$2000. Don’t miss out!
Our first official PLG workshop of the year happened last Friday at our very own BedStuy Fresh Garden at 373K. Do we even need to say that the harvest season is on and popping at our favorite Brooklyn oasis? I spy… the first D75 ginger crop, a giant red okra, a new lemon tree, swiss chard, squash, corn, tomatoes, peppers, collard greens, and pounds and pounds of callaloo.
Are you as excited about the new partnership with Snug Harbor as we are? Some of the coaches went for a visit to scope out the grounds and here is a taste of what we saw. Can you spot the prickly baby cucumber and the yellow bamboo?
A few weeks back, over 60 volunteers from Google (yes, Google!) in partnership with Citizens Committee for New York City and Grow to Learn NYC came out to 373K to help with a major garden expansion project. Not only did they stay until the greenhouse was completed, but alongside the students, they helped transform a segment of the old parking lot from asphalt and gravel to brand new garden space. Thank you, Ms. Maura Flanagan and all of the volunteers and students who participated in the day.
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