tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71008524073607376012024-02-02T05:59:21.195-05:00Red Shed GardenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-92079173909938702742010-04-09T18:51:00.002-04:002010-04-09T18:53:42.276-04:00Meeting tomorrow April 10th!All who are interested -- new members, old members, people of the community -- please stop by tomorrow Saturday April 10th for our first meeting @ 10:30 am. The meeting will be about a half hour and then we'll get to work weeding: ) <div><br /></div><div>Fun!</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, check out our new site that has an events calendar to keep everyone updated:</div><div>http://www.redshedgarden.com/</div><div><br /></div><div>It's still being worked on but a great start I think. Props to Franck for putting it together!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-42632734725707535842010-04-02T11:48:00.003-04:002010-04-02T11:50:13.180-04:00Neighborhood Gardening InstituteNew York Restoration Project and Just Food have teamed up to provide a 4 part workshop series about community gardening in NYC. It's $10 per session or $30 for all 4 and for your convenience it's being offered simultaneously at 3 different gardens in the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn.<div><br /></div><div>Here's the info:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Hello New York City gardeners!<br /><br />Gardening in New York City isn't always easy. Limited bed space, pollutants, weeds and pests make city growing a challenging, yet rewarding labor of love. Learn how to overcome these and other hurdles through NYRP's new Neighborhood Gardening Institute, a series of four workshops for gardeners from all skill levels. Interested participants can join Just Food Trainer Solita Stephens for just one workshop or, for a more complete overview of urban gardening, attend the entire series. Gardeners who attend all four workshops will receive a Neighborhood Gardening Institute Certificate, recognizing their achievement and contribution to local food production. For your convenience, the series will run simultaneously in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. Because we want to make sure you're equipped for the season, you'll leave NGI workshops with all the seeds, tools, and other supplies you need to grow a beautiful and successful garden.<br /><br />Preregistration is required. To register, please contact NYRP Community Outreach Coordinator Charlie Reynoso at creynoso@nyrp.org or call 212.333.2552. There will be a $10 materials fee per workshop or $30 for all four workshops. Scholarships are also available.<br /><br />Garden Planning 101: Get more from your garden by planting seasonally. Succession planting is the most important tool for maximizing a garden's yield. Come to this workshop with a rough map of your growing space and leave with a garden plan for spring, summer and fall and seeds for early season crops. Take home a trowel, gloves and seeds.<br /><br />4/7/10, 6:00 PM: BEDFORD STUYVESANT COMMUNITY GARDEN, 94 Malcolm X Blvd, Brooklyn<br /><br />4/10/10, 2:00PM: TARGET BRONX COMMUNITY GARDEN, 1025 Anderson Avenue, Bronx<br /><br />4/20/10, 6:30PM: CURTIS "50 CENT" JACKSON COMMUNITY GARDEN, 117-09 165th Street, Queens<br /><br /><br />Vertical Gardening Workshop: Learn techniques to increase your planting space by growing vertically! We'll demonstrate how to build simple and beautiful trellises for beans, peas, cucumbers and other vining vegetables. Take home materials to build a trellis in your own garden.<br /><br />5/1/10 2:00PM: TARGET BRONX COMMUNITY GARDEN<br /><br />5/5/10, 6:00 PM: BEDFORD STUYVESANT COMMUNITY GARDEN<br /><br />5/18/10, 6:30PM: CURTIS "50 CENT" JACKSON COMMUNITY GARDEN<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Maximize YOUR Harvest: Learn how to care for your garden through the summer and fall. We'll identify weeds and pests, learn the best ways to use organic fertilizers for higher yield crops and discuss how you can extend your growing season into the fall and winter. Take home organic fertilizer and a spray bottle.<br /><br />6/2/10, 6:00 PM: BEDFORD STUYVESANT COMMUNITY GARDEN<br /><br />6/5/10, 2:00PM: TARGET BRONX COMMUNITY GARDEN<br /><br />6/15/10, 6:30PM: CURTIS "50 CENT" JACKSON COMMUNITY GARDEN<br /><br />Tree Care for your Garden and Street: Learn how to provide basic care for the trees in your garden and neighborhood in this interactive workshop. Take home a free tree care kit including a hose or bucket, trowel, weeder, cultivator and gloves.<br /><br />8/4/10, 6:00 PM BEDFORD STUYVESANT COMMUNITY GARDEN<br /><br />8/10/10, 6:30PM CURTIS "50 CENT" JACKSON COMMUNITY GARDEN<br /><br />8/21/10, 2:00PM TARGET BRONX COMMUNITY GARDEN<br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-25328539251255177552010-03-12T11:57:00.003-05:002010-03-12T12:03:38.685-05:00Starting seeds indoors? Don't forget to "harden off"!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Like a darn fool, I missed the free Greenbridge "Starting Seeds Indoors" class at BBG last night but I followed up with Lis Thomas, the course instructor, and asked her why so many people have trouble transitioning their indoor starters to their outdoor beds. Apparently it's all about "Hardening Off," see her response below.</span><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#000099;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When we talk about seed starting, you often hear the phrase “hardening off.” All that means is giving your little indoor seedlings a chance to get acclimated to the outdoors before leaving them on their own. Wind, nighttime chills, even the full intensity of bright sunlight is enough to send the tender little guys into shock.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;color:#1F497D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I wait until about May 1 or April 15 to harden off my seedlings, and do it gradually. Most likely I’ll move them to a cold frame, where the lid is lifted for ventilation during the day, but closed at night. Another thing that I recommend to gardeners who don’t have cold frames is really easy and works great – take an empty juice or milk jug (I just pull them out of other people’s recycling), cut off the bottom, and you have an individual moisture and heat retainer and wind protector for your plant. The great thing about this is you go in stages – cap can come off for ventilation, and go back on at night or after the first few days. One week is usually sufficient for hardening off in May – two weeks is good in April.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#1F497D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style=" color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cheers, and hope to see you tomorrow at Making Brooklyn Bloom!"</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#1F497D;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium; ">So there you have it. Give those lil' guys a bit of a chance to get used to their new homes.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Also, here is a link to the Making Brooklyn Bloom event:</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.bbg.org/vis2/2010/mbb/</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'm not feeling well so most likely I won't make it, but I did attend last year and it was great. I highly recommend.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thanks Lis!</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#1F497D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15px;"><br /></span></span></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-53256898963980965352010-03-08T20:51:00.001-05:002010-03-08T20:53:12.399-05:00Monthly Gardening CalendarYa'll can thank Julie Hagan for this one:<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:14px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ah spring, so close!</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I'm sure someone's posted this month-by-month gardening calendar for NYC before, but it's so good I thought it deserved an encore. Start your seed engines..... </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.cenyc.org/files/osg/calendar.updated.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(92, 69, 32); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">http://www.cenyc.org/files/</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><wbr>osg/calendar.updated.pdf</span></a></span></span></p></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-67988771661420554372010-01-08T16:54:00.001-05:002010-01-08T16:54:23.575-05:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/S0epj26jrAI/AAAAAAAAAZE/iHMO4XXdk8U/s1600-h/0108001633-763576.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/S0epj26jrAI/AAAAAAAAAZE/iHMO4XXdk8U/s320/0108001633-763576.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424490709692689410" /></a></p>Mulchfest @ McCarren Park tomorow... Remember to strip those branches first.<p>This message has been sent using the picture and Video service from Verizon Wireless!<p>To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/picture">www.verizonwireless.com/picture</a>.<p>Note: To play video messages sent to email, Quicktime@ 6.5 or higher is required.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-50160660563594822892009-11-25T13:41:00.001-05:002009-11-25T13:41:30.452-05:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Sw16Wma5KTI/AAAAAAAAAYw/SQ-bjrWfKzQ/s1600/1125091340-790453.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Sw16Wma5KTI/AAAAAAAAAYw/SQ-bjrWfKzQ/s320/1125091340-790453.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408113256230889778" /></a></p>Fall communal bed still going strong.<p>This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless!<p>To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/picture">www.verizonwireless.com/picture</a>.<p>Note: To play video messages sent to email, QuickTime� 6.5 or higher is required.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-74736534147464831992009-11-25T13:39:00.001-05:002009-11-25T13:39:51.791-05:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Sw15999LJ0I/AAAAAAAAAYo/2LTk_MzbFsI/s1600/1125091337-791793.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Sw15999LJ0I/AAAAAAAAAYo/2LTk_MzbFsI/s320/1125091337-791793.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408112833051961154" /></a></p>New rainwater harvesting shelter/system.<p>This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless!<p>To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/picture">www.verizonwireless.com/picture</a>.<p>Note: To play video messages sent to email, QuickTime� 6.5 or higher is required.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-43712894144781873242009-11-13T14:59:00.001-05:002009-11-13T14:59:44.837-05:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Sv26sIaHGFI/AAAAAAAAAYI/T5TaWSG-Ifc/s1600-h/1113091453-784839.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Sv26sIaHGFI/AAAAAAAAAYI/T5TaWSG-Ifc/s320/1113091453-784839.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403680395248474194" /></a></p>David's make shift organic retaining wall... Looks kind of like an amazonian booby trap to me<p>This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless!<p>To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/picture">www.verizonwireless.com/picture</a>.<p>Note: To play video messages sent to email, QuickTime� 6.5 or higher is required.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-10886460571019576432009-10-22T10:37:00.004-04:002009-10-22T14:15:47.371-04:00Upcoming Red Shed Halloween Party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv98Fl_29UuSO-H_rqnJI-ruoFXi3qe_Vrm1ZAM_Q2v5ELR9vpz0mQQY5Q3bZibeuuEL9lT1dxOJMCXPzu45mm5JbrLEuo3rxVo_l05kzG094lqc8PjoYrD3AC5bRPplXF8M2ZiiWYJ4Y/s1600-h/Halloween.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv98Fl_29UuSO-H_rqnJI-ruoFXi3qe_Vrm1ZAM_Q2v5ELR9vpz0mQQY5Q3bZibeuuEL9lT1dxOJMCXPzu45mm5JbrLEuo3rxVo_l05kzG094lqc8PjoYrD3AC5bRPplXF8M2ZiiWYJ4Y/s320/Halloween.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395489715335190370" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-45642202435412221622009-10-02T08:29:00.002-04:002009-10-02T08:37:34.285-04:00Rainwater Harvesting updateWe had a meeting with the rep from CENYC earlier this week and got some great news about the potential for rainwater harvesting in the garden; chiefly, there is a downspout on our neighbors building that is literally flush against the two properties and perfect for a simple, easy to install 1000 gallon tank.<div><br /></div><div>Also, if our neighbor landlord does not want to work with us and the CENYC -- which unfortunately seems to be the case -- then we have devised a plan B that will result in a 350 gallon tank and a new retrofitted roof for the deck and shelter next to the tool shed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Plan A is the ideal when it comes to harvesting rainwater from an adjacent rooftop but I wouldn't hold my breathe... either way, after years on the CENYC's waiting list, we're going to figure something out.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-29636678188918749662009-08-18T10:58:00.001-04:002009-08-18T10:59:00.080-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/SorBtBsT9YI/AAAAAAAAAWg/TFFj48ceeW4/s1600-h/0818091058-740081.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/SorBtBsT9YI/AAAAAAAAAWg/TFFj48ceeW4/s320/0818091058-740081.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371318484885304706" /></a></p>Fresh from the garden<p>This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless!<p>To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/picture">www.verizonwireless.com/picture</a>.<p>Note: To play video messages sent to email, QuickTime� 6.5 or higher is required.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-749663852858181442009-08-08T13:45:00.001-04:002009-08-08T13:45:22.865-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Sn25snWV7QI/AAAAAAAAAWY/k3tbjXU5Txg/s1600-h/0808091344-722866.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Sn25snWV7QI/AAAAAAAAAWY/k3tbjXU5Txg/s320/0808091344-722866.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367650507023576322" /></a></p>Mark's eggplant forest<p>This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless!<p>To learn how you can snap pictures and capture videos with your wireless phone visit <a href="http://www.verizonwireless.com/picture">www.verizonwireless.com/picture</a>.<p>Note: To play video messages sent to email, QuickTime� 6.5 or higher is required.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-80373985950419878022009-07-17T08:17:00.001-04:002009-07-17T17:01:32.302-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/SmCQ9_X-i2I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/yFCpmvKCscU/s1600-h/0717090816-751811.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/SmCQ9_X-i2I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/yFCpmvKCscU/s320/0717090816-751811.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359442951229311842" /></a></p>Hell yea son... Triple polinator action<p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-48676526705590834982009-07-16T08:57:00.002-04:002009-07-17T17:01:49.859-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Sl8jz7QwERI/AAAAAAAAAV4/_parp2R38Gk/s1600-h/0716090857-771035.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Sl8jz7QwERI/AAAAAAAAAV4/_parp2R38Gk/s320/0716090857-771035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359041456582430994" /></a></p>Container success<p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-34225586659000859882009-07-16T08:56:00.002-04:002009-07-17T17:02:04.663-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Sl8jeKbz1AI/AAAAAAAAAVw/EVxZh69Skiw/s1600-h/0716090854-783950.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Sl8jeKbz1AI/AAAAAAAAAVw/EVxZh69Skiw/s320/0716090854-783950.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359041082698224642" /></a></p>Giant squash!....under the dappled shade of the willow tree.<p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-49618281519416289522009-07-07T11:59:00.002-04:002009-07-07T17:59:04.759-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/SlNwzhFeHWI/AAAAAAAAAVo/F6YAL-AEDS4/s1600-h/0707091153-750296.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/SlNwzhFeHWI/AAAAAAAAAVo/F6YAL-AEDS4/s320/0707091153-750296.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355748412230606178" /></a></p>I pulled this carrot a bit early... Nevertheless, success!<p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-3471324082385504192009-07-06T16:35:00.003-04:002009-07-07T18:01:07.924-04:00Prizes! Food! Fun!Coming up Saturday – lots of local businesses are pitching in with goodies for the BBQ. We’ll have burgers from Lorimer Market, sausages from Emily’s Pork Store and raffle prizes from Sel de Mer (dinner for two, anyone?), <a href="http://www.thebrooklynkitchen.com/">Brooklyn Kitchen</a> , <a href="http://www.treehousebrooklyn.com/">Treehouse</a> , <a href="https://www.brooklynski.com/">Brooklynski</a> , <a href="http://www.abhyasayogacenter.com/">Abhyasa Yoga Center</a> and <a href="http://www.stencil1.com/">Stencil 1</a> . <br /><br />You can win big at the Red Shed!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-23741451159864678402009-06-29T11:09:00.002-04:002009-06-29T11:09:59.916-04:00RED SHED PARTY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX53TzIDTQmjWN31aVRtAVmnjmYFf884hyhtSb7-Ps4QkLVIAa0HxytmWsmCkILRavYbxSro57OodyNClQkTP-Z_cTzOVN_hItdOlx7qh3YNy25BwlQbb-xqD5f2UtuOQrg-9O7HkD-A8/s1600-h/-1.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX53TzIDTQmjWN31aVRtAVmnjmYFf884hyhtSb7-Ps4QkLVIAa0HxytmWsmCkILRavYbxSro57OodyNClQkTP-Z_cTzOVN_hItdOlx7qh3YNy25BwlQbb-xqD5f2UtuOQrg-9O7HkD-A8/s320/-1.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352767037069170386" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-82156721452100730862009-06-07T16:22:00.001-04:002009-06-07T17:10:01.235-04:00<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Siwh762dnUI/AAAAAAAAAVY/lh0CQUgEFx0/s1600-h/0607091616-755813.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BDcsv5BvWb8/Siwh762dnUI/AAAAAAAAAVY/lh0CQUgEFx0/s320/0607091616-755813.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344684171075624258" /></a></p>Communal bed 2 is set thanks to some hard work from new members sam and tom... They're recommending lots of cucumber and bell peppers...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-67626734423664916222009-06-05T12:24:00.003-04:002009-06-05T12:26:04.847-04:00Food Inc. The MovieI guess I'm all about fighting the power this week. Here's another documentary called "Food Inc." about our nations food infrastructure and big agribusiness:<div><br /></div><div>http://www.foodincmovie.com/<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Opens in NYC and SF June 12th... a friend of mine in the food business saw a screening last night and highly recommended it to anyone who's a fan of nutritious, delicious food.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-14311241854689176812009-06-04T14:27:00.002-04:002009-06-04T14:30:02.011-04:00How to Prevent Birds from Feasting on Young PlantsHey guys,<br /><br />So after planting my seedlings I noticed quite a few of my plants were eaten. I started researching some ways in which to prevent the birds from eating all of my lovely veggies before I do and wanted to share. Obviously we can't do all of these, but thought they were good "thought starters":<br /><br /><ol id="intelliTxt"><li> <div class="stepBg">Step <span>1</span></div> <p>Plant seeds in peat pots indoors instead of directly into the soil. Once the plants have two sets of leaves, plant them outdoors.</p> </li><li> <div class="stepBg">Step <span>2</span></div> <p>Cover seed beds with floating row covers. Floating row covers allow light, water and oxygen to penetrate, but act as a barrier for <a itxtdid="9398244" target="_blank" href="http://www.ehow.com/how_6916_prevent-birds-eating.html#" style="border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100% ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt;" classname="iAs" class="iAs">insects</a> and birds. They do need some sort of frame to keep the cover up, off of the soil.</p> </li><li> <div class="stepBg">Step <span>3</span></div> <p>Use flash tape to scare birds away from the seed <a itxtdid="5212171" target="_blank" href="http://www.ehow.com/how_6916_prevent-birds-eating.html#" style="border-bottom: 0.075em solid darkgreen ! important; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100% ! important; text-decoration: underline ! important; padding-bottom: 1px ! important; color: darkgreen ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; background-image: none; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt;" classname="iAs" class="iAs">bed</a>. Flash tape is a mylar tape that flutters in the slightest breeze. Some birds find it terrifying, but some don't mind it at all.</p> </li><li> <div class="stepBg">Step <span>4</span></div> <p>Hang old CDs in the garden. The flashing disks rotate in the wind and may frighting away some more timid birds.</p> </li><li> <div class="stepBg">Step <span>5</span></div> <p>Cover the entire seed bed with bird netting. You may have to release birds from under the net each morning.<br /></p> </li><li> <div class="stepBg">Step <span>6</span></div> <p>Plant individual seeds inside milk carton collars. The milk cartons work like a miniature greenhouse and also act as a physical barrier to prevent birds from reaching the plants.</p> </li></ol>LaurenBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762592958533802740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-27599983772516023082009-06-04T11:26:00.001-04:002009-06-04T11:27:25.763-04:00"Water Under Attack" screening at Bushwick LibraryHey all, wanted to post a great message that one of our members posted in our private google group. Please try to check this screening out:<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; "><p>Please come to the Bushwick Public Library on Saturday, June 6 <br />anytime between 11-4 for a screening of excerpts from Josh Fox's in- <br />progress documentary: <br />WATER UNDER ATTACK (<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.waterunderattack.com/" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); ">www.waterunderattack.com</a>) <br /></p><p>The NYC Watershed (Catskills and the Delaware River Basin) has the <br />purest water in the country and serves 20 million people. <br /></p><p>However, gas drilling on a massive scale is planned for our watershed: <br />up to 50,000 wells have been approved. In other areas where this kind <br />of gas development has already happened, there have been many issues <br />with toxic pollution in air, water and soil. <br /></p><p>Come to the library for information, watch a few minutes of the video <br />- and then go see some great art, this is part of Bushwick Open <br />Studios (see <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.artsinbushwick.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">www.artsinbushwick.org</a>). <br /></p><p>Library location: 340 Bushwick Ave, just a few blocks from the <br />Montrose stop. <br /></p><p>Many websites with info on the issues; try <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.damascuscitizens.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">www.damascuscitizens.org</a> <br />// <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.riverkeeper.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">www.riverkeeper.org</a> // <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.catskillmountainkeeper.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">www.catskillmountainkeeper.org</a> // <br /><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.shaleshock.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">www.shaleshock.org</a> // <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nyh20.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">www.nyh20.org</a> </p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-48315522180180950642009-06-03T12:28:00.001-04:002009-06-03T12:29:30.323-04:00There's a real farm in NYC?Yup, and here's a great volunteer opportunity to help out and take it all in:<div>http://www.slowfoodnyc.org/events/dig-in-the-dirt-june-20th-saturday-queens-county-farm-museum<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm there, I've got to see this for myself.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-12156352455988200152009-06-03T12:21:00.002-04:002009-06-03T12:25:54.516-04:00The Edible Garden exhibit at the NYBGFrom the NYBG website:<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; "><p style="margin-bottom: 1em; ">Set throughout The New York Botanical Garden’s spectacular 250-acre landscape, <em>The Edible Garden</em> is a summer-long celebration of growing great food. Through an exciting menu of delectable exhibitions and mouth-watering programs, be inspired to grow, prepare, and eat garden-fresh produce and take advantage of many exciting opportunities to better understand how plants provide the food and drink essential to maintain life and enhance wellness.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em; "><em>The Edible Garden</em> includes two <strong>Festival Weekends</strong>, seven <strong>Edible Evenings</strong>, and a <strong>Farmers Market</strong> on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Family programming in the Children's Adventure Garden and in the Family Garden as well as weekly demonstrations in the <strong>Home Gardening Center</strong> and daily docent tours make for a fun-filled edible summer.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 1em; ">Discover the broad range of food plants, from heirloom fruits and vegetables to tropical spices and more, on view in the Garden’s collections―from the historic trees across the grounds to the steamy rain forests and dry deserts in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory.</p></span><div><br /></div><div>Catch the details here:</div><div>http://www.nybg.org/edible_garden/index.php<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7100852407360737601.post-65312808149182974702009-05-25T22:42:00.008-04:002009-05-25T23:08:11.001-04:00Our garden has gone purple.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTQxnsKwZXODwCTKxxSr06IpntCqYEeBRwlOmrHt8ckgxoTjmqeNkLh-sEF6Kx3mSiK6XGWLXN36vV-PaUJ77xWIItHALr3y8MgsRFFsYO14Q1JfUWtnDLVAEbfOIxf_6dsEEXDi6YBQ/s1600-h/100_5908.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTQxnsKwZXODwCTKxxSr06IpntCqYEeBRwlOmrHt8ckgxoTjmqeNkLh-sEF6Kx3mSiK6XGWLXN36vV-PaUJ77xWIItHALr3y8MgsRFFsYO14Q1JfUWtnDLVAEbfOIxf_6dsEEXDi6YBQ/s320/100_5908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339963323110553394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy9xx7625O3EWXk2R4f6538K5gYBMhkCYvHiow7ho4FWVl_-ShzneyujTt3_RyQOuuSj6zPzofFhO2dkXTFnILv2EBosA9Vg728gxb_XJ3XeYYiVGTQkSt5P6aPGX2U1bPvUwQ8NiD6s/s1600-h/100_5872.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy9xx7625O3EWXk2R4f6538K5gYBMhkCYvHiow7ho4FWVl_-ShzneyujTt3_RyQOuuSj6zPzofFhO2dkXTFnILv2EBosA9Vg728gxb_XJ3XeYYiVGTQkSt5P6aPGX2U1bPvUwQ8NiD6s/s320/100_5872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339962706413541586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-FH1JN51nEezO9BULRJPvUs5-oRMuCvQQAhagNzhtqWpmyhDCHcsKOVoVwYEX_43dOaP6TyjCLP-Vwc5fIErab2ba8rnQMbl8180qr140R6G9pSQmQhaCT96oo79fNQkkwDw1VA981w/s1600-h/100_5871b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB-FH1JN51nEezO9BULRJPvUs5-oRMuCvQQAhagNzhtqWpmyhDCHcsKOVoVwYEX_43dOaP6TyjCLP-Vwc5fIErab2ba8rnQMbl8180qr140R6G9pSQmQhaCT96oo79fNQkkwDw1VA981w/s320/100_5871b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339962214187664050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-vJ8P_4e1ndVJL0Os5XMsoBVK_agFqM2c8YS-iXMqESvZpwLGHUb-NsxIPJzlSP3k1bGdI72SKredZ-Jv9TcTGfMRE-W4VDFE6zjsknDoknfBpJO4bh2Po_0RN0-y-OiHeJFtutAuYc/s1600-h/100_5906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-vJ8P_4e1ndVJL0Os5XMsoBVK_agFqM2c8YS-iXMqESvZpwLGHUb-NsxIPJzlSP3k1bGdI72SKredZ-Jv9TcTGfMRE-W4VDFE6zjsknDoknfBpJO4bh2Po_0RN0-y-OiHeJFtutAuYc/s320/100_5906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339963048404066098" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0