Congratulations! On Friday October 8, 2010, GreenThumb's unsung heroes, the Land Restoration Project Team, were recognized by TheNYC Community Gardens Coalition, Bronx Green-Up of the New York Botanical Garden, and the Parks Department for

outstanding performance and an exceptional commitment to teamwork. "LRP" is the heavy equipment team that makes our600 community gardens the jewels that they are. Congratulations to Deputy Director Shawn Spencer, Diego Pantoja, Luis

Paszuica, Michael Gutierrez, Ricardo Alvear, Wilson Torres and Samuel Jackson.

. Sidewalk Salt, Canvas Gloves, Garbage Bags, Ice Choppers, Shovels .

. Community Organizing Certificate . Gardening Book and Journal .

. Compost/Soil/Cleanfill/Mulch Request . 2011 Gardener’s Handbook .

. MillionTreesNYC Stewardship Toolkit and Handbook .

Please note that garden members must attend workshops to receive supplies. All workshops are free and open to the public, with no pre-registration (unless otherwise noted).

Workshops are rain or shine, cancelled only in the event of lightning or other dangerous conditions. All supplies are for registered gardens only and are available first come, first served, while supplies last.

Does your garden need any of the following supplies? Look inside for details...

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GreenThumb 2010

Winter Program GuideDecember . January . February

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Winter Supply Giveawaywith GreenThumb Staff

Pick up basic winter gardening and maintenancesupplies for your garden over the winter. Onepickup per garden group. Please carpool withother garden groups that may not have access totransportation. Call GreenThumb if you need thecontact information of gardeners near you.

You must notify GreenThumb if another group ispicking up for you.

*The compound gates will not open until 9:45am.Thank you for your patience.

Supplies: Sidewalk Salt, Canvas Gloves, GarbageBags, Ice Choppers, Shovels

Saturday, December 4 10am - 2pmQUEENSGreenThumb/LRP CompoundQueens Plaza South at 10th Street

By SubwayF TRAIN: to 21st St./Queensbridge.Walk south on 21st St. towardsQueens Plaza South. Make rightonto QPS. Walk 4 blocks to 10th St.Compound on your right.

N, 7 TRAINS: to QueensboroPlaza/Bridge Plaza. Walk alongQueens Plaza South, towards theEast River, to 10th St. Compound ison your right.

By BusQ19A, Q32, Q60, Q66, Q101,Q101R, Q102 and Q103 all runalong or intersect with Queens PlazaSouth (QPS). Exit closest to 10th St.and QPS. Compound is across from10th St.

By CarFROM MANHATTAN & THEBRONX: Take FDR to 61st St exit.Follow signs to Queensboro Bridge.Staying in the right-hand lane of thebridge, exit to local streets. Continuestraight to Northern Blvd/JacksonAvenue intersection. Make a rightonto Jackson Ave (Northern Blvd).Make a right onto 21st St. and thena left onto Queens Plaza South(QPS). Continue on QPS until 10thSt. Compound is on your right,across from 10th St.

FROM BROOKLYN, QUEENS &STATEN ISLAND: Take the BQE tothe McGuiness Blvd exit. Make a leftonto McGuiness Blvd. Continuestraight into Queens (over thePulaski Skyway Bridge). McGuinessBlvd becomes 11th St. Stay straighton 11th St. Make left onto QueensPlaza South. Go 1 block to 10th St.

Directions to the GreenThumb/LRP Compound

Have a great idea for a community

improvement project?

Apply for a New Yorkers for BetterNeighborhoods Award! Citizens Committeefor New York City awards grants of $500 to$3,000 to volunteer-led groups for projectsthat bring neighbors together and that havepositive community impacts.

Past award recipients have transformedempty lots into community gardens,organized tenants to preserve low-incomehousing, increased access to fresh, locallygrown food, and created projects that fosterunderstanding and collaboration amongyouth.

Our next grant deadline is January 31, 2011.

For a grant application and formore information, call/emailArif Ullah at 212-822-9580 orgrants@citizensnyc.org

www.citizensnyc.org

Community Organizing InstituteGreenThumb is proud to present our first Community Organizing Institute, in partnership with Citizens Committee for NYCand Just Food. This is a 3-part certificate series that looks at different tools to effectively organize and strengthen yourgarden group. You will gain practical knowledge and develop a portfolio of organizing documents, including resource lists.Light refreshments will be served. Pre-registration is required.

Please contact Bilen Berhanu at 212-442-8961 or bilen.berhanu@parks.nyc.gov to register. You must pre-register by December 10th. In order to receive the certificate you must attend all 3 workshops.

Part I

Bring together members of your community to work onissues that matter to you! Participants will learn aboutnecessary first steps of community organizing includinghow to bring community members together, how todevelop a mission statement, goals and a strategy. We willalso practice mapping a community's assets.

Thursday, December 16 5:30 - 7:30pm

Part II

Increase your group's effectiveness by enlisting newmembers and keeping existing members engaged.Participants will explore tried and true tools for buildingand maintaining membership, as well as strategies forresolving group conflict.

Thursday, January 20 5:30 - 7:30pm

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Part III

Knowledge is power! Participants will learn how to navigatethe bureaucracy of working with major city agencies andlocal public officials - including how to determine who holdspower on specific issues you are addressing and how tohold effective meetings with local elected representatives.

Thursday, February 17 5:30 - 7:30pm

Directions

MANHATTANGreenThumb Office*49 Chambers Street, Room 1020 (10th Floor)

Bus: M22, M15, M6, B51Train: J, Z, 4, 5, 6 to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall; R to CityHall; 1, 2, 3, A, C, E, to Chambers St.

*You will need ID to enter the building

Mulchfest 2011Save the Date!

Saturday, January 8 & Sunday, January 9

Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to berecycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the

city! Remember to remove all lights and ornamentsbefore bringing the tree to a MulchFest site

Look out for GreenThumb gardens drop-off and chipping

sites and check out page 7 for

GreenThumb/Mulchfest Workshops!

For complete list of sites call 311 or go to:

nycgovparks.org/services/mulchfest/mulchfest.html

Starting a School Gardenwith Rasheed Hislop, GreenThumb

Learn the main steps to successfully start a garden onschool property and keep it growing. Topics will include:establishing a school garden network, garden planning,vegetable production, and incorporating lessons intogarden activities.

Supplies: Gardening Book and Journal

Wednesday, February 9 5 - 7pmMANHATTANGreenThumb Office*49 Chambers Street, Room 1020 (10th Floor)

Bus: M22, M15, M6, B51Train: J, Z, 4, 5, 6 to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall; R toCity Hall; 1, 2, 3, A, C, E, to Chambers St.

*You will need ID to enter the building

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Just Food and an alliance of horticultural and food justice organizations are pleased to announce the opening of Farm School NYC: The New York City School of Urban Agriculture. The School will offer comprehensive training in all aspects of urban agriculture through a two-year certifi cate program and a wide range of individual courses.

Farm School NYC is:• Unique, community-based approach• Accessible to all NYC residents• Advanced urban agriculture training• Seasonal enrollment (winter, spring, summer and fall)

NYC is your ClassroomFarm School NYC will take place in a variety of classrooms and educational settings across the city, including community gardens and urban farms.

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FARMSCHOOL

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Farm School NYC Opens January 2011!

Winter application deadline: November 12Learn More: www.justfood.org/farmschoolnyc212-645-9880 ext.224farmschoolnyc@justfood.org1155 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd FloorNY, NY 10036

Core courses include:Training of TrainersTransformational Leadership DevelopmentIntroduction to Food JusticeBotanyPropagationGrowing SoilIrrigationCrops ManagementPest/Disease ID and ManagementCarpentry and Building IntroSeason ExtensionPreparing for WinterSmall Farm Design and Planning

Crazy for CompostingwithJodieColón, NYC Compost Project in the Bronx

Are you passionate about composting but want more fromyour bin? This Q&A session provides the practical tips, advice,and encouragement you need to take composting to the nextlevel, whether you are just starting out or have been digging infor years. Please bring garden entrance alternate side parkingrules for delivery times.

Pre-registration recommended. Contact the NYC CompostProject in the Bronx at compost@nybg.org or 718-817-8543

Supply: Compost/Soil/Cleanfill/Mulch Request* *for Spring delivery

Tuesday, February, 15 6:30 - 8:30pmBRONXThe New York Botanical Garden, Watson Education Building200th St & Kazimiroff Blvd.

Bus: Bx41, Bx55 or Bx26 to Webster & Bedford Park Blvd.Train: B, D or 4 train to Bedford Park Blvd. Transfer to theBx26 bus, OR walk eight blocks down the hill on BedfordPark Blvd to Kazimiroff Blvd. Please enter via gate onKazimiroff Blvd, between Mosholu Parkway and BedfordPark Blvd.

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What do the New Parks Garden Rules Mean for You?with Edie Stone, GreenThumb

This past fall, the Parks Department established a new set of Community Garden Rules designed to help preserve andprotect New York City's community gardens. These new rules were issued in advance of an expiring agreement betweenthe New York State Attorney General's office and the City of New York. GreenThumb Director Edie Stone will explain howthese new rules apply to GreenThumb gardens, with special emphasis on the role of the garden contact person(s). Pleasebring a copy of your most recent membership list and garden key to one of the following workshops.

Attendance at one of these two workshops is mandatory for gardens under DPR (Parks) or HPD jurisdictionOther gardens are also invited to attend.

Supply: New 2011 Gardener’s Handbook

Tuesday, February 1 5:30 - 7pmORSaturday, February 5 10:30am - 12pmMANHATTANChelsea Recreation Center430 West 25th Street

Bus: M11 bus to W 25th St. and 9th Ave or 23rd St. crosstown bus to 9th Ave.Train: C, E trains to W 23rd St.; #1 train to W 23rd St. and 7th Ave.; F, M trains to West 23rd St. and 6th Ave.

Learn to grow more food!Attend a City Farms workshop!

For more infromation:www.justfood.org/cityfarms/workshops

Or contact Owen:212-645-9880 x229, owen@justfood.org

Sell your garden vegetables at a farmersmarket!Call Nadia for details about starting orjoining markets:(212) 645-9880 x228, nadia@justfood.org

Join the City Farming NYC Meetup!Find out about upcoming workshops and events, post on adiscussion board, and answer each others’ questions aboutfarming in NYC. http://www.meetup.com/City-Farming-NYC/

JUST FOOD is a NYC based non-profit working to grow fresh, locally-grown food in the neighborhoods of NYC

1155 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Fl

New York, NY 10036

Tel: (212)645-9880

www.justfood.org

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Winter Supply GiveawaySaturday, Dec 4 10am - 2pm QUEENS

Community Organizing Institute Part IThursday, Dec 16 5:30 - 7:30pm MANHATTAN

MulchfestSaturday, Jan 8 10am - 2pm CITYWIDE (see page 3 for details)

MillionTrees Winter Street CareSaturday, Jan 8 11am - 12:30pm BROOKLYN

MillionTrees Winter Street CareSaturday, Jan 8 11am - 12:30pm BRONX

MulchfestSunday, Jan 9 10am - 2pm CITYWIDE (see page 3 for details)

MillionTrees 'That Tree Saved My Life' GameTuesday, Jan 18 5:30 - 7pm MANHATTAN

Community Organizing Institute Part IIThursday, Jan 20 5:30 - 7:30pm MANHATTAN

Parks Garden RulesTuesday, Feb 1 5:30 - 7pm MANHATTAN

Parks Garden Rules and LicensingSaturday, Feb 5 10:30am - 12pm MANHATTAN

Starting a School GardenWednesday, Feb 9 5 - 7pm MANHATTAN

Crazy for CompostingTuesday, Feb 15 6:30-8:30pm BRONX

Community Organizing Institute Part IIIThrusday, Feb 17 5:30 - 7:30pm MANHATTAN

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Hands-On Winter Street Tree Care during Mulchfest 2011 Workshops

Why wait for spring? Get your hands a little dirty learninghow to care for and beautify the street trees on your blockeven in the winter! This clinic will cover the basics forevery season, including improving soil, watering tips,strategies for discouraging litter and pets, safe tree guarddesign, and planting a street tree bed garden. After thedemonstration, you will have a chance for hands-onpractice on tree beds. Bring your used evergreens fromthe holidays for reuse as tree bed mulch!

Supplies: Gloves, Trash bags, Hand pruners, Trowels,Cultivators

Saturday, January 8 11am - 12:30pm BRONXEl FlamboyanTinton Avenue & East 150th Street

Bus: Take the Bx17 or Bx19 to Tinton Ave & E 149th St.Walk north one block on Tinton Ave - garden is on thecorner. Train: Take the 6 to E 149th St Station. Walk west 149thSt towards, and turn right on Tinton Ave. Walk up to E150th St - garden is on the corner.

Saturday, January 8 11am - 12:30pm BROOKLYNHattie Carthan Community Garden363-365 Clifton Place at Marcy Ave.

Bus: B44 to Nostrand & Lafayette Aves.Walk south onNostrand to Clifton Pl and turn left. Or, B38 to Lafayette &Marcy Aves.Walk south on Marcy to Clifton Pl and turnright.Train: G to Bedford-Nostrand Ave.Walk east towardsMarcyAve, turn right on Marcy Ave., and then right atClifton Pl.

A Million Ways to Get InvolvedMillionTreesNYC Stewardship Corps Winter Workshops

As part of the MillionTreesNYC initiative, GreenThumb is presenting a series of seasonal workshops focused on the value of street treesand how to care for them. At these workshops, you will:

w Learn how street trees benefit you and your communityw Get hands-on practicew Receive a free handbook & toolkit of street tree care suppliesw Be able to adopt trees on your block, or request new treesw Become a member of the MillionTreesNYC Stewardship Corps!

See our winter workshop descriptions and dates below. For more information, please call Eric at 212-442-8952, or visit the MillionTreeswebsite at www.milliontrees.org.

'That Tree Saved My Life' Game Show

Compete to win while learning about the many benefits oftrees, and what we can do to benefit them. Have fun whileshowing off your street tree savvy, and leave with all thetools you'll need to care for the trees in yourneighborhood.

Supplies: Gloves, Trash bags, Hand pruners, Trowels,Cultivators

Tuesday, January 18 5:30-7pmMANHATTANGreenThumb Office*49 Chambers Street, Room 1020 (10th Floor)

Bus: M22, M15, M6, B51Train: J, Z, 4, 5, 6 to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall; R to CityHall; 1, 2, 3, A, C, E, to Chambers St.

*You will need ID to enter the building

Over 350,000 trees have already been planted citywide!

GreenThumbCity of New York Department of Parks & Recreation49 Chambers Street, Room 1020New York, NY 10007

GreenThumbCity of New York Department of Parks & RecreationMichael R. Bloomberg, MayorAdrian Benepe, Parks CommissionerEdie Stone, Director of GreenThumb

Phone: (212) 788-8070Fax: (212) 788-8052

www.greenthumbnyc.orgwww.nyc.gov/parks

The program guide andevents calendar are online!www.greenthumbnyc.org

For the most up-to-date list of upcoming communitygarden events and worksops.

If your garden group is having an event and wouldlike it on the events calendar, let us know!

Jardin la Roca/ The Rock Garden, Bronx. Sept, 7 2010.Workshop participants got some hands on canning practiceduring the GreenThumb workshop, Yes, You Can...Can!