Meeting + Board Elections

El Sol Brillante 522 E 12th St.

Our next meeting will be Saturday, May 4th at noon. We will also have elections for board positions at the meeting. If you are interested in working on the board, please reach out to the board by emailing info@elsolbrillante.org—we can answer any questions you might have.

Spring Fundraiser Party 2024

El Sol Brillante 522 E 12th St.

Let's get ready for summer! Our end-of-spring fundraiser party on June 8th at noon. There will be live music, delicious food and beverages donated by our volunteers and local businesses, and craft areas for all ages. We also just resupplied our t-shirt stock and will have all sizes for sale. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food […]

An Evening Reading at El Sol Brillante

El Sol Brillante 522 E 12th St.

El Sol Brillante is pleased to invite you to an early summer reading at the garden, Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m., featuring four New York City writers who engage deeply with nature and their environment. The readers are 🍀 Andrea Mauri (@babedrea33), an archaeologist, blogger, and co-founder of @ihatewarmag 🍀 Alex Wolfe (@ppedestrian), an artist […]

July Garden Meeting + Bokashi Workshop

El Sol Brillante 522 E 12th St.

Our monthly meeting will be held on July 13th at noon. All are welcome to attend and bring up any points of discussion with the community. We will have a bokashi workshop after the meeting from 1:30-3:30 pm. In addition to food waste and composting, we will cover other gardening applications with bokashi. We will make […]

August Garden Meeting

El Sol Brillante 522 E 12th St.

Our next meeting will be Monday, August 19th at 7 PM. All are welcome whether or not you're a member.

September Garden Meeting

El Sol Brillante 522 E 12th St.

Our monthly meeting will be held on July 13th at noon. All are welcome to attend (members and non-members) and bring up any points of discussion with the community.

Bokashi Workshop Series: Bokashi Mudballs

El Sol Brillante 522 E 12th St.

Join us for our upcoming bokashi workshop series as part of the LUNGS NYC Harvest Arts Festival. Sat 9/21, 11 am – 12 pm. Bokashi Fermented Beverages How to use the same microbes used to make bokashi to ferment juiced fruits (e.g., pineapple, ginger) for human consumption. Sample beverages will be served. Sun 9/22, 11am-12pm Bokashi […]

Participatory Writing Exercise

El Sol Brillante 522 E 12th St.

Join a participatory writing exercise inspired by a prose or poem prompt. Sitting beside experienced writers, we’ll listen to the prompts, write whatever comes to mind, and share a few of our spontaneous creations with the group. Here's one I hope appeals to Gardners:  by Mary Oliver LINES WRITTEN IN THE DAYS OF GROWING DARKNESS Every […]