Register here The New York City Community Garden Coalition (NYCCGC) and Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS) will host a Community Gardens' Mayoral Forum on Saturday, May 24th, Noon to 2:00pm, at St. Mark’s Church-on-the-Bowery, 131 East 10th Street, Manhattan. As the city prepares for its next mayoral election, we seek to hear candidates’ views on ... Read more
The East Village Kitchen will be hosting a Pickle Making Class on May 28th from 6-8 PM. The class is $30 for two jars of pickles, or $18 if you bring your own jars. All proceeds go to the garden. Limited spots are available, you can click here to sign up.
*Postponed one week to 6/8 due to weather* Our Spring Fundraiser is coming up! Don't miss one of the biggest neighborhood celebrations of the season. Our all-day party will feature live music, delicious food and beverages donated by our volunteers and local businesses, and craft areas for all ages. El Sol t-shirts will be available ... Read more
An intro to the basics of bokashi gardening and soil care (towards creating a living soil—see postscript below). Learn the two main ways to make the basic bokashi ferments: a. the bokashi sprinkle with wheat bran (aka bokashi bran) b. the bokashi spray (a liquid bokashi ferment, aka Activated EM). We will also make EM•5 foliar spray (another type of liquid ... Read more
Our next meeting will take place on June 28th at 11 AM. All are welcome, including prospective members. Please email any other points of discussion you wish to raise beforehand so we can add it to the agenda.
NYC-based ISLE of KLEZBOS approaches tradition with playful irreverence and deepest respect. Now celebrating a quarter century together, the soulful, fun-loving powerhouse all-gal klezmer sextet has toured from Vienna to Vancouver since 1998. Band repertoire ranges from rambunctious to entrancing: Neo-traditional folk dance, mystical melodies, Yiddish swing & retro tango, re-grooved standards, and genre-defying originals. Isle of Klezbos ... Read more
The two bokashi ferments (bokashi sprinkle and bokashi spray) made in part 1 will now be ready to use. We will use them as follows: • To compost plant clippings and branches with the bokashi spray (non-food waste composting). • To amend soil with the bokashi sprinkle and bokashi spray. • To make bokashi FPE (Fermented Plant Extract) from ... Read more
In this workshop, the bokashi food waste and bokashi FPE (fermented plant extract) that were made in Part 2 will be ready to use. We will apply them to the soil, as well as apply the EM•5 that was made in Part 1.
Our next meeting will take place on Thursday, August 14th at 7 PM. All are welcome, including prospective members. Please email any points of discussion you wish to raise beforehand so we can add it to the agenda.
*Postponed until the 27th due to weather * Join us as El Sol Brillante once again hosts the annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. Percussionist Pablo Rosario is held in high regard for his versatility and his accomplished career. In addition to having worked closely with many of the great bands of Latin music, including those ... Read more
