Anarchist Book Fair

La Plaza Cultural E 9th St. & Avenue C

The annual Anarchist Book Fair will be using our garden as overflow space on Sept 16th. The fair is centered at La Plaza Cultural. From their website: For this year’s book fair, we invited anarchists from the city, the region, and around the country to speak, teach, and inspire on every aspect of our struggle. […]

March to End Fossil Fuels

Broadway & West 55th Street

The 12th Street Block Association and El Sol Brillante Jr. will be participating in the upcoming March to End Fossil Fuels. We will be meeting to create banners for the march in the Down To Earth garden on the Southwest corner of 12th and B Tuesday 1:30PM - 4PM during normal composting drop-off hours.

General Membership Meeting + Fundraiser Prep

El Sol Brillante 522 E 12th St.

Our next general membership meeting has been postponed to Wednesday, September 27th at 6 PM due to rain. We will be reviewing volunteer roles and preparation needed for our Fall Fundraiser on the following Saturday.

Fall Fundraiser 2023

El Sol Brillante 522 E 12th St.

Come celebrate the season, meet your neighbors, and support the Garden! Our fall fundraiser party is coming up Saturday, September 30th from noon to moon. The all-day celebration will feature live music, delicious food prepared by garden members and local businesses, refreshing beverages, and fun for the whole family.

First Garden Meeting of 2024

El Sol Brillante 522 E 12th St.

All are welcome to attend, whether you are an existing member or new and looking to join. We will have an introduction about garden membership in addition to info about upcoming Board positions, which will be up for election at our subsequent meeting.

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, […]