To mark the occasion, First Lady Chirlane McCray cut a ribbon and planted herbs with the kids. Co-founded by GrowNYC and the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, Grow to Learn:Citywide School Garden Program awarded the PTA of PS 372 a $2000 grant to start a vegetable garden. There is much, much more to come!
At 8 a.m. Saturday, a truck full of customized, pre-fabricated raised garden beds will roll up to Denton Place. We better be ready! Pre-Build Day Prep Meeting: Wed 8:30 a.m. (3.26) in the cafeteria We’ll discuss final details about plans to collect tools, soil and compost, and then unload and assemble the heavy beds, prep…
Thursday, March 20th, is the first day of Spring! Let’s get this garden ready! Construction Update: The raised bed materials that were ordered last week arrived on schedule; fabrication begins next week. Customized to maximize grow space at the sunny corner of 1st and Denton, the bed design includes a small seating and teaching area.The…
After the garden committee scouted out the soon-to-be garden space on the corner of Denton and 1st streets on Friday 2.28, designs were drafted, materials were sourced, and less than a week later, Sean from Cub-Craft placed an order for materials he’ll use to pre-fab custom beds. They should be ready just before March 29th, when…