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On Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 11am to 1pm, the garden will be giving away free bags of DSNY compost soil. Up to 2 bags per household. Each bag is 40 pounds.

First come, first served until we run out of bags.

Come early, since the bags go very fast.

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Open Gardens NYC Events for 6/15/2025

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Open Gardens NYC Events 6/13 & 6/14

Save the date!

Friday 6/13/25

Satuday 6/14/25

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Open Gardens NYC: Sunday, June 2, 2024 Schedule

10:30am – 11:15am. Self-Compassion-Focused Guided Meditation Self-compassion mindfulness practices have been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. The practices focus on offering gentle kindness to oneself through body awareness, words, and imagery.

12pm – 2pm. Compost Soil Giveaway The garden will be giving away free bags of DSNY compost. Each bag is 40 pounds. Up to 2 bags per household. Bags will be distributed on a "first come, first served" basis until we run out of bags.

1pm – 3pm. Intro to Storytelling with David Lawson David will begin with a brief lecture on storytelling basics, length to be determined based on how many people are in attendance, to be followed by participants having a chance to tell a 5-10 minute story and possibly get his feedback (depending on how many people participate and how long stories run). For more information, visit David's website: dtlawson.com.

3:00pm – 4:00pm: Music by Katie Curley Katie Curley, whose music New York Music Daily has described as “one of the most distinctive sounds in country,” brings her band to the East 4th Street Community Garden. Ms. Curley will be sharing her original music, sprinkled with familiar favorites, to close out the beloved Open Gardens weekend. For more information about Katie Curley, please go to her website: katiecurley.com.

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Open Gardens NYC: Saturday, June 1, 2024 Schedule

10:00am – 1:00pm: Ukelele Workshop The workshop is designed for adults and older kids who are keen to learn or already dabbling in playing the ukulele and would benefit from a supportive community.

10:00am – 1:00pm: Curbside Composting Info Expert garden member gives out flyers and provides guidance for the community at large on how to participate in the Curbside Composting program.

10:30am – 12pm: Let’s Write Together In this writing group, we will read some poems about the natural world and then write a response to them or from a suggestion offered by the group leader.

12pm – 1pm. Intro to Belly Dance/ShariQui Workout Kris Amez of Iris Goddess Dance will introduce Beginning Belly Dance and Intro to ShariQui Workout techniques.

1:00pm – 3:00pm: Pollinator Walkabout with the Flatbush Gardener Explore the garden’s plants and flowers, and learn how to see them in new ways with urban naturalist Chris Kreussling (aka the Flatbush Gardener). We'll "hunt" for pollinators, and other flower visitors, around the garden. As we try to identify them, we'll learn about the garden’s biodiversity and ecology.

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Music by Mostacho Xprmnt Mostacho Xprmnt is a Brooklyn-based jazz-fusion band. Bandleader Andrés Marín will be singing a mixture of stripped-down Mostacho originals and some covers alongside Dave Lowenthal and Jesse Fischer. Visit musicdribble.com/mostacho. 

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One June 4, 2023, there will be live music for Open Garden NYC weekend. Check out our flyer for special guests. Come say hi and stay for the music!

1pm: Mariachi Nuevo Sol

2pm: Brooklyn Bluegrass Collective

3pm: Solar Panel Ribbon Cutting w/ Special Guests:

    Carlos Martinez, Director of NYC Parks' GreenThumb

    Max Joel, NY Sun Initiative, NYSERDA

    Marty Maher, Brooklyn Borough Commissioner, NYC Parks Dept

    Shahana Hanif, NYC Councilperson

    Robert Carroll, NYS Assemblyperson

    TR Ludwig, CEO, Brooklyn Solarworks

    Justin Green, Executive Director, Big ReUse

3:30pm: Roberto Poveda, Music of the Cuban Troubadour

Find us online at https://eastfourthstreetgarden.tumblr.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/246036418909475

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Open Gardens NYC weekend is coming up June 3 and 4. Check out our flyer for workshops on Saturday, June 3!

12pm: Writing Workshop: What Nature Tells Us, with gardener Micky Shorr 2pm: Pollinator Safari using iNaturalist, w/ the Flatbush Gardener (kids welcome!) 4pm: Beautiful Bonsai! showcase and Q&A, with gardener Eric Boucourt

Find us online at https://eastfourthstreetgarden.tumblr.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/246036418909475

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