Today is my birthday! Thank you for being a Green Events Hub reader, and for caring about building community while ensuring we have a cleaner and healthier planet. This week’s newsletter is light, since the Fourth of July is this coming weekend. Keep scrolling for this week’s events!
🌎, Jasmine
Thursday
[BK] Horticulture Tours: 6 pm. “Learn about the ecological landscape of Domino Park, the new plants in Domino Square, and the balance of aesthetics and habitat value of all the plants in the park!”
Saturday
[MNHTN] Foraging in Central Park, $15+: 11 am-3 pm. “Central Park, always a great park for foraging, is spectacular on Independence Day.
Sunday
[MNHTN] Green Oasis Community Garden Volunteer Days: 12-2 pm. “Help local communities as we help cultivate these beautiful community gardens.”
I do not run any of the events below. If you have questions about event specifics, please contact the event organizer directly. Volunteer events are followed by a section of social/action events.
Tuesday | June 30
[BK] Salt Lot Compost Processing with Big Reuse: 10 am-1 pm. “We will be processing food scraps collected from our community drop-offs, maintaining our education corner with smaller compost systems, and taking care of miscellaneous tasks around the site.”
Wednesday | July 1
[MNHTN] PlacePartner Opportunity: Camel Gardens at W 143rd St: 8:30-11 am. “Join us as we steward the garden beds next to Riverbank Playground, which we like to call Camel Playground!”
[MNHTN] PlacePartner Opportunity: Sakura Park and Claremont at W 122nd St: 9 am-12 pm. “PlacePartner Opportunities are weekly/monthly occasions for volunteers to work alongside our field staff and ParkTenders.”
Thursday | Jul 2
[BX] Trail Work Thursdays: 9 am-12 pm. “Be a part of the community effort to maintain the trails in Van Cortlandt Park.”
Saturday | Jul 4
[MNHTN] Stewardship Saturday at Gotham Park (Garden & Clean Up): 10 am-12 pm. “Let’s gather at Gotham Park to garden, clean up litter, and make our community space beautiful together!”
[BK] Compost Volunteer Days: 11 am-1 pm. “Twice a month, our Compost Team will host site days where participants can learn more about the composting process and benefits, and even bring some finished compost home!”
[QNS] Compost, Art, Farm and learn at Rusty Wheelbarrow Farm: 1-4 pm. “You’ll have the chance to work on composting, cultivating the land, planting seeds, tending to the crops, harvesting. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or a complete newbie, everyone is welcome!”
Sunday | July 5
[BX] Maria Sola Green Space Volunteer Day: 11 am-5 pm. “We’ll be doing hands-on work to maintain and improve the space all in a welcoming, community-driven environment. It could be planting, weeding, trash pick-up, mulching, composting, pruning, and more.”
[MNHTN] Green Oasis Community Garden Volunteer Days: 12-2 pm. “Help local communities as we help cultivate these beautiful community gardens.”
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Thursday | July
[VIRTUAL] FAB 101: 12-1 pm. “Discover textile recycling & reuse in NYC with FABSCRAP, a community non-profit, for our monthly live virtual presentation + Q&A!”
[MNHTN] Hudson Park Plant Swap! 4:30-6:30 pm. “Please bring any healthy and pest-free plants, cuttings, or tools and materials you’d like to offer up!”
[BK] Horticulture Tours: 6 pm. “Learn about the ecological landscape of Domino Park, the new plants in Domino Square, and the balance of aesthetics and habitat value of all the plants in the park!”
Saturday | July 4
[MNHTN] Foraging in Central Park, $15+: 11 am-3 pm. “Central Park, always a great park for foraging, is spectacular on Independence Day.
Sunday | Jul 5
[GOV IS] GROUNDS: coffee & early music on Governors Island: 2-4 pm. “Short concert of improvisatory early music on historical instruments, while sipping on Devoción coffee. Walk over with us to the Climate Imaginarium for a talk about Devoción’s sustainable coffee production, with a variety of lattes + snacks!”
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