Volunteer Opportunities

Spring Kick-Off: Our First Volunteer Days!!

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Prospect Farm invites you to the
2011 Spring Kick-Off March 26th, 27th + April 2nd

Volunteer, learn, sign up to grow or be a member in 2011. Spring Cleaning includes: trench composting, turning soil, preparing a new composting site, planting ornamentals, and more.

Three Days
Saturday March 26th, Sunday March 27th & Saturday April 2nd
10 Am – 3 PM (Sunday will probably be a shorter day) at Prospect Farm
1194 Prospect Avenue btw Seeley and Vanderbilt St, Brooklyn
F / G train to Ft Hamilton Station
Bring drinking water, gloves and a shovel if you have one. Children must be supervised by an adult.

Email Questions: prospectfarmbk@gmail.com

Event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173476679371820#

Upcoming End of March Events

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March 19th – Volunteer to build a compost bins at Sustainable Flatbush’s Church Avenue Communal Garden, East 21st Street at Kenmore Terrace, 11 am – 3 pm. Details here.

March 25th – “Is Local Agriculture Good for the Environment: The Hidden Costs of Food in New York City” event at the Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street. 6:30 pm, $6 museum members; $8 seniors and students; $12 non-members. Reservations required. Details here.

March 26th – Spring Kick-Off volunteer/learning day at Prospect Farm. 10am – 3 pm. Bring work gloves, water, and a shovel if you have one. Children must be accompanied an adults.

April 2nd – Second Spring Kick-Off volunteer/learning day at Prospect Farm. 10am – 3 pm. Bring work gloves, water, and a shovel if you have one. Children must be accompanied an adults.

Help Kensington’s New Youth-Led Farmer’s Market

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The Brooklyn Food Coalition was asked by City Council Member Brad Lander to gather a group of people who would be willing to take turns assisting a youth-led farmers market on Ft. Hamilton Pkwy and E. 4th Street.

The market would run on Saturdays from 11-3. If you have any interest in learning more and/or have suggestions for faith orgs, CSA’s or other groups that might be interested in learning more, please contact Nancy Romer: nancyromer(at)gmail.com. Many thanks.

Note: This market is not being organized by Prospect Farm. Prospect Farm is helping to spread the word.

Winter suspension of compost drop-off after January 8th.

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Greetings to all Prospect Farm supporters:

For the winter, we are temporarily suspending the collection of veggie and
fruit wastes for composting until March.  Our last drop-off date will be
January 8th, 2011 at 11 AM.  When collections are resumed in March we will
post notices online and on the fence by our compost collection site.  When
we resume, we hope that those of you who have been bringing us your
vegetable wastes will resume doing so.

Please remember to join us at our Prospect Farm Winter Pot Luck on
Wednesday, January 12th from 6 to 9 PM at Church of the Holy Apostles, 622
Greenwood Avenue (across from Brooklyn Commune.)

Until then, stay well and keep warm.

J. William Smith

 

Digging and Sifting Round 8 Dec 12th

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Oren, our master composter will be conducting round eight of digging and

sifting soil. Learn how we remediate the soil and make it better for our
plants. Please bring gloves and water. Shovels provided, but please bring
more if you have them.

Let us know if you are planning to participate. Feel free to bring people
out, but please do not bring children.

Digging and Sifting Round 8

Sunday December 12th 
9am – 4 pm (or until we finish) 
at Prospect Farm

1194 Prospect Ave, between Seeley and Vanderbilt Sts

F/G Train to Fort Hamilton, exit towards Prospect Ave

Nov. 11 talk about Prospect Farm Options

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(The Brookdale Campus of Hunter College is at 1st Ave. and 25th St. in
Manhattan)

A Farm?  In Brooklyn?  You bet!!
Want to learn more?

Join CHEFs for Schools and the Nutrition Club on
November 11 at 6:30pm
to hear about Brooklyn’s own Prospect Farm

CUNY Hunter Professor Tom Angotti will be taking the time to come talk to
students
about his farm and urban agriculture, why it is important to the surrounding
community
and about rewarding opportunities for students to come help out!
~Refreshments will be served~

Please RSVP to Ariana Golub (ariana.go…@gmail.com)
if you can attend or for more information
(Thursday, November 11th @ 6:30pm – Osbourne Room, Brookdale Campus)

Digging and Sifting Round 7

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Volunteers,

Oren, our master composter will be conducting round seven of

digging and sifting soil. Learn how we remediate the soil and make it

better for our plants. Please bring gloves and water. Shovels provided, but
please bring more if you have them.

Let us know if you are planning to participate. We are hope to see 
some new
faces. Feel free to bring people out, but please do not bring children.

Digging and Sifting Round 7

Saturday November 6th 
9am – 4 pm (or until we finish) 
at Prospect Farm

1194 Prospect Ave, between Seeley and Vanderbilt Sts

F/G Train to Fort Hamilton, exit towards Prospect Ave

Naomi

 

Hang Flyers for Harvest Fest!

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Hey Prospect Farmers,
I need a street team to help me hang flyers for our Harvest Festival
in local businesses and pass out hand to hand at farmer’s markets in
the area. 

Please meet me this Saturday from noon to 1 pm to collect flyers and
sign up for an area to cover over the next 2 weeks. Tell you friends,
anyone can help!

Thanks for making this event happen!

Naomi