Thank you everyone who came out to celebrate Earth Day with us! Though the day started with some light rain, the sun made its grand entrance before the festivities were over.
We had face painting, sing-alongs, demonstrations and tours, and a lot of planting going on. We sowed peas and what we hope will one day be bunches of greens, as well as some beans and cucumber seedlings and a few flowers. More to come over the next few weeks as the weather gets warmer!
Please join us for an Earth Day celebration at Prospect Farm!
Saturday, April 23rd from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
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We’ll be planting our first seeds and seedlings, and there will be composting demos and fun activities for kids. We’ll have music and food as well! Come by and take a tour of the farm.
This event will take place rain or shine.
The first crocus has popped up at the farm, and we took advantage of a sunny Saturday to have our first official work day of 2016. We started repairing three compost bins that have been out of use for the last few months, mostly removing the rotted wood and detaching the screens and starting to reattach fresh wood. Other members worked finished compost into a few beds in early preparation for the growing season.
Weather permitting, we’ll have another work day Saturday, March 5th to finish the bin repair and lay down bricks for the repaired bins to rest on.
Mark your calendars for a general Prospect Farm meeting on Monday, February 29 at 7 PM. All returning and new members are invited. Please email us for location info. At the meeting, we will elect board members and begin planning for planting. There are lots of roles open, from planting to cultivating to composting to building infrastructure to helping out with events (to name a few).
We hope to have a work day soon (possibly January 23, weather permitting) to repair compost bins and add finished compost to the beds. We will confirm the date as it gets closer.
In the meantime, enjoy winter!
Our 2015 Earth Day event was great! We had a number of parents with small children who loved the worms, the planting, and just being on “the farm.” All the food was delicious, and we got some work done as well. Special thanks to the composters, the planters, the trellis-constructors, the step-repairers, and the weeders.
Neighbors, friends and Prospect Farm members!
Please join us for an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 25th between 11 AM & 3 PM. Activities will include gardening, composting demos, children’s activities, tours, music and food. The event will take place rain or shine (fingers crossed for shine!). Come out to celebrate Mother Nature, the arrival of spring, community and local food production in Brooklyn!
Prospect Farm is located at 1194 Prospect Avenue (adjacent to the Seeley Street bridge) in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn.
Spring is coming. Really! On Sunday March 22, to welcome Spring, the Prospect Farm is hosting a get together at 3:00 at 202 Seeley Apt 3F. Find out about our farm, work days and events and meet the farmers. We garden and compost. Refreshments.
Join us at Prospect Farm on Sunday October 19, 11am – 1pm for an open house with workshops and refreshments.
Prospect Farm and the Brooklyn Commune Present Food Matters. This program is School Food in NYC: Problems and Prospects featuring Liz Accels, Executive Director of Community Food Advocates.
6:30pm at Brooklyn Commune
601 Greenwood Ave.
Saturday April 26, 11am – 2pm. 1194 Prospect Ave.
Demonstrations and Activities: Drying Herbs, Composting and Worms, Rainwater Harvesting, Starting seeds and planting, Music, Light Refreshments, Children Welcome, Contributions Welcome
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