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Victory Garden Update!

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We are grateful to our farmer-friends, The Kokas family of Upstate Farms, which is located in Tivoli, NY – https://upstatefarmsny.com/ – for their generous donations of local eggs, fruits, and vegetables. Their kindness has allowed us to increase our selections of offerings, and to reach a greater number of our neighbors as we fulfill our mission to grow and distribute extra produce to help our community members who are facing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.


On Sunday, October 11, 2020, we celebrated our 12th week of Victory Garden harvest and distribution. From our member plots, we harvested a variety of crops: Callaloo, assorted Bush & Pole Beans, Cabbage, Ground Cherries, Mustard & Radish Greens, Tomatoes, Chili, Frying & Poblano Peppers, French Sorrel, Okra, Bronze Fennel, and Mini-pumpkins. Since July 5th, we have grown & distributed over 220 pounds of our home-grown PHCF produce. Can’t get more local than that!


If you would like to volunteer to help with the Victory Garden please contact us at contact@phcfarm.com. 

Trial Open Hours in September

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As you may know, the garden has been closed to visitors during the pandemic for safety reasons, following the guidelines of NYS on pause. Beginning in September, we will begin offering a limited number of trial Open Hours on Wednesday mornings and Friday afternoons with hopes of offering an expanded schedule soon. During the times listed below, we will welcome a limited number of visitors to enjoy the garden. Face coverings will be required. We look forward to seeing you!

The hours will be:

  • Wednesdays, Sep 2 and 9, 10 am – 12 noon
  • Fridays, Sep 4 & 11, 2  – 4 pm

Visitor Guidelines

  • Stay home if you are sick.
  • Wear a face covering at all times.
  • No eating or drinking allowed.
  • Maintain at least a 6 foot separation between you and other parties at all times.
  • Leave only footprints.

 – The Farm

Face Covering Required Garden hours

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Starting Friday, May 1 a few periods of time each week will be set aside as “Face Covering Required” hours, meaning that during those times everyone in the garden is required to wear a covering over their mouth and nose the entire time they are in the garden, even if no one else is there. 

The covering must be on and in use, not simply around one’s neck or in one’s pocket.

We hope that this will allow members wishing to take additional precautions to stop the spread of Covid-19 to feel safe spending time in the garden. These times are not age-restricted.

We are adopting this on a trial basis, and the board welcomes your feedback.

In an effort to provide at least one time each week for a variety of schedules, these hours will be in effect on:

  • Saturdays 10:00 am – Noon
  • Mondays 8:00 – 10:00 am
  • Wednesdays 5:00 – 7:00 pm, and 
  • Thursdays Noon – 2:00

Please continue to maintain a 6-foot distance between yourself and other gardeners, even during these “face-covering required” hours, and use personal gloves when handling shared tools.

Covid-19 Garden Update

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OPEN HOURS:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the garden will be closed to the public through April 2020. Check back with us in May for an update of our open hours status.

COMPOST ETIQUETTE:
During the COVID-19 closure period, the garden will not be accepting compost drop-offs. Please do not leave compost outside the gate when the garden is closed.

We share your disappointment in reducing access to the gardens, especially during a crisis, but it is imperative that we all work together to help protect public health and keep our fellow New Yorkers safe. 

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to contact@phcfarm.com

Part 1 Tapestry Workshop for Beginners – Oct 5th

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PHCF’s Fiber Arts Series continues with a two-part Tapestry Workshop for Beginners led by Sofia. The workshops are on October 5th from 11:30am-1:30pm and October 26th from Noon-2pm.

Sofia will demonstrate how to warp a simple frame loom, create “butterflies” for the weft, and use inspiration from natural forms in the garden to create a small tapestry. Participants will leave with a piece that they can continue working on at home or bring to the second workshop with any questions.

All materials will be provided and the workshops are free. Everyone is welcome, so please spread the word to friends and family. 

Future workshops at PHCF include knitting, quilting, and crochet. We’re open to suggestions so if there’s something you’re interested in exploring, please let us know at contact@phcfarm.com

Family Social & Garden Open House (October 5th)

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252-256 Saint Marks Ave., Brooklyn NY 11238
October 5, 2019, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Who says the end of summer can’t be fun?

Join Prospect Heights Community Farm (PHCF) for an afternoon of creative DIY activities and snacks. All families, children, and neighbors alike are welcome to:

  • Create Native Wildflower”Seed Bombs” to beautify backyards, empty lots, and tree wells
  • Dig for bugs and other surprises in the “Kids Dig Box”
  • Explore the garden
  • Hot Dogs provided, enjoy lunch in the garden!

Generously sponsored by Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, BKLYN CLAY, and
Prospect Heights Community Farm

Poetry in the Garden – August 24th

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Prospect Heights Community Farm for the second year will be hosting Poetry in the Garden, featuring local poets: Ann Author, Kim Brandon, Robert Gibbons, Jacqueline Johnson, and more! 

Come and enjoy spoken word. There will be an opportunity to share your work during the 30 minutes of open mic.

Saturday August 24, 2019 from 5-7 pm

Light refreshments will be available 

 

 

 

 

 

Free DIY Mending Meetup – June 30

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Details: June 30, 2019 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm 252 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA
 
Bring any mending projects and learn several techniques for mending and get help with your knit and woven projects. The goal is to encourage textile reuse!
 
If you don’t have a project to bring, feel free to use some of our scrap fabric and materials to learn/practice a mending technique.
 
This workshop is completely free! 
 

Greenthumb Open Garden Day: DIY Native Wildflower Seed Bomb Workshop

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Join us at Prospect Heights Community Farm for an Open Garden Day workshop! 

We will be holding a DIY Native Wildflower Seed Bomb workshop on July 20th from 11 am – 3 pm. Seed bombs are a fun and easy way to disperse seeds and make your neighborhood look beautiful! This workshop is co-sponsored by Prospect Heights Community Farm (PHCF) and the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens.

Learn more about NYC Greenthumb’s Open Garden Day program here. 

 

Address: 252-256 Saint Marks Avenue, Brooklyn NY 

Time & Date: July 20th – 11 AM through 3 PM

 

PHCF’s Annual Plant Sale!

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This past Saturday marked the last day of this year’s edition of the annual Plant Sale! With the weather finally warming up (and staying dry enough), folks were looking for new plants to grow in their homes and yards. The garden was especially proud to offer self-propagated and heirloom varieties of tomatoes, herbs, and more in order to offer full transparency into the lineage of the plants we were offering.

A big thank you for everyone who made it out — members and neighbors alike! The Plant Sale is huge part of how the garden gets its funding for the year and is one of the biggest community events we have. Looking forward to 2020 already…

Here are some lovely photos from the event – if you have more to share, please reach out at contact@phcfarm.com

  Rosemarie, our treasurer, at the ready despite the rainy weather! 

 Some of the varieties we had to offer during the sale 

 Getting creative with container options – this year, we let folks recycle pots!