24th Annual Pumpkin Smash Potato Bake Bash

Dear Neighbors,
It’s that time of year again! Please join us at PHCF for the 24th Annual Pumpkin Smash Potato Bake Bash.

Saturday, November 5th from 12-4pm.
Rain date: Sun. November 6th, 12 – 4 pm.
252 St. Marks Ave
Free and open to the public!

Help us spread the word among family and friends. Together we have been smashing
pumpkins and baking potatoes since 1998. Don’t forget your jack o’lantern!

We hope to see you next Saturday,
Prospect Heights Community Farm

Meditation in the Garden Tuesdays

Sumit Som from the Vajradhara Center in Boerum Hill will be leading meditation in our garden on Tuesdays in August beginning this Tuesday August 2. 

Tuesdays in August

7:00-7:45 PM

Free! (donations are encouraged)

Location: Prospect Heights Community Farm

252 St Marks Avenue 

Enjoy a relaxing meditation and brief dharma talk in a beautiful community garden. Just as plants can grow and bloom, so can our wisdom and compassion. We will learn about Buddhism basics and then take time to meditate and discuss. Come join us!

If it’s raining, please check their website for potential cancellation updates at https://www.brooklynmeditation.org/

Free Puppet Show in the garden!

Join us at PHCF on Sunday, July 3rd at 3pm for a FREE Wonderspark Puppets puppet show – The Little Red Hen! The classic story of a Hen who needs YOUR help to make some bread! The Little Red Hen is an interactive play that gets kids moving their bodies, calling out and laughing!

puppet show
WonderSpark Puppets


Every animal on the farm wants to eat the Hen’s bread, but no one wants to help make it. We will learn the benefits of helping out and teamwork while exercising and singing along! Geared towards kids age 0-3 but all are welcome!

Puppet show will run approximately 35-40 minutes

WonderSpark Puppets is a New York City based puppet theater company led by Chad Williams and Z Briggs.  The company’s mission is to spread joy, spark imagination and share laughter through high quality puppet performances.  They have partnered with brands like Bed Bath & Beyond, CAMP, NYC Public Schools and the New York Public Library. They have toured internationally, bringing original productions and puppetry workshops to festivals in Thailand and Taiwan. Since mid-March 2020 they have been streaming live puppet shows for families in quarantine and streaming schools. Their mission is to spread joy, spark imagination and share laughter through high quality puppet performances. 

Seed Starting Workshop and Swap

Hi Friends, 
The garden is waking up! 
Please join Sofia and friends on Saturday, March 26th at 1:30 pm for a seed starting workshop at PHCF. 

Topics:

  • Soils to use at home and in the greenhouse
  • Transplanting seedlings
  • Flowers, veggies, micro greens, and dye plants 

Novices and experts alike are welcome. Bring seeds to plant or share if you have them. If not, we have lots to spare.

Plant Sale Saturday

One day added this weekend (5/22)! There will be plants for sale this Saturday noon-4pm. Last Chance if you missed us last weekend. There are plenty of herbs, flowers, ground cover and all types of plants left!

Once again the plant list may be found here. See you this weekend.

Last Day of the Plant Sale

Come out today to stock your garden, windowsill or tree pit! Annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, flowers and shrubs are all available at the pharm at great price to support your community garden.

plant sale sign

Plant Sale Next Weekend

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Come on out to PHCF’s Annual Plant Sale on May 15 & 16! We’ll be offering PHCF home grown Tomatos, Herbs, Vegetables, Annual & Perennials plus Houseplants too!
See our varieties offered HERE

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We are readying for the 2021 Plant Sale at the Pharm. Come out next Saturday to get everything you need for this years crops, windowsills and boxes.

See the flyer here (please download and post where appropriate).

PHCF’s Annual Plant Sale!

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!

20th Annual Pumpkin Smash Potato Bake Bash

It’s the 20th annual Prospect Heights Community Farm Pumpkin Smash Potato Bake Bash this weekend and we’ll be celebrating 20 years of the garden!

Bring your left over jack o’ lanterns to smash in our compost. We’ll also have a grill going to bake potatoes as well as hot cider and other snacks. We’ll be in the garden all afternoon so stop by and hang out as we close out the garden season!

Saturday November the 3rd 12-4pm (rain date November 4th)

Prospect Heights Community Farm, 252-256 St Marks Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Music in the Garden Tomorrow

We are excited to be hosting three amazing local artists at the Prospect Heights Community Farm!

Join us tomorrow, Saturday the 1st of September, from 4-5:30 pm for an afternoon of free music. Absolutely anyone and everyone are welcome, including children.

Garden tours will be available of course.

Our artists for the afternoon are:

– Ezekiel Reed
– CF Watkins
– Brian Thompson

Learn more and RSVP on the Facebook event page.