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And that means leaves are everywhere! PHCFarm would love to accept your bagged leaves on the next three Sundays: November 10, 17, and 24 from 10am-2pm. Please ensure no twigs, branches, or trash are mixed in.

We’re pleased to announce our first natural dye workshop at the garden. Liz Spencer is a natural dyer, ethical fashion designer, artist, gardener, fiber enthusiast & animal lover. She holds a Master of Arts in Fashion & the Environment from the London College of Fashion and has experience with dyeing and dye gardens across the globe. RSVP at www.phcfarm.com/dye

2013 marks 15 years since the founding of Prospect Heights Community Farm in 1998.

The garden began as three abandonded lots, filled with rubble from the buildings that previously stood on them, along with years worth of accumulated rubbish. Since then, the space has been transformed into the rich, lush garden it is today.

It has taken the hard work of many volunteers to shape the garden into its current form and an asset for the wider community to enjoy.

To mark the milestone, thank our volunteers and celebrate the garden itself, we’ll be holding a series of events throughout the summer.

Music in the Garden:

CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN Thursday the 27th of June, 7pm
Xavier Cardriche

Thursday the 25th of July, 7pm
Chris Moore

Noon stories in the garden:

Wednesday the 26th of June, noon
Wednesday the 10th of July, noon
Wednesday the 24th of July, noon
Wednesday the 7th of August, noon

We didn’t have many April showers in Brooklyn this year but the downpours in early May made up for it and now the garden is in full swing.

We’re now in the sweet spot with warmth, harvesting of early vegetables, flowers in bloom everywhere and the mosquitoes haven’t quite settled in yet!

Feel free to correct or add names in the comments!

Sunset

Spanish Bluebell (I think)

Aquilegia

Fan Columbine (Aquilegia flabellata)

Aquilegia

Wild indigo (Baptisia australis)

Alium

Alium

Alium

Plant Sale III

Plant Sale II

Plant Sale I

We’re having our annual plant sale on Sunday the 12th of May from 9am to dusk! It’s Mother’s Day and there’s no better gift than a plant.

We’ll have flowers, herbs and vegetables; everything from cosmos to snapdragons, basil to thyme and broccoli to zucchini. There’s too much to list so come down to the garden on St Marks Ave between Vanderbilt and Underhill on the day to see what you fancy.

Check out the photos of us picking up this year’s goodies for a sneak peak at what we’ll have on sale:

It may still feel cold, but the garden is beginning to come to life.  At the moment it’s mostly the bulbs which are beginning to bloom.

But those gardeners who covered all or part of their bed with a cloche or cold frame are almost able to start their first harvest of the year!  You might have to look closely to see past the condensation covered glass but there are lettuces, herbs, chard, radishes and other greens almost ready to be picked.

Snowdrops

Crocuses blooming

Crocuses ready to flower

Ready to come out

There’s something under there somewhere!

Under glass

On the 10th of January, the deeds for the Prospect Heights Community Farm were transferred from the TPL to BANG. The TPL held the deeds after the garden was saved from the city and although was always meant to be an interim land trust held the deeds for over a decade.

Here is the moment after the conveyance. Kayla Schwartz, the garden’s Land Trust Representative, is in the center of the back row.

Don’t let your Christmas tree go to waste. Bring it to the garden this weekend and we’ll turn it into mulch that will be used to nourish trees and plants across the city!

Make sure any non-compostable decorations have been removed from your tree and bring it to the garden at one of the following times:

Saturday the 12th of January, 10 am – 2 pm.
Sunday the 13th of January, 10 am – 2 pm.

If you’d like to volunteer to collect trees from around the neighbourhood feel free to come to the garden during the above times.

Check out some of the photos from last year!

Fun for the whole family! Open to the public!

Bring your left over jack o’ lanterns to smash in our compost.

Baked potatoes, hot cider and baked goodies.

This Saturday the 10th of November from 12 to 4pm at Prospect Heights Community Garden, 252-256 Saint Marks Avenue, Prospect Heights.

Leaves collected curbside are treated as regular household trash. Don’t waste this precious resource! Keep leaves out of our landfills and help create beautiful compost! The Prospect Heights Community Farm will be accepting bagged, residential leaves* for composting on the following dates:

Prospect Heights Community Farm
St. Marks Avenue, between Vanderbilt and Underhill

Sat. 11/3 12pm to 4pm
Sun. 11/4 12pm to 2pm

Sat. 11/10 10am to 2pm
Sun. 11/11 10am to 2pm

Sat. 11/17 10am to 2pm
Sun. 11/18 10am to 2pm

The storm brought down lots of leaves prematurely, and if you’ve been doing any leaf clean up, please don’t let them end up in the landfill, bring them to the Prospect Heights Community Farm on St. Marks Avenue between Vanderbilt and Underhill. We’ll be accepting bags of leaves this weekend as part of our annual Project Leaf Drop initiative.

We will also be available for community composting, if you were planning on bringing your compost to the farmer’s market. GrowNYC has suspended its compost collection for the coming weekend.