Our Annual Plant Sale!

Prospect Heights Community Farm annual plant sale

You’re invited to PHCF’s Annual Plant Sale, where we’ll be offering PHCF homegrown tomatoes, herbs, vegetables, annuals and perennials, plus houseplants. We prefer PayPal or cash payments.

Here’s a sneak peek of what we’ll have available over the next two weeks:

  • Evening Primrose (perennial)
  • Artichoke Imperial Star
  • Thai Basil
  • Okra (jing orange and clemson spineless)
  • Trinidad Hot Pepper
  • Cosmos
  • Elderberry
  • Boysenberry
  • Oxalis
  • Gooseneck Loosestrife
  • Liriope

You can view the full list of this year’s offerings here. Prospect Heights Community Farm is celebrating 25 years!

The Garden Season Is Here

Thank you to garden members who pitched in and brought great energy to the first work day of the new season! Led by Master Gardener Traci, we distributed a fresh pile of woodchips and also did some pruning and trimming.

If you participated in the work day and haven’t already, please submit your Service Hours. Thank you again!

Photo by Mickey
Photos by Traci

What is a work day?

Led by a master gardener, a workday typically follows a meeting and is a great way to get involved with the garden! MGs will prioritize tasks around the garden, which can include moving and distributing soil, pruning, trimming, removing nails from boards, picking up leaves for compost, spreading fresh compost and lots more.

Work days count toward a member’s Service Hours. Service Hours are required for all/most members. Work Hours + Open Hours = Service Hours. More details about Service Hours can be viewed here.

2023 PHCF Meeting Dates

Mark your calendars for the 2023-2024 garden season!

Sunday, March 12 3 – 5 pm*
Saturday, March 18 workday 1:30 – 3:30 pm**
Saturday, April 15 at 12:30 pm
Saturday, May 20 at 11 am
Sunday, June 11 at 12:30 pm
Wednesday, July 12 at 6:45 pm (potluck)
Sunday, July 16 workday 10 am – 12 pm
Wednesday, August 16 at 7 pm (zoom)
Saturday, August 19 workday 10 am – 12 pm
Saturday, September 9 at 12:30 pm
Sunday, October 15 at 12:30 pm
Saturday, November 11 at 12:30 pm

*Daylight savings
**Sunday, March 19 depending on weather

Interested in joining the garden? You can find more information here.

Thank You for Joining Us!

Thank you to all the neighbors who came out on a beautiful afternoon for the 24th annual Pumpkin Smash Potato Bake Bash. Hope to see you again next year!

Great day for a pumpkin smash potato bake bash!
Pumpkins have been smashed
The pumpkin-smashing station
Kids’ activity station

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. 

Free Little Pantry in the Garden

A group of 8th grade Berkeley Carroll students and their teachers delivered a Little Free Pantry to our garden on June 1st as part of a community action project. 

free little garden team
The Berkeley Carroll team

The 15 x 15 x 26 pantry was built by the students and will be stocked with non-perishable items for the benefit of our neighbors.  The pantry follows the well-known model of the Little Free Libraries seen around the city. PHCF also has a Victory Garden fresh food giveaway every Sunday.  The Victory Garden and food pantry are our modest efforts to address food insecurity in our neighborhood.

Annual Plant Sale – May 21 + 22nd

Come on out to PHCF’s Annual Plant Sale on May 21 & 22 from noon – 6 pm!
We’ll be offering PHCF home grown tomatoes, herbs, vegetables, annual & perennials plus houseplants too!
See our varieties offered HERE

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.