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
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!
Prospect Heights Community Farm’s annual plant sale starts on Saturday the 27th of April and runs Saturdays and Sundays through the 12th of May. We’ll be open from 10am to 6pm each day.
For additional variety and traceability, this year we have grown some of our own vegetables and herbs including heirloom tomatoes, skirret, hops and thyme. In addition, we’ll also have our typical mix of of vegetables such as tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers and herbs like basil, lavender, parsley and rosemary. We’ll also have annual flowers like Cosmos, Marigold, Zonal Pelargoniums and Snapdragon as well as a selection of more unique perennials such as Aquilegia (Columbine), Campanula, Baptisia australis, and Iris.
Where: 252-256 Saint Marks Ave., Brooklyn, NY.
When:
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
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.
On Saturday the 14th of July, community gardens all over the five boroughs will be opening their gates to the public to celebrate 40 years of Green Thumb. Here at Prospect Heights Community Farm we’ll be hosting a free Terrarium Build-Along in the garden. In celebration of GreenThumb’s 40th Anniversary and PHCF’s 20th Anniversary, come join us to build your very own succulent terrarium! Materials and plants are provided, and the event is FREE.
The event is from 11am to 3pm on Saturday the 14th of July at 252-256 St Marks Ave.
Join us this Saturday, the 23rd of June, for the annual BANG Bike Tour. BANG is the land trust which holds the deed to our land along with four other community gardens in Brooklyn. The leisurely bike ride will take you on a tour of the five gardens in Park Slope and Prospect Heights. Participants are encouraged to stop off and enjoy each garden along the way. It is a great opportunity for members of each garden as well local residents and even visitors to get to know both the other gardens and their members without wondering whether each other garden will be open at the same time. All gardens will be open for the whole duration of the tour.
The weather is currently looking good so it should be a great day. You can start at any garden and a map of the route will be available. All gardens will be open from 11am-2pm on Saturday. Drinks and snacks will also be available for sale at each garden and lunch will be provided at Warren St. Marks Garden from 1-2pm!
See the Facebook event page for more details.
View the full route in Google Maps
Join us at the Garden this Sunday, June 10th, from 1-3:30 pm for an afternoon of artistic activities. We’ll be offering free watercolor classes for children and showcasing a few local artists who work with mediums like jewelry and paints (the art will be family friendly)! We’ll be offering garden tours and there might even be live music! We welcome people of all ages from the area!
