GreenThumb Events & Workshops
To add an event in your GreenThumb community garden to this calendar, please fill out our event listing request form.
GreenThumb workshops are marked with a green border, partner events are marked with a purple border.
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Apr14
Garden Design Principles for Supporting Student Learning
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.This past year has expanded our appreciation of the value of outdoor classrooms. This…
Location: Virtual/Online Workshop, Manhattan
Cost: Free
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Apr20
Growing a Wild Classroom: Designing Habitats for Outdoor Learning
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.Creating habitats that provide NYC's bees, butterflies, and birds with much-needed…
Location: Virtual/Online Workshop, Manhattan
Cost: Free
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Apr21
Bees Please: A Guide to Creating Habitat for Native Pollinators
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.Bees are vital to the pollination of plants and environmental growth. Join Urban Park…
Location: Virtual/Online Workshop, Manhattan
Cost: Free
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Apr22
Design Your Garden To Attract Pollinators
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.This webinar focuses on the capacity of gardens to provide habitat for beneficial insects.…
Location: Virtual/Online Workshop, Manhattan
Cost: Free
Apr22
Making Herbal Teas & Infusions with Pollinator Plants
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.Herbs make great teas - and also help feed pollinators! Join herbalist H. Stephen Reid to…
Location: Virtual/Online Workshop, Manhattan
Cost: Free
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Apr28
Conflict Transformation Circles
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.Conflict can happen even in the most well-organized garden group or with the best of…
Location: Virtual/Online Workshop, Manhattan
Cost: Free
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
May 5
Participatory Design in Community Gardens
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.Community gardens are shared urban spaces that respond to their community’s…
Location: Virtual/Online Workshop, Manhattan
Cost: Free
Thursday, May 6, 2021
May 6
Welcoming Kids to the Garden: Providing Safe Space for Hands-on Experiences
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.This webinar gives practical ideas and examples of how to engage kids in your garden based…
Location: Virtual/Online Workshop, Manhattan
Cost: Free
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
May12
They Only Come Out at Night: Inviting Bats to your Garden
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.Bats love eating mosquitoes, so we love bats! Join NYC Urban Park Ranger Dan Tainow for a…
Location: Virtual/Online Workshop, Manhattan
Cost: Free
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
May19
Conflict Transformation Circles
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.Conflict can happen even in the most well-organized garden group or with the best of…
Location: Virtual/Online Workshop, Manhattan
Cost: Free
Thursday, May 20, 2021
May20
Planning a Zero Waste Garden Event Part 1 (Virtual)
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.Join Earth Matter NY to learn how to plan a zero waste garden event. As stewards of our…
Location: Virtual/Online Workshop, Manhattan
Cost: Free
Monday, May 24, 2021
May24
Planning a Zero Waste Garden Event Part 2
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.This workshop will go over the basics composting your garden waste and paper products from…
Location: Governors Island, Manhattan
Cost: Free
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Jun16
Conflict Transformation Circles
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.Conflict can happen even in the most well-organized garden group or with the best of…
Location: Virtual/Online Workshop, Manhattan
Cost: Free