GreenThumb

To watch past Lunch with GreenThumb, our virtual lunchtime workshop series, and our webinars from Earth Day, please visit the links below.

LUNCH WITH GREENTHUMB:

• April 4: Open Orchard School: Fruit Tree Pests & Diseases, Fruit Tree Grafting
• April 13: Starting Seeds at Home
  Password: Seeds2020!
  Facilitated by: Lillian Reyes (GreenThumb)
• April 17: The Highs and Lows of High and Low Tunnels
  Password: HighTunnels2020!
  Facilitated by: Onika Abraham (Farm School NYC) and Joe Heller (NRCS)
• April 20: Rainwater Harvesting 101
  Watch the livestreamed video by Bronx River Alliance on Facebook.
  Facilitated by: Nathan Hunter (Bronx River Alliance)
• April 21: Herbs for Staying Calm & Finding Your Purpose
  Password: Herbs2020!
  Facilitated by: Vivian Mac (Willow's Touch Apothecary and Sacred Vibes Apothecary)

EARTH DAY WITH GREENTHUMB

Thank you to everyone who joined our special virtual Earth Day celebration on Wednesday, April 22nd!

• Welcoming Remarks and Vermicomposting at Home
  Password: Worms2020!
  Facilitated by: Claudia Urdanivia and Vanessa Ventola (GreenThumb)
• Grow Greens in your Window Sill
  Password: WindowGreens2020!
  Facilitated by: Maureen O'Brien (Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
• How to Make and Use Native Seed Balls to Protect Biodiversity
  Password: SeedBalls2020!
  Facilitated by: Jade Johnson and Navida Vignoles (New York Botanical Garden)
• How to Build and Manage a Community Seed Library 
  Password: SeedLibrary2020!
  Facilitated by: Eric Rodriguez (The High Line)

EARTH DAY KEYNOTES
To view the livestreamed video of the keynote addresses by artist and performer, Toshi Reagon, and farmer and activist from Soul Fire Farm, Leah Penniman, please visit: @GreenThumbNYC on Facebook. 

LUNCH WITH GREENTHUMB CONTINUED:

• April 23: Keeping Chickens in Small Urban Spaces
  Password: Chickens2020!
  Facilitated by: Robert Callahan and Rebecca Mason (Imani Community Garden)
• April 27: Native Plants of the GreenThumb Plant Distribution
  Password: NativePlantsDistro2020
  Facilitated by: Cindy Goulder
• April 29: Contaminants in your Soil? Best Practices to Reduce Risk for a Healthy Garden
  Password: Soil2020!
  Facilitated by: Dr. Sara Perl Egendorf (Brooklyn College)
• May 3: Reclaiming Ancestral Knowledge with Happy Healthy Latina: Sofrito y Sazon
  Password: Sofrito2020!
  Facilitated by: Yadira Garcia (Happy Healthy Latina)
• May 3: Spring Care of Polinator Perennials
  Facilitated by: Cindy Goulder
• May 4: Online Garden Monitoring Systems: A Tool for Community Engagement
  Facilitated by: Sarah McMillian and Briana Garcia (Temboo) 
• May 5: Growing and Maintaining a Lawn
  Password: Lawn2020!
  Facilitated by: Lillian Reyes (GreenThumb)
• May 6: Gardener Growth: Cultivating Mindfulness
  Password: Mindfulness2020!
  Facilitated by: Le'alani Boykin (GreenThumb)
• May 11: It's all Coming Up Roses!
  Password: Roses2020!
  Facilitated by: Lillian Reyes (GreenThumb)
• May 12: Native Ferns and Grasses for City Gardens: An Introduction
  Password: Ferns2020!
  Facilitated by: Cindy Goulder
• May 13: Communication for Group Germination
  Password: Communication2020!
  Facilitated by: Le'alani Boykin
• May 14: Growing Brambles: Raspberries, Blackberries, and other Cane Fruit
  Password: Brambles2020!
  Facilitated by: Babbie Dunnington and Richard Squire (GreenThumb)
• May 16: Open Orchard School: Fruit Tree Grafting
  Password: Grafting2020!
  Facilitated by: Sam Van Aken (Open Orchard)

BOTANICAL ART AT HOME
While our botanical drawing workshop has been cancelled due to COVID19, our partners NYC Parks Arts & Culture Fun and The Art Students League's Seeds of the League have offered several crafty tutorials for your at-home enjoyment!

• Botanical Print Making with Sonomi Kobayashi
• Origami Tulips with Sonomi Kobayashi
• Paper Cutting with Megumi
• Art as Meditation with Max & Jacob Cohen

View more online webinars and tutorials through Parks@Home!

LUNCH WITH GREENTHUMB CONTINUED

• May 20: Design your Garden to Attract Pollinators
  Facilitated by: Butterfly Project NYC and Bronx Green-Up of The New York Botanical Garden
• May 21: Intro to Zoom for Community Gardeners
  Facilitated by: Michelle Jackson and Jerone Hsu (Prime Produce / Seeds to Soil)
• May 27: Growing Peanuts and Cotton in NYC
  Password: PeanutsCotton2020
  Facilitated by Willie Morgan and Aaron Morgan (Our Little Green Acre Community Garden)
• May 28: Marvelous Mushrooms
  Password: Mushrooms2020
  Facilitated by: Gil Lopez (Smiling Hogshead Ranch)
• May 31: Reclaiming Ancestral Knowledge: Hydroponic Window Gardening 
  Password: Hydroponics1!
  Facilitated by: Adriano Espaillat, Jr. and Yadira Garcia (Happy Healthy Latina)

UN WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
The week of June 5, GreenThumb hosted a series of events in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme’s World Environment Day.

• June 3: NYC EcoFlora Project and Community Gardens
  Password: EcoFlora1!
  Facilitated by Brian Boom (NY Botanical Garden)
• June 5: Climate Resiliency in Community Gardens
  Password: Climate2020!
  Moderated by: Genea Foster (GreenThumb)
  Panelists: Lucia Hernandez (Bryant Hill Community Garden), Ceci Pineda (BK Rot), Leslie Velasquez (El Puente), Priya Mulgaonkar (NYC Environmental Justice Alliance)

LUNCH WITH GREENTHUMB CONTINUED

• June 6: Reclaiming Ancestral Knowledge: Caribbean Pickling and Fermentation 
  Password: CaribbeanPickles2020
  Facilitated by: Yadira Garcia (Happy Healthy Latina)
• June 9: COVID-19 Safety in the Garden
  Password: Covidsafety1
  Facilitated by: Michael Serrano (NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene) 
• June 16: Drip Irrigation 101
  Password: Drip2020
  Facilitated by: Lory Henning and Arlene Roberts (Maple St. Community Garden), and Mara Gittleman (GreenThumb)
• June 20: Reclaiming Ancestral Knowledge: DIY Build Your Culinary Botanica
  Facilitated by: Yadira Garcia (Happy Healthy Latina)
• June 23: Carbon Sponge Kit: Monitoring Soil Health
  Password: CarbonSponge2020
  Facilitated by: Katharhy G. and Brooke Singer (Carbon Sponge)
• July 8: Open Orchard School: Bud Grafting and Summer Tree Care
  Facilitated by: Sam Van Aken (The Open Orchard, Trust for Governor's Island)
• July 18: Reclaiming Ancestral Knowledge: Caribbean Cookery Bootcamp
  Password: Ccb2020!
  Facilitated by: Chef Yadira Garcia (Happy Healthy Latina)

For upcoming webinars, please visit here.
If you have any questions or problems with accessing the webinars, please contact: greenthumbinfo@parks.nyc.gov. 

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