Campus Garden Team--first meeting

An original inspiration for our school-wide organization was to start a campus garden. In our second year, we are finally getting to do it!

this week saw the first full meeting of the Green Team Garden Club, with 15 students from all three schools on our campus. (AUP, BSSJ, and AEL). In our introductions, we learned that many students have a range of experience working in gardens, and farms. They all wanted to get back to the soil!

But the experience of EcoStationNY, our local community partner, counts for a lot too. Their experience in farming and farmers-markets, will clearly give us a big head start. They helped us start off with a design and discussion session, to help us see the task ahead.

And we do have a big task! We have a large blank slate, over 3,000sq ft. of undeveloped garden space to organize. We gave it a visit, to start the design process in earnest.

We will be continuing it every week, and hope you can be a part.

Bushwick Green Team's Garden is happening! Get involved!

Its been a long winter here in Bushwick, but Spring is approaching--just look outside.

Be a part of it. the Bushwick Green Team garden space on Bushwick Campus is rapidly developing for its first growing season. Yes, right now it is still part of the softball field, but fence construction, tree relocation, and a donation of dirt (from Dragonetti Bros. Landscaping), will make it a real growing space. And with the vital support of Grow to Learn, Solar One and Eco Station NY, we will be able to start next month.

Now is the time to get involved! Students can earn a credit working in our garden. And local adults can feel great! If you would like to get involved, please contact the Bushwick Green Team!