Tuesday, June 25, 2024

GrowNYC Education - June Newsletter: End of school year, grants, and updates.

 

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June

Teacher Professional Development Workshops

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The Teaching Garden on Governors Island is excited to announce three professional development opportunities for NYCPS teachers this summer! We will be partnering with New York Agriculture in the Classroom to host three in-person workshops where teachers can learn how to incorporate topics into their school garden or classroom. Workshops will be led by our team of educators who have extensive experience teaching these concepts in the garden. These professional development workshops are free and CTLE credit will be provided but space is limited so reserve your spot now!

Compost, Soil Health, Vermicompost

  • When: Tuesday, July 9th · 9:00am - 12:45pm EDT

  • Eventbrite: Sign up here

Cooking and 5 Senses in the Garden

  • When: Tuesday, July 16th · 9:00am - 12:45pm EDT

  • Eventbrite: Sign up here

Climate Change

  • When: Tuesday, July 23rd · 9:00am - 12:45pm EDT

  • Eventbrite: Sign up here

Public Programs at the Teaching Garden on Governors Island

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The Teaching Garden is open to the public for the season every Saturdays & Sundays from 12 PM - 4 PM! Join us for special activities, and our regular scavenger hunts, self-guided tours, watering, and dig bed.

The donation-based farmstand is open both days! Pay what you wish or nothing at all.

Special activities and events will be posted on: https://www.grownyceducation.org/publicprograms

Recurring weekend programming includes:

  • 1st Saturday - 2pm Urban Farm Tour with GrowNYC, Bee Conservancy, & Earth Matter

  • 2nd Saturday - 2pm Teaching Garden Tour: Gardening for Climate Change and 3pm Story Time

  • 3rd Saturday - 2pm Learn About Plants & Animals

  • 4th Saturday - 2pm Art in the Garden

  • 5th Saturday (June, August only) - 2pm Cooking Demo

All ferry passengers ride free on the Governor Island’s Ferry from Manhattan on Saturdays & Sundays before noon. See you at the Teaching Garden!

School Gardens Summer Update

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  • The school year is winding to a close this month, but school gardens will still be growing strong. June is the perfect month to create the maintenance, harvest, and watering plan for the summer months. If you need guidance on what else to tackle in the garden until school begins in September, look through our A Year In The Life of A School Garden for additional tasks and tips. Enjoy the bounty the summer brings to your garden!

  • Staffing update: Laura Casaregola from our School Gardens team will be moving on from GrowNYC in July. She is grateful to have been part of the school gardens community for the past 5 years! If she was your main point of contact, you can email schoolgardens@grownyc.org at any time to be connected to another coordinator.

Grant Opportunities

From Our Partners

American Horticultural Society

Registration is now open for the American Horticultural Society’s National Children & Youth Garden Symposium, July 8-11, 2024, on Chicago’s North Shore. Register Here.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Pre-register for free community greening workshops at BBG! See classes and register here.

Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation

Explore local farms and green spaces to find ways to incorporate place-based experiences into your curriculum during their 2024 NY Summer Institute: Exploring Sustainability through local Farms and Green Spaces.

EcoRise

Explore the important topics of climate change and environmental justice in Teaching Climate Justice, a 4-week online course from July 8 to August 4. Open for all K–12 educators. Register here.

Green Guerillas

Need access to tools and culturally relevant seeds? Visit Green Guerillas’ Tool Lending Library and Seed Library.

GreenThumb

Mark your calendars for the 44th Annual GreenThumb Harvest Fair on Saturday, September 28, 2024 from noon to 4:00 p.m. Stay tuned to their events website for more info.

Materials for the Arts (MFTA) and NYC Public Schools Office of Energy & Sustainability

Green your classroom by donating excess supplies to Materials for the Arts. More info here.

Food Fun Facts

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Peas are in season in June.

Sugar snap peas are a hybrid between garden (green) peas and snow peas and won the 1979 AAS Gold Medal.

Peas are considered to be fruits, vegetables, legumes, and pulses.

All above ground parts of the pea plant (stems, leaves, tendrils, flowers, and peas) are edible.

Find some scrumptious peas in any one of our Greenmarkets across the five boroughs!

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