GrowNYC Education
Teacher Professional Development Workshops
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
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.
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
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
KidsGardening Lots of Compassion Grant Deadline June 30
Quadratec Cares Energize the Environment Grant Deadline June 30
Sprouts Foundation Sprouting School Gardens Grant Deadline July 15
Wild Ones Seeds for Education Grant Open July 15 - Nov 15
EcoRise Student Innovation Fund Always Open
Food Justice for All Program Deadline: Ongoing
Hudson Valley Seed Co Seed Donations Deadline: Rolling
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.
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.
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.
Need access to tools and culturally relevant seeds? Visit Green Guerillas’ Tool Lending Library and Seed Library.
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
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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