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Worm Fest Saturday, June 7th
Saturday, June 7, 11am – 1pm
(rain date Sunday, June 8)
Come celebrate worms and composting?& check out our community garden!
Free and open to the public.
Arts & crafts and planting
Butterfly education
Worm composting
Live music by The Dad Beats at 12 noon!
Sponsored by The House of Pizza and Calzone
Harvest Festival: Saturday October 19
- Pumpkin Patch ? carve or decorate a pumpkin ($5 per pumpkin)
- Arts & Crafts
- Live music by The Dads Beats
- Bake sale & food provided by Dosa Royale
- Arts & crafts provided by ArtsCetera
- Pedi-cab “hay-rides? sponsored by Rolling Orange
Free and open to the public.
Columbia Waterfront Community Gardens Tour
Join us for a guided tour of the beautiful community gardens of the Columbia Waterfront District!
Meet at the Human Compass Garden at Sackett & Columbia at 12PM and then explore these others:
- Amazing Garden
- Summit Street Garden
- Pirate’s Cove Garden
- the Backyard Garden
- the Urban Meadow
and end your tour at the South Brooklyn Children’s Garden
While you’re there, enjoy the?5th Annual Columbia Waterfront Fall Festival, on Columbia Street from Degraw to Union, 12-6PM.
Mid-summer Festival: Saturday July 20
A celebration of bugs and all they do?for our environment.
Saturday, July 20, 11am ? 2pm
(rain date Sunday, July 21)
Free and open to the public
Corner of Sackett and Columbia Streets
- ?Bug costume contest & parade at 12noon
- Ladybug and praying mantis release
- Butterfly exploration
- Arts & crafts
- Live music by The Dads Beats
- Food provided by Margaret Palca Bakes, Italian ices by House of Pizza
Karen K and the Jitterbugs Sing-a-long!
Thursday, May 23
11:30-12
$10 suggested donation
Worm Festival April 20th!
Saturday, April 20th (rain date April 21st) 10am-2pm will mark our official launch as a garden. Our Worm Fest will be a Green Thumb registered even and we’ll start accepting compost from the community at large. ?We’ll also have some great worm-related activities, so bring the whole family!
Garden & Peace Greenhouse featured in the New York Times
As part of an article & photo essay on living on the Columbia Street Waterfront, the NYT photographed the garden & our peace greenhouse under construction. See it here.
Harvest Festival October 21th!
Come get pumpkins, corn stalks, baked good and veggies from our garden and take part in a variety of family activities including pumpkin painting, arts and crafts, and a kids’ music concert. Members, please RSVP to [email protected]. Non-members, you’re welcome to join us for a $15 donation.