Author: Michael Foley
3rd Annual Harvest Festival and Pie Contest
Saturday, October 25 | 10 am ? 1 pm (rain date Sunday, October 26)
204 Columbia Street (Corner of Sackett and Columbia Streets)
The South Brooklyn Children?s Garden is celebrating the autumn harvest and the role a farm plays in our food cultivation.
As our crops mature during October, autumn crops are ripe and read to eat straight from the garden. There’s no better time than now to demonstrate the importance of farm to table eating and for children to learn about our food sources. The neighborhood, schools and children’s programs have proven to be fantastic partners and we are excited to celebrate with them.
Harvest Pie Contest
The pie competition will be an afternoon highlight, as bakers are invited to bring pies to be judged by a panel of dignitary judges.?? The winner will receive a Free 2015 garden membership with no watering duties (!) or a case of wine?and bragging rights!
Judging will take place at 12:30 pm.
Festival activities will include:
- Arts and Crafts
- Harvest Pie Contest?judged at 12:30
- Live Music by the Dad Beats
- Apple Cider Press
- Pedi-cab Hay Rides
- Pumpkin Patch
- Face-Painting
- Food
- Raffle with great prizes from local retail sponsors!!
This event is open to the public and free.
With generous support from our sponsors:
Build It Green NYC, Dosa Royale, Kidsville, Nightingale 9, Union Market, Smart Sitting, House of Pizza and Calzone, Mini Max, Running Wild Toys, Frankies457, Books on Court, ?and Brooklyn Farmacy and Soda Fountain.?
SBCG this week! – 9/18/14 – Mandatory work weekend!
Howdy South Brooklyn Children’s Garden members!???The big news this week is – Mandatory Work?Weekend!? I’m looking forward to connecting with everyone!? And now, on to?what’s coming this week….
In this pumpkins-on-my-mind edition you will find:
- Shift needs
- Garden planning update
- Education committee updates
- Community happenings
Please sign up for the following shifts via our?calendar:
Watering:
- September 24th and 25th (Wednesday and Thursday)
Open Hours:
- Saturday, 9/20 and Sunday, 9/21?12 noon shifts both days
Garden work and news:
A big reminder that this weekend is our?fall planting weekend and mandatory for all members! The garden planning committee will have a person in charge of planting each crop. On Saturday?all the final summer veggies will be harvested?and pulled out and the beds fertilized. Depending upon how quickly that gets done, the?new seedlings?can go in on Saturday afternoon and/or on Sunday morning.
Additional chores:
- Final Tomato Harvest
- Pull summer plants and prep beds for Autumn crops
- Transplant all cauliflower, broccoli, kale and fennel from greenhouse to beds
- Plant beet seeds in Bed 3
We will be planting the?garlic bulbs on October 18?(in bed 6) and that will be the final planting for the year.? It’s hard to believe we are already discussing the final planting!
Community happenings
Columbia Waterfront Halloween Party and Parade?- in its 11th year!? It’ll probably be on?Saturday, November 1?(it’s an odd year because?Halloween is on a Friday – but it’s a last hurrah and chance to wear costumes one final time).? It’s a morning event from?10 a.m. – 12 a.m.?and the Underground Horns band leading the parade around the neighborhood, face painting and more.? More details to come.
SBCG this week! – 9/10/14 – Carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans….mmm
Howdy?South Brooklyn Children’s Garden members!???Believe it or not we have been discussing Halloween costumes already in my household.??So far we?ve landed on Cinderella (again) and Jango Fett.??What will your kids dress up as???And now, on to?what’s coming this week….
In this pumpkins-on-my-mind edition you will find:
- Shift needs
- Garden planning update
- Education committee updates
- Community happenings
Please sign up for the following shifts via our?calendar:
Watering:
- September 17th, 18th, and 19th (Wednesday through Thursday)
Open Hours:
- Sunday, September 14th?10 a.m. and 12 noon shifts
Garden work and news:
Greenhouse: Please be sure to?water all flats in?the greenhouse for now.
This weekend we will be?harvesting all the carrots, picking ripe tomatoes, cucumbers and any beans?that are left and?planting beets.??We’ll continue to?weed and maintain beds.
We are also hoping the infrastructure committee can be around to?fix the rain barrels.
A friendly reminder that?September 20 and 21?is a?mandatory work weekend?for all members. We will be?pulling out the summer crops, fertilizing and turning over beds and planting the fall seedlings.? And we need to?lay the final soaker hose?in beds two and three.
Education Committee updates:
Adult education class on?Natural Pesticide Methods?will take place on?Wednesday, September 10th at 7 p.m.? Sign up online!
Community happenings ? THIS WEEKEND!
The?6th?Annual Fall Festival for the Carroll Gardens Association will be on Saturday, Sept 13.? The festival runs along Columbia Street, and is typically a very fun street fair.? There will be a garden walk again this year, and SBCG will be participating.?? The time of the garden walk is 12 – 1:30 p.m.
The Urban Meadow will be hosting a?Pete Seeger Sing-a-long on Sunday, September 14 from 3-6 p.m.?The jamboree/hootenanny will be led by Don Friedman and tickets are only $5 for adults.? Children are free (which Pete would no doubt want).
Things to look forward to:
Columbia Waterfront Halloween Party and Parade?- in its 11th year!? It’ll probably be on?Saturday, November 1?(it’s an odd year because?Halloween is on a Friday – but it’s a last hurrah and chance to wear costumes one final time).? It’s a morning event from?10 a.m. – 12 p.m.?and the Underground Horns band leading the parade around the neighborhood, face painting and more.? More details to come.