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East River Park Meeting Tomorrow

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The planned destruction of East River Park is going to have a direct impact on our gardens. LUNGS is holding a public meeting tomorrow, Thursday, January 17, at 7pm at 428 E10th St.(C&D) to discuss the situation. Please send a garden rep to be part of the discussion.

We are in the middle of a struggle to preserve East River Park. We are fighting the proposed plan and its implementation. The City intends to close the entire park for at least 3 1/2 years beginning next Spring.

Whatever is going to happen, the gardens need to be prepared. We will be called on to open our garden gates and welcome a community more needy than ever before. Our green spaces will take on an even important role for the neighborhood then today. We need to understand this and plan accordingly.

We also must plan for the joint hearing on East River Park at the City Council’s on Wednesday, January 23, at 1pm at City Hall. We must turn out in garden colors, with signs and numbers to show our strength and unity of our community.

Community Gardener Survey

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Recently a survey was sent out by GreenThumb asking Community Gardens questions ahead of receiving new licenses. We thought it would be informative to hear from you in another series of questions. As gardeners you have a unique perspective on the rewards and problems in maintaining public green space in the City. In December the City will be issuing new 4-year licenses for our gardens. We believe these agreements should have input from the gardeners. We are all volunteers working for free as stewards of city property. As such we deserve to be part of the discussion in any agreement we are being asked to sign. PLEASE fill out this SURVEY

LUNGS Summer programming

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We have 12 City High School Students again working with us in the gardens through the City’s Summer Youth Employment Program. Let us know your garden’s needs and projects and we can schedule workdays. Our workdays are Sundays, Wednesdays. Thursdays. Fridays and Saturdays 10 am to 4pm.

This year LUNGS is continuing The Living Classroom(TLC) program. We are offering free educational environmentally based classes for elementary aged children. The classes will be held in the mornings 10:30-11:30 am on Mondays and Fridays at Campos Garden, 640 E.12th St between Aves B & C. And in the afternoons on Mondays and Fridays 1:30 to 3pm at Green Oasis Garden, 376 E.8th St, between Aves C & D. We are working in conjunction with the Educational Alliance for the TLC program but classes are open to all. If you are interested contact us at info@lungsnyc.org

This year LUNGS new Program:
FREE SENIOR SUMMER CLASSES
In Three Community Gardens, For six weeks
July 9 to August 17
Cooking Classes, Every Monday 10:15 to 11:30am
In DeColores Garden 311 E. 8th St (Aves.B & C)

Gardening Classes, Every Wednesday 10:15 to 11:30am
In Eastside Outside Garden 404 E. 11th St ( 1st Ave & A)

Movement Classes, Every Friday 10:15 to 11:30am
In 6BC Botanical Garden 624 E. 6th St Aves B & A)
To register and for more information info@lungsnyc.org

NYC URBAN AGRICULTURE POLICY Meeting And Survey

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PUBLIC MEETING Saturday, April 28, 1pm at Green Oasis, E.8t between Aves C & D.

New York City is in the process of developing an Urban Agriculture Policy. This will affect all of us. Urban Agriculture can be anything from beekeeping to fishing in the East River to growing peppers in your plot.

Your ideas and input are vital to developing a coherent policy that helps us all. We need access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food. The City must support our needs.

A listening session to discus a potential Urban Agriculture policy is scheduled in Brooklyn for May 8 with representatives of stakeholders and City officials. It is NOT a public meeting.

But you can be part of the process, please come to our meeting this Saturday, April 28, 1pm at Green Oasis, E.8St. and fill out this survey.

Most broadly, urban agriculture refers to growing and raising food crops and animals in an urban setting for the purpose of feeding local populations. Cities choose to narrow and focus this definition in various ways, often categorizing urban agriculture as one or more of the following: community gardens, commercial gardens, community supported agriculture, farmers’ markets, personal gardens, and urban farms.

New York City has a long, rich history in urban agriculture. From backyards to community gardens to urban farms, across the five boroughs concerned community members have been growing food as well as greening communal spaces in our neighborhoods for decades. For-profit growing businesses have also entered the NYC urban agriculture landscape.

That is why it is important to hear from you, please fill this out: SURVEY LINK