Saturday, March 9 | 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Palm House, Rotunda, Classrooms, Auditorium
Gardening for a Resilient City
As Brooklyn continues to recover and reassess after Hurricane Sandy, Gardening for a Resilient City will tap the local, regenerative resources we have at our disposal to rebuild a more verdant, sustainable Brooklyn.
Wilbur A. Levin Keynote Address
Cultivating Resilience: Diversity, Democracy, Community
Dr. Vandana Shiva
Global environmental activist, author, and founder of Navdanya
Photo by Kartikey Shiva
In anticipation of a capacity audience, registration for the keynote address is required before the day of the event. For information, please contact GreenBridge at greenbridge@bbg.org or 718-623-7250.
Events & Workshops
| 10–11 a.m. | Registration, Coffee, and Exhibits in the Palm House Register the day of the event to secure space in workshops. For further information about preregistering for the keynote address, emailgreenbridge@bbg.org or call 718-623-7250. |
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| 11 a.m.–Noon | Morning Workshops |
| Noon–2:30 p.m. | Exhibits in the Palm House, Rotunda, and Visitor Center
Lunch at the Terrace Café Brown-Bag Networking Lunches Activities |
| 12:15–1:15 p.m. | Movies in the Auditorium and Visitor Center Join us for short films. |
| 1:30–2:45 p.m. | Wilbur A. Levin Keynote Address in the Auditorium “Seed is the embodiment of biocultural diversity. It contains millions of years of biological and cultural evolution of the past, and the potential of millennia of a future unfolding.” —Dr. Vandana Shiva, global environmental activist, author, and founder of Navdanya. |
| 3–4 p.m. | Afternoon Workshops |
| 4 p.m. | Pick up a spring gift bag as you leave! |