Good Food Documentary: Food Chains
Food Chains reveals the human cost in our food supply and the complicity of large buyers of produce like fast food and supermarkets.
Good Food Documentary: Sustainable Table
What’s on your plate? Where does it come from? What effects does it have on the environment and your body? What can you do to help? This 52 minute documentary that takes an unadulterated look into the food you eat, and how you can make a difference to your health and the environment by the food choices you make.
GreenThumb Events & Workshops
Join over a thousand community gardeners and greening professionals from all over New York City for a day of learning, sharing, networking, and greening inspiration at the 32nd Annual GreenThumb GrowTogether!
This year’s conference features exciting new workshops and returning favorites, including many hands-on and youth-focused workshops, for gardeners of all ages.
35th Annual Making Brooklyn Bloom
Gardeners cultivate more than plants—they grow an enduring sense of place and connection to our city in the face of rapid urban change. Inspired by the patience and mindfulness embodied by BBG’s Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden (currently celebrating its 100th anniversary), this year’s theme, “Deep-Seeded Gardening,” honors our deep-seated connections to the gardens and green spaces of Brooklyn.
Conservatory Seasonal Highlights at Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Join a trained Garden Guide on a tour of the exotic flora of tropical, desert, and Mediterranean climates without leaving Brooklyn.
MulchFest
Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city!
The Cost of an Urban Climate Crisis, A #BHeard Community Town Hall
Join us on December 9th for a #BHeard Community Town Hall on the high cost of climate change, and how we, as a community, can better arm ourselves for an increasingly unpredictable future. We’ll hear stories from local activists and journalists, challenge our local politicians, and start a new chapter for Brooklynites championing urban environmental activism.
Brooklyn Eco Bike Tour
Learn about Brooklyn’s environmental challenges and successes on NYC H20’s leisurely and informative bike ride along Jamaica Bay.
The tour will be led by BK ecology enthusiasts Adam Schwartz and Matt Malina.
Joseph Alexiou on Gowanus: Brooklyn’s Curious Canal
Joseph Alexiou’s forthcoming book, Gowanus: Brooklyn’s Curious Canal, narrates more than three hundred years in the history of our borough’s most compelling former industrial waterway. From idyllic oyster beds to dumping grounds for toxic waste, Gowanus is intrinsically linked to Brooklyn’s industrial and agricultural past. In celebration of his book’s release, Alexiou will discuss the parallels in today’s Gowanus real estate rush with that of the 1860s, which coincided with Brooklyn’s rapid industrial transformation.
Only Oaks and Eating Acorns
A tree tour with an unconventional flavor!
We will visit some oaks and appreciate these long-lived trees by foraging for and eating acorns (with a bit of preparation, of course).
This class will meet at Prospect Park, and exact directions will be sent the day before the class. Walk meets rain or shine.
Become an Ace Leaf Peeper
Welcome the return of crisp Autumn days with a walk in the park and learn to identify trees by the details: bark, buds, leaves and tree form. Get those sweaters on and come outside for an introduction to some stunning trees in fine fall colors.
Ghouls and Gourds at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Join for an afternoon of wonderful Halloween themed events for the whole family at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden!
Open House New York Weekend
For two days each October, the Annual Open House New York Weekend unlocks the doors of New York’s most important buildings, offering an extraordinary opportunity to experience the city and meet the people who design, build, and preserve New York.
Bryant Park Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew
Free production of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” in Bryant Park
Gowanus Canal Conservancy October Clean and Green + Compost Windrow Build
The Gowanus Canal Conservancy Clean and Green Program is a volunteer-based program that meets on Saturdays or Sundays from March to November to make the canal and its watershed more open, clean, and alive.
Brooklyn Book Festival
The Brooklyn Book Festival is the largest free literary event in New York City.
The Brooklyn Music Festival
The Brooklyn Music Festival is designed to celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of New York City’s largest borough.