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GreenThumb GrowTogether Conference

Come celebrate the official kickoff of the community gardening season in New York City! The day will be packed with more than 30 workshops on…

NYC Outdoors! An Environmental Education Expo

The NYC Outdoors! Expo is public event showcasing environmental education resources in New York City.
Who should attend? Participants will meet more than 40 environmental education organizations

Urban Sustainability Day!

Get your “hands dirty” and join us outdoors at the East Side Outside Garden with Common Ground Compost to prepare the urban garden for the fall and to learn about their business’ environmental sustainability based model.

Fall Soil Health Workshop

Autumn is here and it’s time to put the garden to sleep for the season. Join QBG Farm staff to learn how to care for your soil during fall and winter. We’ll discuss soil testing, cover crops, mulch, and compost application.

Garden Tour: Gardening in the Sky at the High Line

Get to know every detail of the High Line’s plant life while walking through the park with one of our knowledgeable staff horticulturists.

Rose Garden Weekend

Immerse Yourself in a Sea of Blooming Beauty with a Rose Garden Tour, Events & Activities and Rose Watch !

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.

Present Abundance/Harvest Celebration Week at The Clinton Garden

You are welcome to join as we celebrate the harvest moon, the sun, the bountiful fruits and vegetables of the earth, and the precious water that sustains our life during a series of events in and around the little piece of land we call The Clinton Garden.

Build a Community Garden in Far Rockaway with Transition New York City

Come out and join Transition NYC’s second workday. Plant more raised beds, and put up flyers for the Convergence at Rockaway retail stores. Burlap bags have amazing properties, and volunteers will be able to take home a stack of burlap bags to their own gardens.

Saving Seed

Zach Pickens, Farmer at Tom Colicchio’s Riverpark Restaurant and founder of the fiercely independent Rooftop Ready Seeds, will teach the basics of seed collection to save money on garden seeds and preserve our genetic diversity.