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Oct 8, 2020
Fall Gardening Ideas (Virtual Workshop)
Learn what you can plant in October in NYC, how to do fall landscaping chores, methods to extend your growing season, and techniques to...
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Oct 5, 2020
Uses for Homegrown Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is one of the easiest plants you can grow in your house - it is low maintenance and has many uses! Unlike other house plants,...
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Oct 2, 2020
Teaching Garden Update 10/2
It is officially fall and along with our usual donation harvest this week we have been busy planting out our fall crops. This week we...
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Sep 30, 2020
Vegetable Skin Chips
With the change of seasons comes fall root vegetables, such as potatoes, beets and carrots. While these vegetables are yummy to eat raw,...
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Sep 25, 2020
Teaching Garden Update 9/25
This week in the teaching garden we donated about 250 pounds of produce to the Black Feminist Project. This weeks donation included... 3...
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Sep 23, 2020
Chia Seed Friend
Make your own chia seed friends! We've all seen the famous infomercial with the catchy jingle, but did you know you can make your own...
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Sep 21, 2020
Make Apple Cider Vinegar
You can make your own apple cider vinegar using apple scraps! Apples are an autumn staple for delicious baked goods like crumbles and...
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Sep 18, 2020
Teaching Garden Update 9/18
This week we donated about 310 pounds of produce to Chilis on Wheels! Our donation included a whopping 176 pounds of Pac Choi! We planted...
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Sep 16, 2020
Cooking with Common Herbs
Wondering what to do with all your fresh herbs? Many people have been using the small area on their kitchen windowsill, a balcony,...
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Sep 14, 2020
Spotlight on GrowNYC Teaching Garden's Donation Partners
Any way you look at it, 2020 has been a wild ride. At the Teaching Garden, we are thrilled to have wonderful partners taking the ride...
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Sep 11, 2020
Teaching Garden Update 9/11
This week in the Teaching Garden we donated about 130 pounds of produce to the Taylor-Wythe Houses Community Center. Our regular donation...
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Sep 7, 2020
Rice Paddy Update
Growing rice in NYC? You bet we are! This year the Teaching Garden team tried growing three different varieties of upland rice in our new...
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Sep 4, 2020
Teaching Garden Update 9/4
Earlier this week we donated just under 300 pounds of produce to Chilis on Wheels. Our donation included 61 pounds of Collard Greens, 42...
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Sep 2, 2020
Preparing Your Garden For Fall
As summer comes to an end, we look ahead to enjoying our fall garden. With a few tips in mind, a fall garden can be as abundant and...
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Aug 28, 2020
Teaching Garden Update August 28
This week we donated just under 250 pounds of produce to the Black Feminist Project. There it is all packed up in the car ready to travel...
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Aug 26, 2020
Grow an Avocado plant from an Avocado pit: Update!
Remember our post from April about growing an Avocado plant from seed, well our Avocado pit has been growing steadily and we are here to...
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Aug 21, 2020
Teaching Garden Update August 21
Today we sent out about 380 pounds of produce to Chili's on Wheels. Our biggest weekly donation to date! Here it is packed up in the van...
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Aug 20, 2020
Culturally Responsive Garden Education
Check out our workshop hosted on August 19th, 2020 as part of our Summer Garden Series. Check out additional resources below: Irrigation...
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Aug 14, 2020
Teaching Garden Update 8/14
This week in the Teaching Garden we donated about 300 pounds of produce to the Black Feminist Project. We thought you might be tired of...
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Aug 12, 2020
Greenmarket at Home: August
The “At Greenmarket” video series continues with August's installment in three parts. Part I introduces the Senior Farmers Market...
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