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The 27th Annual Making Brooklyn Bloom
Edible NYC: Green it! Grow it! Eat it!
Presented by GreenBridge of Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Saturday, March 8, 2008
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Palm House
1000 Washington Avenue
Featured Panel:
From Seed to Table: Building a Healthy Food System
- Mark Winne, author of Closing the Food Gap
- Karen Washington, NYC Community Garden Activist
- Kimberly Vargas, Added Value Senior Youth Participant
Schedule for the Day
10:00–11:00 a.m.
Registration, coffee, and exhibits in the Palm House
You must register on the day of the event to secure space in a workshop.
Visit exhibits of NYC gardening and greening groups.
The Gardener's Resource Center will be open all day with a special display of books and resources (upstairs, Administration Building).
11:00 a.m.–Noon
Morning Workshops (see sidebar)
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Break/Networking in the Palm House
Lunch at the Terrace Café
Sandwiches, soup, and salads will be available.
Movies
"Ladies of the Land," "Worms in the Big Apple," and "Women Cycles"—Come see the new faces of a healthy food system. These short films will be shown in the auditorium at 12:15.
Activities
- View exhibits from New York-area greening organizations
- Enjoy Willard Traub's Remnants of the Garden photos in the Steinhardt Conservatory
- Check out the Gardener's Resource Center
- Visit the Exploring Food Systems photo exhibit in the Rotunda
- Enjoy interactive Discovery Carts in the Garden
- Visit the Gift and Garden Shops
- Seasonal Guided Walking Tour of the Garden (1–2 p.m.)
1:30–2:45 p.m.
Auditorium, Administration Building
Keynote Panel
From Seed to Table: Building a Healthy Food System
- Mark Winne, community food security expert
- Karen Washington, NYC community garden activist
- Kimberly Vargas, Added Value senior youth participant
Announcements
Book signing by Mark Winne
3:00–4:00 p.m.
Afternoon Workshops (see sidebar)
4:00 p.m.
Pick up spring gift bag as you leave