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The 28th Annual Making Brooklyn Bloom
Growing Up Green: Guiding Youth from Gardening to Green-Collar Jobs
Presented by GreenBridge, the community environmental horticulture program
of Brooklyn Botanic Garden
DATE
Saturday, March 7, 2009
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
LOCATION
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Palm House
1000 Washington Avenue
FEATURED SPEAKER
Maurice Small
City Fresh Program Coordinator
New Agrarian Center, Cleveland, Ohio
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Youth | Soil | Food: Imagine…
FREE ADMISSION WITH FLYER!
Download and print this flyer for free admission to the Garden on Saturday, March 7.
| 10–11 a.m. |
Registration, Coffee, and Exhibits in the Palm HouseYou must register on the day of the event to secure space in a workshop. Exhibits of Youth Gardening and Greening Groups |
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| 11 a.m.–Noon | Morning WorkshopsClick on the Workshop Topics tab, above, to view all workshops. |
| Noon–1:30 p.m. |
Exhibits in the Palm HouseLunch at the Terrace CaféSandwiches, soup, and salads available Networking LunchAdvocating for School Gardens MoviesSeveral short films will be shown in the auditorium beginning at 12:15 p.m., including BBG Children's Garden footage ca. 1930s, a short film on school gardening, and several videos made by green teens. ActivitiesView exhibits from NY-area greening organizations · Enjoy the exhibit "My Favorite Garden," in the Steinhardt Conservatory · Enjoy interactive Discovery Carts in the Garden · Visit the Gift and Garden Shop · Seasonal Guided Walking Tour of the Garden (1–2 p.m) · View a Greenest Block in Brooklyn Contest photo exhibition in the Visitors Center |
| 1:30–2:45 p.m. |
Featured Speaker Maurice SmallKeynote Address Announcements |
| 3–4 p.m. | Afternoon Workshops |
| 4 p.m. | Pick Up a Spring Gift Bag as You Leave! |
| Some of these will be held at 11 a.m. and some at 3 p.m.; the schedule will be announced at registration. You will have a chance to choose only two workshops, one from each time block, space permitting. We recommend that you arrive early to get your first choices. |
Kitchen BotanyBarbara Kurland, BBG School Programs manager |
Worm Composting IndoorsLuke Halligan, BBG Brooklyn Compost Project |
Cooking Up a Healthy FutureEATWISE: Cookshop for Teens, Food Bank for NYC |
Interactive Games for Environmental LearningBBG Garden Apprentice Program |
Cultivating Street Tree StewardsNatalie Wesson and Matt Genrich, GreenApple Corps/NYC Parks & Recreation |
Emerging Green-Collar Jobs PanelKate Zidar, North Brooklyn Compost Project; Omar Freilla, Green Worker Cooperative; Ian Marvy, Added Value; Annette Williams, Sustainable South Bronx; Brian Aucoin, MillionTrees NYC Training Program |
A Brooklyn Girl's Food Voice: Three Generations of Growing FoodAnnie Hauck-Lawson, co-editor of Gastropolis: Food & New York City |
A Year in the GardenLenny Librizzi, David Saphire, Council on the Environment of NYC; Learn It Eat It Grow It program participants |
Growing a Kid's Kitchen GardenCaleb Leech, BBG Herb Garden Curator |
Building Youth / Adult AlliancesSarita Daftary and East New York Farms! youth leaders |
Starting a Children's Garden ProgramSara Epstein and Sara Scott, BBG Project Green Reach |
Propagation Tips for the Frugal GardenerSolita Stephens, Just Food/Olympus Garden Club |
Rain Gardens for BeginnersYouth Ministries for Peace and Justice youth organizers |
All the Dirt on Cultivating Healthy SoilMonika Hannemann, BBG Discovery Garden program coordinator and Education Greenhouse manager |
Drip Irrigation for Community GardensIrene Shen, BASE Partnership Director; Kiana Aiken, Tiyi Brewster, Chela Knight, BASE students |
Recognizing Pattern in the Landscape and the ClassroomClaudia Joseph, Permaculture Exchange/Garden of Union |
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The Palm House
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