Nina Browne and Michele Israel

Nina Browne is the community program manager at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. She is a certified Brooklyn Urban Gardener (BUG), tree steward, and citizen pruner and has undertaken such projects as organizing the school garden at her children’s public school in Fort Greene.

Michele Israel is a BUG an an independent educational resource developer who has coordinated educational initiatives including an edible container garden at PS 107. She also facilitated a citywide garden network for teachers, principals, consultants, and parents.