[Community_garden] Brooklyn NY Gardens and the Red Hook Community Justice Center

2008-01-25 Thread Maureen O'Boyle
If you are a Brooklyn community garden site and interested in hosting community youth required to do court mandated community service, please contact me directly. I manage an Internship and Mentoring Program at the Red Hook Community Justice Center (State Of New York Court) and I'd love to

[cg] Brooklyn Garden has extra gardening tools to give away to community gardens

2006-07-02 Thread Maureen O'Boyle
The 64th Street Community Garden located on 64th Street b/w 4th and 3rd Avenue in Sunset Park Brooklyn has various types of shovels and rakes to donate to community garden that may need them. Please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] to make arrangements to pick up.We can not deliver. Donations will

[cg] NYS DOT Garden Insurance

2005-10-28 Thread Maureen O'Boyle
Having read the updated email on garden insurance, I think most Green Thumb gardens feel a sense of relief and can wait out the winter. As a NY State DOT Green Thumb Garden site I am still very concerned about losing my site for lack of insurance. To the best of my knowledge DOT is not aware

[cg] Membership in Community Gardens Some Suggestions

2005-10-25 Thread Maureen O'Boyle
The 64th Street Community Garden in Sunset Park Brooklyn approached most of the NFP's in the community and invited them in to garden. They were offered either a flower bed in the front of the garden, a veggie bed in the rear of the garden and garden tasks to perform when they were on site.We

[cg] FREE Fire Wood for pick up only in Brooklyn NY 64th Street Community Garden

2005-10-14 Thread Maureen O'Boyle
FREE Fire wood is available for pick up only at the 64th Street Community Garden located at 373 64th Street in Brooklyn NY. First come, first serve. Use our wheelbarrows to transfer wood from pile to car. Donations are appreciated. Wood is oak, maple and other tree's cut down from private

[cg] Question regarding Insurance for garden on State of NY property

2005-10-11 Thread Maureen O'Boyle
carrier is not longer covering NYC gardens. Any information would be greatly appreciated. regards, Maureen O'Boyle Community Outreach 718-768-3925 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's