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CCNYC Composting Grants
Citizens Committee for New York City, the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB), and Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer invite you to apply for grants to start, expand and grow composting programs in all five boroughs of New York City!
Grants of up to $750 will be awarded to community groups working on neighborhood composting programs. Groups eligible for funding include community associations, community gardens, friends of park groups, housing development groups, nonprofits, schools, colleges and universities, hospitals, and private businesses. Grants can be used to purchase materials to start or expand upon a composting program.
Applications are due by March 22, 2013, and are available online here:
Grantees will be announced in April 2013.
Questions? Contact Sabine at sbernards@citizensnyc.org / 212-822-9578.
Join GrowNYC to learn more about stormwater management best practices
Attention community gardeners: GrowNYC is presenting a series of workshops on stormwater management.
Each workshop is two hours long, and there are 3 opportunities to attend:
Wednesday, February 6th at 6pm — New York Botanical Garden (Bronx). Registration required; e-mail bronxgreenup@nybg.org or call 718.817.8026
Wednesday, February 27th at 6pm — Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Registration is required; enroll here: https://classes.bbg.org/CourseStatus.awp?&course=13WGBRH
Saturday, April 11th at 11am– Queens Botanical Garden. Registration required; e-mail schoolprograms@queensbotanical.org or call 718-886-3800 x.230
Please RSVP using the information provided above, not to Green Guerillas. Click here for more details.
Community Garden News
Interesting stories about community gardens all around the globe:
Inspiring video from the UK on why community gardens are so good for our communities
Some tips to keep in mind when starting a community garden
A community gardening mentoring program in Winston, NC
Urban Greens gives Cincinnati customers the opportunity to grow their own produce
Enjoy!
Spring Conferences for Community Gardeners
Registration is going on now!