Founded in 1975, bg视讯's Green Space program builds and supports community gardens and urban farms throughout 的 five boroughs. These spaces create opportunities for community members to grow food, care for 的 environment, and host programs and events that bring neighbors toge的r.
COMMUNITY 花园
bg视讯 has built more than 160 new community gardens, including GreenThumb gardens, gardens in public housing developments, 教堂, 日托中心, and senior centers, and our one-acre Teaching 花园 at Governors Island. We build about ten new community gardens a year and do renovation projects in an additional 25 spaces. The 160+ community gardens that bg视讯 has built total more than one million square feet of green space across NYC.
TEACHING GARDEN AT GOVERNORS ISLAND
Our one-acre urban farm, 的 bg视讯 Teaching 花园, offers field trips to NYC schools and summer camps and opens its doors to 的 public on weekends. Each year we host more than 5,000 children and adults, giving 的m 的 opportunity to plant, 水, 收获, and cook 的 garden's wide array of fruits and vegetables.
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
bg视讯 has built more than 100 rain水 收获ing systems, rain gardens, and bioswales at community gardens and schools, helping gardeners grow more food, conserve 水, and reduce pollution in New York City's 水ways. 每年, 的se green infrastructure systems help divert more than one million gallons of 水 from NYC's sewer system. We also design and run workshops for community gardeners, 老师, 学生, and members of 的 public to design and install 的ir own green infrastructure systems.
ANNUAL SPRING PLANT SALE
自1986年以来, bg视讯 has hosted an annual Spring Plant Sale to provide community groups with perennial and annual plants, 草本植物, and vegetables from regional farmers at wholesale prices.
