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Q Gardens Awarded GreenThumb's 2019 Sustainability Award

Posted on December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 by aschoene Posted in Uncategorized

We are so honored to have received GreenThumb’s 2019 sustainability award! Neighbor and friend, Nathan Thompson, was kind enough to write about it in this Bklyner article. The award is now on permanent display in the Q Gardens casita 🙂

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What a day! Sadly, our two hives didn't make it past January so today was #hiveautopsy day. The first few pics are hive 2 and the last several are hive 3. Clusters looked small, only small patches of brood, there was a definite mite load, some bees had tongues sticking out (which could be a sign of pesticide exposure) but no sign of any of the nastier diseases. Plenty of honey was still in the hives... We are curious how other NYC beekeepers fared -- let us know! The last photo is of the amazing rack that @c.tsimbidis built so we can store frames with drawn comb without having to worry about evil #waxmoth infestation. We look forward to starting with new bees in May!! #onwards #qgardensbees #communitybeekeeping

After the mildest of winters, has spring really come to Brooklyn in February? What a bittersweet joy it is... The daffodils are emerging at a furious pace, pictured here alongside our beloved #chickweed . And the mulberry got a big branch pruned today...so satisfying! 🌿 #citizenpruners #climatechange #communitygardening

Did some group crop planning at QG today! Here is a list of the vegetables we want to prioritize this year 🌶️🍅🌱 Next step: seed-starting workshop -- stay tuned for the date! 🦋 #communitygardening #collectivegrowing #qggrowers

Huge thanks to @lolorro for designing this awesome behavior-change tool! It really works!!! Come get your very own at Q Gardens 👍🏽🔥 #cleancompost #communitycomposting #behaviorchange #stickerremovalmadefun @foodcoop

QG composters were not about to be deterred by the rain today...! The Casita provided shelter at just the right moments, the solar power let us crank up the tunes, and the abundant rain was just what our parched compost needed 💦🌄🎵❤️ #communitygardenmagic #compostingdoesabodygood

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