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Q Gardens

A budding community garden in Flatbush, Brooklyn

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Q Gardens Spring Potluck and Social

Posted on March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 by aschoene

Come meet new and returning QG volunteers, ask any questions you have, get excited to plug into garden activities this… Read more Q Gardens Spring Potluck and Social

How We Used Community-Driven Design to Transform a Public Sidewalk

Posted on February 24, 2020 by aschoene

by Taylor Kuhn Greetings, gardeners and community garden fans. Whether you’re a member of Q Gardens or not, you may… Read more How We Used Community-Driven Design to Transform a Public Sidewalk

Q Gardens Awarded GreenThumb’s 2019 Sustainability Award

Posted on December 11, 2019March 19, 2020 by aschoene

We are so honored to have received GreenThumb’s 2019 sustainability award! Neighbor and friend, Nathan Thompson, was kind enough to… Read more Q Gardens Awarded GreenThumb’s 2019 Sustainability Award

Join us for our fall fundraiser!

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 by aschoene

Want to Get the Most Out of Your Produce? Here’s How…

Posted on June 11, 2018June 11, 2018 by aschoene

This past weekend, we gathered in the garden to learn from food educator and Q Gardens co-coordinator, Sarah Carlisle. We… Read more Want to Get the Most Out of Your Produce? Here’s How…

Join Q Gardens on Oct. 29th for Soup Supper Sunday!

Posted on October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 by aschoene

On Sunday, October 29th from 2 – 5pm, Q Gardens will be hosting its second annual fall fundraiser! Here are… Read more Join Q Gardens on Oct. 29th for Soup Supper Sunday!

Join Q Gardens for a Natural Dye Workshop!

Posted on August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 by aschoene

Start collecting your light-colored, natural fabric (linen, wool, silk, cotton) garments and scraps! We’re having our very first natural dye workshop. We’ll… Read more Join Q Gardens for a Natural Dye Workshop!

Announcing Q Gardens Bulk Compost!

Posted on February 22, 2017April 12, 2017 by aschoene

Join Q Gardens for our upcoming fundraiser!

Posted on October 8, 2016December 9, 2016 by mrezin

Join us for our annual BBQ!

Posted on August 8, 2016 by mrezin

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58 E 18th St, New York, 11226
For open hours, see our calendar at qgardens.org/calendar
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Join us for our spring plant swap/giveaway this Sunday, June 11th from 1-3pm! Bring a garden seedling or houseplant to swap, or come by to say hi and take home a new plant friend 🌿 We're giving away free bags of DSNY compost this Saturday, May 27 from 11am to 1pm! Up to 4 forty pound bags per person. Come get yours! 58 East 18th Street on the corner with Church Ave. Come learn the basics of making compost at Q Gardens and figure out how you can be an active part of the process! Meet Tuesday, May 23 from 6:30-7:30. We'll have some light refreshments too ;) Questions? Write to compostcoords4qg@googlegroups.com. The QG trumpet vine is blooming just in time for our first outdoor general meeting of 2023! 🌱 All are welcome to join us this Thursday at the garden 7-8:30pm. No prior knowledge or experience necessary 🌻 See you then! #communitygardening #solidarityeconomy #makingdecisionstogether Help bring more blooms to our neighborhood! Come help the Church & Flatbush Ave bids @churchavebid @flatbushavebid & Q Gardens put these beautiful flowers into street tree beds + help us get the Caton Migration Garden ready for some serious flower gardening! Let’s grow flowers and community for all. Sign up to volunteer this Sunday, March 26, 10-1! Link in bio. #communitybeautification #communitybuilding Thanks to everyone who came through on Sunday for our spring potluck! If you didn't make it and want to get involved, check out the "volunteering" tab at qgardens.org ! 🌻Lots of info on how to plug in! 🌱 #communitygardening #welcomespring Join us at the garden for a hands on workshop on starting plants from seed this Sunday @ 2pm! Everything you need to get started will be provided - all are welcome 🌱 Join us to celebrate the arrival of SPRING! And to meet new and returning Q Gardens volunteers, ask any questions you have, get excited to plug in this year... and share yummy food! 🌱🌻❤️ Please bring your own cup and utensils 🍴 Sunday, March 19th at 2-5pm at Q Gardens 🌻 (58 East 18th St, right behind Church Ave B/Q subway stop) All are welcome! 🔥Special shout-out to Q Gardener Stefanie for making this beautiful flyer!! 🔥 Great news, the Q Gardens bees are alive!! Since it was in the mid-50s today, we took a peek and QG bee alum, Sarah, brought her equipment to do an oxalic acid vapor treatment (on the hated, destructive #varroamites). The QG bee team circle continues to grow.. Sarah now has her own hives upstate and big congrats to bee team co-coordinator, Frank, who just got a scholarship from the @the_bee_conservancy to take a master beekeeping course! Onwards..! 🐝🔥 #qgardensbees #communitybeekeeping

Recent Posts

  • Q Gardens Spring Potluck and Social
  • How We Used Community-Driven Design to Transform a Public Sidewalk
  • A Year in the Life of Q Gardens’ Bees
  • Q Gardens Awarded GreenThumb’s 2019 Sustainability Award
  • Join us for our fall fundraiser!

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