Month: December 2014

MULCHFEST 2015, with Video

MULCHFEST 2015

Saturday and Sunday, January 10 and 11, 2015
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Join us to tend to the garden, even in the Winter, and recover discarded holiday trees and mulch them!

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Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city!

With DJ, Music, and Free Sample of HOT Coffee, did we say hot?

Diego de la Vega Coffee Co-op, aims to connect rural agricultural workers in Mexico’s Zapatista communities and service industry laborers in New York City by serving Zapatista-grown coffee at catered events throughout the city.

1517504_1525712481030349_2272802179065990768_nLearn more about them here.

And Dj Danny, Friends of Brook Park OG, Original Gardener.

Join the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, the New York City Department of Sanitation , and GreeNYC  to recycle your Christmas trees into wood chips. These wood chips are used to nourish trees and plants on streets and gardens citywide. Or, take home your very own bag of mulch to use in your backyard or to make a winter bed for a street tree . More than 30,000 trees were recycled last year. Help us top this number!

How to 'Chip In.'

This year, MulchFest will take place on January 10 and 11, 2015. It’s easier than ever to chip in! There are two ways you can help.

Chipping Locations BROOK PARK!

You can bring your tree to a chipping location on January 10 and 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We’ll chip your tree, and give you your very own bag of mulch!

Or you can bring your tree to a drop-off site from Saturday, January 3 through Sunday, January 11. Leave your tree with us, and we’ll recycle it for you later! The NYC Department of Sanitation will also be conducting special curbside collections  for mulching and recycling of Christmas trees from Monday, January 5, 2015 through Friday, January 16, 2015.

What to Bring

Please remember to remove all lights, ornaments, and netting before bringing the tree to a MulchFest site. Bags will be provided if you wish to take some free mulch home.

Pre Solstice Email

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Winter Solstice is Coming!

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Want Parks on our Waterfront? Public Comments Accepted for only 1 more Week!
gantries8The Mott Haven-Port Morris Waterfront Plan was voted by overwhelming majority for inclusion on the draft list of priority projects of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Open Space Plan! 



Never before has our community had a priority project in the plan! The Open Space Plan serves as a blueprint for the state’s land conservation efforts, identifying priority open space projects for protection and guiding State Environmental Protection Fund investments. From now through December 17th, the public is being asked to provide comments on the plan.



"I support The Mott Haven-Port Morris Waterfront Plan."

And forward to us your comments, thanks!

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We are open in the Winter too...
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MULCHFEST 2015


Mark your calendar.


Saturday and Sunday, 

January 10 and 11, 2015
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.


BIG VOLUNTEER DAY 

THAT SATURDAY!

 

Join us

Bring your holiday tree to Brook Park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city!

More here with a video of last year's fun!

Holiday Tree Pick Up Service


For only $40 our team will go to your home or office, walk any number of steps stairs up or down, recover  and  wrap your tree with reusable material and bring  it to be mulched. 

We guarantee it will not be thrown in the trash and wasted. 


Help the environment and help Friends of Brook Park.  


Service good in the Bronx below 149th Street.


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Contact us to learn more.
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Farmers and Holiday Market


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The South Bronx Farmers Market is thrilled to announce our first Farmers and Holiday Market, taking place at the Bronx Museum of the Arts on Saturday, December 13th from 11am - 5pm. After a successful first market season ending in November of this year, we are continuing to keep it fresh and local for the residents of the South Bronx, bringing winter herbs, farm- based tinctures, teas and salves, locally-baked breads, chutneys and spiced salts. Shoppers can utilize their SNAP/EBT cards for qualifying food purchases. Holiday Market attendees will have a chance to shop local and shop small this holiday season; in addition to goods from our farmers, vendors will include local artisans, crafters and artists selling gifts with a small carbon footprint and a lot of heart. Hand-knit and crocheted winter accessories, up- cycled planters and woodcuts, handmade jewelry and silkscreened tote bags, spiced Himalayan salts, and hand-carved cedar vases and candleholders and vases will all be available for purchase. There will be tons of art, craft, food and fun! Tons!

Yes, We Too Need Your Support!:-)

DSCF1401 2About 90% of the individual contributions we receive to carry on our work come in December.  We will send another email to review the year and ask for your contribution.  


If you have come to the park once, or count on it as a safe haven for your family, if you just moved into the neighborhood or have been here for decades, we ask you to consider making a monetary contribution to our non-profit organization that serves so many in our immediate community and beyond.


Donate easily here online.


Ten dollars or a thousand dollars, we welcome what you can contribute.

If you want  help us and reach out to your network, we can provide brochures you can include in your holiday cards with a personal note.  Any other ideas are welcomed!
Thanks again for all you do!
http://friendsofbrookpark.org



Friends of Brook Park
PO Box 801
South, South Bronx, New York 10454
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South Bronx Farmers HOLIDAY Market

The South Bronx Farmers Market is thrilled to announce our first Farmers and Holiday Market, taking place at the Bronx Museum of the Arts on Saturday, December 13th from 11am – 5pm. After a successful first market season ending in November of this year, we are continuing to keep it fresh and local for the residents of the South Bronx, bringing winter herbs, farm- based tinctures, teas and salves, locally-baked breads, chutneys and spiced salts. Shoppers can utilize their SNAP/EBT cards for qualifying food purchases. Holiday Market attendees will have a chance to shop local and shop small this holiday season; in addition to goods from our farmers, vendors will include local artisans, crafters and artists selling gifts with a small carbon footprint and a lot of heart. Hand-knit and crocheted winter accessories (photo is of work by Angela Dawn), up- cycled planters and woodcuts, handmade jewelry and silkscreened tote bags, bespoke spiced Himalayan salts, and hand-carved cedar vases and candleholders and vases will all be available for purchase. There will be tons of art, craft, food and fun!