Along with the Greening of Queens event, Wave Hill is teaching about bee keeping this weekend, and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has an Edible Garden Festival going on.
Urban Bee Keeping at Wave Hill
In the morning, you'll learn how to set up a hive. After lunch, experts will discuss safe
strategies for keeping honey bees in community gardens, backyards, and
on rooftops -- and the challenges faced in urban environments.
Wave Hill, 675 West 252nd Street, at Independence Avenue
(718-549-3200 or wavehill.org). Urban Beekeeping, March 8. Morning
session, 9:30 a.m.-noon; afternoon session, 1-4 p.m. To register, call
718-549-3200 ext. 305.
Brooklyn Botanic Gardens:
"Edible NYC: Green it! Grow it! Eat it!" is the theme of the 27th annual Making Brooklyn Bloom symposium, which will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2008, 10 am to 4 pm at
Come network in the Palm House and visit 28 local and regional exhibitors who support greening in New York City and the local food movement. Lunch is available at the Terrace Café in the Steinhardt Conservatory. Be sure to arrive at 10 am to register for both morning and afternoon workshops. Admission is free before 12 noon and free thereafter with the event flyer. For more information, call GreenBridge, the Community Environmental Horticulture Program at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, at 718.623.720
Workshop leaders from BBG, Just Food, Brooklyn community gardens, East New York Farms, Slow Food, the Philly Orchard Project and many other local and national organizations will teach hands-on lessons on:
· The Edible Palette: Food-Producing Plants for the Decorative Landscape · Community Composting Projects · Raising Chickens and Bees in the City
· Sustainable Watering Practices · Savoring Home-Grown Herbs All Year Round · Integrated Pest Management, a Healthy Alternative · Starting from Seed
· Extending the Season with Cold Frames and More · Best Vegetables for Brooklyn · Urban Soil Health and Remediation · Canning to Preserve the Harvest
· The Sky's the Limit: Growing Food on Trellises · Growing Fruit and Nut Trees · Grow it Anywhere with Window Boxes and Containers · Brewing Compost Tea