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As you pass by the corner of New Lots and Alabama Avenues you may notice something unusual happening on this land that has been abandoned for over a decade. On Monday April 16th, the jurisdiction of this lot was transferred from HPD (The Department of Housing Preservation and Development) to GreenThumb (the part of the Parks Department that deals with community gardens) so that East New York Farms! can begin farming there!
For the past four months East NY Farms! has been involving community residences in a participatory planning process in making decisions on how the project will proceed. As a group we have had four meetings where we developed by-laws and a landscape design.
As the spring has arrived we have gotten permission to use this plot of land to build an urban farm and a community gathering space. During the week of April 16th 14 truckloads of soil, compost, and woodchips, has been delivered in preparation for the growing season.
On April 21st, we hosted a workday where community residents, as well as over 50 volunteers from NY Cares cleaned up the site, and began to build raised beds and paths.
On Wednesday May 9th,we will be having a planning meeting where we will be reviewing our farm plan, and dividing the land. We encourage you to attend the meeting and provide any insights you may have concerning this site. The meeting will be located at the United Community Center, 613 New Lots Avenue, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
This is a community-based project and if you are interested in garden space, and growing food for market, feel free to contact Jonah Braverman at
(718) 649-7979 Ext. 14 for additional information or check out our website at www.eastnewyorkfarms.org
