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27th Annual Conference

GreenThumb GrowTogether

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.

HoStoS Community College

149tH Street & tHe grAnd ConCourSe, Bronx, ny 10451

Key

J Activities for Children

P Beyond the Basic Garden

q Composting

B Cultivating Involvement

} Bilingual (English & Español)

G Financial & Political Support

n Food Security

$ For Teachers & Garden Educators

Y Health & Well-Being

R Horticulture

@ Making Things

$ Workshops for Teens

ProgramREGISTRATION 8:30 - 9:15am In front of Auditorium

BREAKFAST 8:30 - 9:15am In front of Auditorium

OPENING CEREMONY 9:30 - 11:00am Auditorium

Welcome from Hostos Welcome from Edie Stone, Director, GreenThumb, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation Adrian Benepe, Commissioner, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation Larry Scott Blackmon, Deputy Commissioner for Community Outreach Keynote Address by Joan Dye Gussow, author Performance by the American Ballroom Theatre Youth Dance Company

WORKSHOP SESSION I 11:30am - 12:45pm 3rd, 4th & 5th Floors (Bldg. C)

EXHIBITS / NETWORKING 12:45 - 2:00pm 3rd Floor Bridge

LUNCH 12:45 - 2:00pm Cafeteria, 3rd Floor & Lobby

T-SHIRT PICK UP 12:45 - 2:15pm Gym

WORKSHOP SESSION II 2:15 - 3:30pm 3rd, 4th & 5th Floors (Bldg. C)

T-SHIRT SALE 3:30 - 4:00pm Lobby Entrance

EVALUATION FORM & RAFFLE Drop off evaluation forms as you leave (look for green boxes)

Throughout the day, there will be activities for kids (ages 3 and up only; younger children must be accompanied by an adult) in the GYM.

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Look through this guide for complete workhop descriptions. Use the symbols below as guide for work-shop themes located at the bottom of each description. See the additional handout for to see where workshops are located.

GreenThumb would like to thank Liz Christy Garden member Donald Loggins for suggesting this year’s theme, “The New Victory Gardens.”

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Session I Workshops11:30 - 12:45The Art, Science and History of Plant–Based Cosmetics: Taking Nature’s Approach Yonnette FlemingThe Hattie Carthan Community Market

The use of herbs for beauty solutions dates back to antiquity. We know that the creation and use of cos-metics stems from our ancient Egyptian ancestors who used ground leaves and seeds of herbs on their hair, face and over-all body, drank herbal tonics and applied oils obtained from herbs for different body–massages. Herbs act against the internal impurities and external toxins of our body, add additional nutrients to it, make it glow and shine and provide natural, flawless treat-ment to our largest body organ – the skin.

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Black Farmer/Urban Gardeners: Planning for the 2011 ConferenceLorrie ClevengerBlack Urban Growers

Learn how you can get involved in planning this year's conference. Come hear some of the success stories thatare happening as a result of this past November's conference. n

Building an Arbor and Other Professional Carpentry ProductsGary BaumCity Beautiful Carpentry Inc.

In this workshop, participants will learn a variety of car-pentry skills for a number of garden structures, with a focus on how to build an arbor. Led by master carpen-ter, Gary Baum community gardener and founder of City Beautiful Carpentry. Please note: power tools will

be used.

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Community Composting ProgramsDavid BuckleRed Hook Community Farm/Added Value

With leadership from citywide community composting programs, those looking to start composting programs and those already running them, are invited to come together in this workshop, and pick topics to tackle (such as: how to get and keep browns, volunteers/neighborhood buy-in, and how to get rid of rats, and aromas).

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Compost World: Compost Crafts, Games, and Activities for KidsJen KlineNYC Compost Project in Queens

Get your passport ready for a journey around the Compost World! Explore a worm petting zoo. Learn how to make compost-related Origami. “Bake” compost cookies. Play lots of compost games and learn new facts. Get your Compost Passport stamped at all the dif-ferent places in the Compost World. Walk away with your own crafts, a Compost Passport, and new knowl-edge. All ages welcome; ages 6 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

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Cultivating Involvement, Creating Your Foundation

Janice Hawkins-FloodBainbridge Avenue Garden

This workshop will cover how to manage garden infor-mation effectively to maintain and govern your com-munity garden, and will include tip sheets.

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Designing a Children's Garden: Participatory Design with Kids

Maddallena Polletta, Joan Keener & Mary Alice LeeThe Trust For Public Land

Do you want to create a schoolyard garden or make your com-munity garden more inviting to kids and school groups? One way is involve young kids, teenagers and school programs in the participatory design process. We will discuss the basics of the design process and work hands-on making 3D models. The Trust for Public Land has facilitated participatory design at over 160 public schools in New York City, designing playgrounds, gardens and outdoor classrooms. This workshop is for children and adults. Children under the age of 8 should be accompa-nied by an adult.

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Extending Your Season with Home CanningMicheala HayesCrock and Jar

Imagine eating your garden tomatoes in December! Learn the basic techniques for hot water bath canning. Then use your imagination to preserve the bounty of your garden and eat locally all year long.

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Gardening for Diversity and ResilienceClaudia Joseph New York Permaculture-Exchange

Permaculture offers the template for designing gardens that stand up to the challenging circumstances we face: climate change and economic downturn. Increase membership, grow more useful plants and have fun!

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Get A Jump Start: Planting Under Economically Created Grow Light UnitsSue Bravermen & Joyce Jed

Participants will learn to sow seeds in cell flats, separate and transplant young seedlings, as well as techniques for harden-ing off plants. In addtion, you will learn a simple and economi-

cal method for creating grow light units. Each person will leave with a veggie start and more.

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Healthy HerbsPamela Lindsay & Addie BanksJackson-Forest Garden

Information about the usefulness of household herbs and spices that enhance foods and facilitate healing. Alternatives to excess salt and food additives as well as preventative measures (like herbs) to ward off sickness will be discussed.

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Herbal Soap Making with Students from The Learning TreeKhadijah MuhammadThe Learning Tree

Herbal soap making is a workshop for adults, facilitated by students of The Learning Tree. Each participant will make a bar of peppermint and lemongrass soap made from herbs, coconut, aloe vera and essential oils.

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Improving Your Soil QualityRob BennatonNYC Housing Authority Garden and Greening Program

In this workshop, you will learn about different soil quali-ty indicators, and how they help you choose what prac-tices to undergo to improve your soil over time. These indicators include soil type and texture, pH, electro-con-ductivity (soluble salts), water movement in soils and heavy metals. This workshop assumes the student has a very basic understanding of soil in terms of origins and functions. This is a hands-on workshop. Participants will see, smell and touch different types of soils for texture, do a soil-suspension test to determine soil type and take simple pH and soluble salts tests. Participants will also be exposed to non-synthetic, organic methods for improv-ing one’s soil quality, with a focus on amendments direct-ed specifically toward soil-nutrient deficiency manage-ment.

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In the Beginning: Community Gardening and Urban Agriculture from 1976 to the PresentJohn AmerosoCornell University Cooperative Extension

Come and learn the history of the community garden movement in NYC from 1976, and how it evolved into the current urban agriculture trend from NYC's veteran urban ag extension agent. n

Introduction to CompostingPeggy Conte6/15 Green

Composting basics: What you need to start, tools, set up, ingredients, do's and don'ts, how to use compost, and how to maintain a compost system.

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Kitchen BotanySara Epstein & Baraba KurlandBBG - Green Reach

Explore some common food plants and figure out which parts are edible. Learn about ways to engage your students in planting and growing kitchen plants. We’ll share ideas to make botany cross-curricular, as well as how to extend classroom planting projects to outdoor gardens. Pot up a plant to grow in your class-room. This workshop is also for parents who wish to grow ‘grocery store’ plants with their children at home.

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Learn It, Grow It, Eat It: Youth Development and School GardensDavid SaphireGrowNYC/ Learn It! Grow It! Eat It!

School gardens are more than spaces for growing plants. They are also dynamic settings for youth devel-opment. This workshop walks you through a wide array of activities (e.g. garden planning, video making, out-reach/education, art projects) you can do with youth in a garden year-round and highlights the different skills/

strengths that can be developed from them. Hosted by Grow NYC's "Learn It, Grow It, Eat It " program, this workshop includes hands-on activities that you can try out with your students.

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MillionTreesNYC Stewardship WorkshopJamie Daugherty, Laura Hernandez, Ellen Arnstein & Nave StraussNYC Parks & Recreation/MillionTreesNYC

Help water and care for the 60,000 new street trees that have been planted across New York City! Join the MillionTreesNYC Stewardship Corps and help keep New York City GREEN by coming to this workshop and learn-ing: What is MillionTreesNYC, how to identify trees in New York City, benefits trees bring to our city, and basic tree care (water! weed! mulch!) Pledge to take care of a specific street tree and get a FREE watering kit and vol-unteer card. Please be able to tell us where your tree is located.

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Natural Beauty Products: Green ChemistryGioya & Sabrina FennellyPenny Harvest Garden/I.S. 143

Learn to use natural products to make body butter, body scrub and bath salts that are earth friendly.

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Rainwater Harvesting 101Lenny Librizzi GrowNYC

Learn how to build and maintain a rainwater harvesting system for your garden. Powerpoint Presentation will show examples of rainwater harevesting systems and how to maintain them. The parts needed will be dis-played. Those who have rainwater harvesting systems or would like to have one in their garden are encour-aged to attend.

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Re-Energizing Your Community Garden Eric Thomann & Karen WashingtonTwig Craft/Backyard Garden/garden of Happiness

Has your community garden lost that lovin' feeling? This workshop explores ways to reactivate older mem-bers, as well as recruit and empower new members. We'll look at fun and creative ways to rebuild a vibrant atmosphere of trust, growth and peace-of-mind in your community garden.

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School Gardening: Perspective of a "BUG"Michele Israel, Mirem Villamil, Nina Browne, Jamel Evans, Michael Cosaboom and Robin SimmenBrooklyn Botanic Garden /BUG

BBG's "BUG" certificate program had its first 15 gradu-ates this year; five of those BUGs completed the com-munity service requirement at a school garden. In this workshop, BUGs share experiences, and reflect on what it's like to help a school move on its gardening efforts...and answering the question: What does a school gar-den need to start and thrive?

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Seed to Seed: How to Get Healthy Hardy Plants from Seed and Save Seeds from the Plants You Grow Ken GreenHudson Valley Seed Library

We will cover everything from when and how to start seeds indoors or in cold frames, through transplanting and saving seeds from the plants you grow.

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Senior Citizen Arts and CraftsDeborah Gilliard146th Street Community Leaders Garden

The Participants will design and construct flower hats and a garden picture collage.

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Solar Energy for Your Garden, Home or BusinessTracy Fitz & Robert Wiley6/15 Green/City Solar

How solar works. How you can use it. How you can get it.

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The 1000-Hour Whirlwind: The Life Story of a Typical Honey Bee James Fischer & Liane NewtonNYC Beekeeping

Using photography from Fischer’s work with bees and teaching beekeeping, a single bee will be followed from the laying of an egg by the queen bee through the stages of maturation, each equipping the bee for a unique task within the hive. We'll see how a bee hive really works, how foraging is accomplished, and why

bees do what they do.

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Vegetable & Fruit Monoprinting for KidsSusan Steinbrock

This workshop will introduce children to the printing of monoprints. A monoprint is a single print and they will be produced from a variety of cut vegetables and fruit, taking advantage of their natural beauty. Children will create a number of original prints in this workshop.

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You Can Can! Boogeying with CanningClassie ParkerJust Food Trainer

In this energizing and hands-on workshop, you will receive canning instructions on how to can your fresh fruits and vegetables, harvest your crop and bring it from the garden to the table. Taste samples , and be able to go home and make it yourself!

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Session II Workshops2:15 - 3:30pmAromatherapy: Simple Home RemediesJulianne ZaletaHerbal Alchemy Apothecary/ 6/15 Green

Participants will gain a basic understanding of aroma-therapy, essential oils and their applications. We will also cover recommendations for an aromatherapy first aid kit. Everyone will get the opportunity to create their own therapeutic bath salts or massage oil.

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Beekeeping BasicsRoger Repohl, Sara Katz & Laurel RimmerGenesis Park Community Garden /NYBG/ Wave Hill

If you have thought of keeping a hive of honeybees in your community garden or back yard, or if you are just curious about bees and beekeeping, come to this how-to-do-it workshop. We will discuss the life and work of the honeybee, the value of these insects and their prod-ucts to urban ecology and human health and well-being, and the equipment and time needed for bee-keeping and honey-harvesting. You will also get to taste-test our fine local honeys!

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Botanical Illustration 101Naima Freites & Andre KnightsCity-As-School High School

Participants will learn flower anatomy and sexual repro-duction through careful observations and drawing. We will use a photograph/grid tool to ensure success for all participants

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Chicken Health and Husbandry (in English and Español)Owen Taylor, Greg Anderson, Bee Ayer & Youth from La Union GardenJust Food, /bk farmyards /La Union

Chickens in the city? Yes, please! Keeping chickens in the city can be fun and rewarding. Come learn the basics of how to keep laying hens and how to take care of them, from designing a coop to what to feed them. This workshop will be in English and Spanish.

¿Pollos en la ciudad? ¡Sí, por favor! Mantener gallinas en la ciudad puede ser divertido y valioso. Venga para aprender los fundamentos de cómo guardar gallinas, y cómo cuidarlas. Aprende cómo diseñar un “coop” (casa para gallinas) y cómo alimentarlas. Este taller estará en inglés y español.

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Cleaning Up and Revitalizing Your Garden!Catherine Wint & Ursula ChanseBronx and Manhattan Land Trusts/ NYBG

Clean up the trash that's been sitting around for years and revitalize your garden. Learn how to get help from the Santitation Department, organize a volunteer day, raise funding to get new plants, and create a garden design that works for your garden members.

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Garden Crafts with ChildrenBruni TorrasOld Stone House

We will talk about some ideas for creative, hands-on garden crafts to do with children. Children (accompa-nied by an adult) are welcome.

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Grow to Learn NYC: Connecting Community Gardens and SchoolsMadeleine Andersen, Whitney Reuling & Andrew BarrettGrow to Learn NYC: Citywide School Gardens Initiative

Find out how community gardens and school garden programs -- GrowNYC, GreenThumb, and Garden to School Café -- link together to make resources available to school gardens through the Grow to Learn NYC: Citywide Schools Gardens Initiative. Learn how to regis-ter your school garden, apply for a Grow to Learn mini-grant, receive on-the-ground garden training and mate-rials, and organize school harvest events. There will also be an opportunity to speak with community gardeners about their experiences with school/community garden partnerships.

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Growing Food, Growing Wealth: Planning an Economically Successful Food Justice Garden ProjectEric-Michael RodriguezThe Brontosaurus Farm and Apiary

Learn the nuts and bolts of drafting a simple business plan. Microloan providers, business incubator pro-grams, and free economic counseling services located in New York City will be discussed, as well as successful models of small, socially-responsible food entrepre-neurship. Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, farmers markets, value-added product mak-ing, and other lesser-known models of raising money will be explored in detail. Participants will leave the workshop with an organized toolkit for building mem-ber consensus around food justice and economic self-sufficiency.n G

Growing Vertical: Make Your Own Planter BagLenny LibrizziGrowNYC

Learn how to make simple fabric planters from recycled polypropylene building material bags. Bags can be used for vertical gardening by adding grommets and hang-

ing on fences. Everyone will make and take home a fin-ished planter bag.

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Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities: What Can We Learn From Soil Test Results?Hannah Shayler, Jonathan Russel-Anelli & Veronica LambertCornell Waste Management Institute, Dept. of Crop and

Soil Sciences

Join the Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities project team for a discussion about testing garden soils for lead and other contaminants. We'll focus on what we can learn from soil test results using different garden sce-narios as examples. Learn about actions you can take in your own garden!

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Herbal Use of Common WeedsSarah ElisabethAtmanwerx

Eat your way to a nutritional and weedless garden with a hand-on workshop on the practical use of common weeds.

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How Does Your Garden Grow?Sheila McDevitt6/15 Green

Tactics and techniques for growing your garden mem-bership. Learn techniques for creating awareness and interest in your garden and building your community. Including meeting and engaging your local businesses, basic event planning, and figuring out what types of memberships could engage your community.

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How Much Food Grows in Your Garden?Kelli Jordan, Aura Mesa, and Roderick RomeroFarming Concrete

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Ever wonder how much food your garden grows? How about all of the gardens in the city combined? Come get training and materials for record-keeping and learn how to get involved in the city-wide Crop Count!

¿Alguna vez se preguntó cuánta comida cultivas en su jardín? ¿Qué hay de todos los jardines de la ciudad combinado? Venga a este taller para obtener capacit-ación y materiales para el mantenimiento de registros y aprender sobre el conde de cultivos en toda la ciudad.

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How Popular Children's Media Promotes GardeningFareed and Wajeedah Anderson-Beyah McKinley's Children Garden

Have you noticed the books, television shows and even the toys aimed at daycares or early grade students? Did you know that many of these media use gardening as a tool, and that kids already know a lot about it? See examples of the materials and shows that demonstrate garden activities and how you could use these to get children interested in gardening. Additionally, there will be a seed saving demonstrate with opportunity for you to start your own.

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Job's Tears, Your Prayer BeadsFrances Mastrota & Audrey GreenJackie Robinson Family Community Garden

Refresh your Body, Mind, and Spirit, as you create your own personal prayer/meditation rosary. You will be instructed on how to string your own unique prayer beads with Job's Tears. In addition you will receive free seeds and growing instructions so you can continue growing these beautiful beads.

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Making a Compost SifterMarisa DeDominicus Earth Matter NY

Adults can bring one child to make and decorate a compost sifter to separate out finished compost for use for their garden plot or potted plants. Choose between making a fine grade compost sifter using a recycled laundry soap container, or a medium grade compost sifter that is 16"x16"x4" high.

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Making Community Gardens a Permanent Part of New York City's Urban PlanningKaren WashingtonNew York City Community Garden Coalition

Participants will learn of the work that the NYCCGC has been doing around park rules, legislation and PlanNYC 2030. Come learn, Be informed, Get involved!

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MillionTreesNYC Stewardship WorkshopIan Jack & Jessica FarberNYC Parks & Recreation/Million Trees NYC

Ayúdenos a cuidar los 60,000 árboles nuevamente plantados por MillionTreesNYC. Venga a este taller para unirse a MillionTrees NYC y apprender como participar en mantener una ciudad VERDE. Apprenderás que lo que es MillionTreesNYC, cómo identificar los árboles de Nueva York, y cómo cuidarlas (echar agua, deshierbar, y poner pajote). Adopte un árbol especifico y recibirás una tarjeta de voluntarios y herramientas gratis! Favor de decirnos dónde estará el árbol que vas a cuidar.

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Preventing Rats in Your Community GardenCaroline BragdonNYC DOHMH

We will review basic biology and behavior of the Norway Rat and discuss ways to discourage rats from settling in an urban garden. I will review how to inspect for rats and explain some control methods as well.

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Selling Your Vegetables: Sharing Your Harvest with the CommunityNadia JohnsonJust Food

Find out what opportunities exist for selliing NYC-grown vegetables through farmers markets. We will dis-cuss what gardeners need to know to get started either

selling produce to the market or setting up a stand at the market.

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Soil Science BasicsRebecca McMackinMANTIS Plant Works

You may know how to change the pH of your soil, but do you know why it’s important? The mechanisms of nutrient uptake? The elegance of the Nitrogen Cycle? Why all plants (except broccoli!) need a fungal partner? and what ARE the soil requirements of vegetables? This workshop will focus on the basics of Soil Science: the physical, chemical, and biological origins, functions, and best management practices of the soil you grow in

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Spring Cleaning for Your HealthMadea Allen-GueyeJust Food

Spring cleaning isn't just for our homes. As we move toward spring, now is the time to decrease the "heavy" winter foods in our diet and take advantage of the cleansing effects of fresh greens and spring plants. In this workshop, you will learn the cleansing properties of specific foods and how to prepare foods that can sup-port the immune system and energize the body.

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The Power of HerbsSebert HarperNYCHA Garden Program

Herbs have the power to treat sickness and improve our quality of life. We will explore the ancient art of herbs for arthritis, asthma, diabetes, blood pressure and much more.

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The Power of Sour: Fermentation BasicsMichaela HayesCrock & Jar

Delicious and nutritious, we will explore the magical process of fermentation. Using only cabbage, salt and

beneficial bacteria, learn to create tasty, tangy sauer-krauts full of natural probiotics.

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The State of Seed: How the Foundation of Agriculture is Being Eroded by Biotech and What You Can Do About ItKen GreeneHudson Valley Seed Library

This workshop will cover the history of seed saving so we can understand the current state of seeds and genetic diversity. Participants will come away with a better understanding of the influences of large corpo-rations, the threat of GMOs and what they can do to help create an independent seed source for New York.n

Upcycle PlantersJohn KaiserMaterials for the Arts

Materials for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs collects and donates a warehouse full of materi-als for creative reuse by Arts Groups and Teachers. Participants in the hands-on MFTA workshop will create planters for real plants using a buffet of upcycled mate-rials from boots, to hats, to lampshades, to much, much, more. By reusing we all become better environmental

stewards!

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Worms in the Kitchen: Combining Cultivation and Cooking Skills for YouthLynn FredericksFamily Cook Productions

This workshop is designed for middle and high school students. Participants will learn from other students how to start a garden, including seeding, transplanting, and harvesting skills. Teen Battle Chefs will then dem-onstrate how to prepare a tasty dish from the garden. Everyone leaves with an herb plant and satisfied taste buds!

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