Myrtle Village Green

Do the Math FILM AND BBQ SUNDAY APRIL 21

barbara — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:37:47 +0000

Bring your friends and meet your neighbors this SUNDAY APRIL 21 to our BBQ potluck and film night.

BBQ potluck 6 p.m.
Bring something to throw on the grill and a dish to share.

Film 7 p.m.
350.org’s “Do the Math” a film about “the rising movement to change the terrifying math of the climate crisis and fight the fossil fuel industry” will be showing in the garden, projected on the wall of the building next door. Bring a blanket or portable chair. The film will start around 7 p.m. (or later) depending on the light.

Invite your pals
https://www.facebook.com/events/484559328279373/?notif_t=plan_user_joined

We hope to see you Sunday in the garden, Myrtle Village Green is at Myrtle Ave, Between Franklin and Kent.

Seed Planting Work Party and Potluck BBQ

barbara — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:43:48 +0000

Help sow our garden green at the Seed Planting Work Party and Potluck BBQ this Saturday, March 16, from 1 – 4 pm.

If you have seeds and seed pots to contribute please bring them along with BBQ goodies you wish to share.

We’ll also make newspaper seed pots. Super easy, cheap, recycling in action. Here’s a link on how it works: http://mrbrownthumb.blogspot.com/2007/03/seed-starting-pots-from-newspaper.html?m=0

Get the Garden Green For Spring: Saturday and Sunday Work Parties

barbara — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:44:09 +0000

This Sunday, March 10 will be another work party building beds and other projects on the lot. If you are interested in having a bed in the garden this season, now is a good time help build the containers. Work party days on the lot are every Sunday from Noon on, come by this weekend! Given the scope of work projects to get the garden green for spring, MVG Work Days occur Saturdays along with Sundays starting March 23rd. On Saturday, March 23rd we are having a seed starting and planting day from 1 to 4 pm. (This will also be a potluck BBQ, too!) Mercy Home’s Plant Grow Give program will be installing a Hoop house on the lot Sunday, April 7.

Sunday Work Party: Garden Beds Build

barbara — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:02:05 +0000

Build raised garden beds in the Myrtle Village Green garden on Sunday, March 3, from 12-2 p.m.

If you can, please bring any of the following tools:

Circular Saw
Hand Drill
Wood Clamps
Wood/Deck Screws 2.5″ and 3″
Work Gloves and Safety glasses
Electrical Extension Cord

Help build raised beds based on the following design:

http://www.sunset.com/garden/perfect-raised-bed-00400000039550/

Also, the following Sunday, March 10 we’ll be hosting a Seed Starting Party from 1-4 p.m.

Raised Garden Beds Work Party

barbara — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:49:02 +0000

Build raised garden beds in the Myrtle Village Green garden on both Sunday, February 17 and Sunday, February 24, from 1-3 p.m.

If you can, please bring any of the following tools:

Circular Saw
Hand Drill
Wood Clamps
Wood/Deck Screws 2″ and 3″
Work Gloves and Safety glasses
Electrical Extension Cord

Help build raised beds based on the following design:

http://www.sunset.com/garden/perfect-raised-bed-00400000039550/

Evergreen Tree Mulch Work Party Sunday 1/20

barbara — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:53:19 +0000

Join us at Myrtle Village Green for a holiday tree composting work party this Sunday, January 20, between 1 and 3 p.m. We’re going to mulch up a pile of post-holiday evergreens. All volunteers are welcome, and it is a plus if you can bring your own pruning tools, work gloves, or eye/ear safety wear. It’s going to smell really good!

Meeting Minutes 1/9/2013

barbara — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:11:39 +0000

The MVG steering committee met 1/9/13 at Paula C. and Eric’s place. Kim, Drew, Konstantin, Stephan, Paula C., Eric, Sue, and Nico attended. (Thanks everyone.)

This is what we discussed:

We will be meeting up at MVG this Sunday (1/13) at noon to do things. You should join us. Activities will include:
- Shed-building. (Eric and Stephan and whoever wants to swing a hammer.)
- Sign-painting of composting rules. (Kim)
- Distribution of surveys to MVG members and non-members. (Konstantin)
- Arugula-picking from the dirt piles. (everyone)
- Hobo trashcan fire (everyone.)
Groundswell Mural update.
- Richard from Groundswell is trying to contact the landlord, who is apparently a fairly hands-off property management company. Cross your fingers!
- Drew from PACC wanted to make sure that MVG and Groundswell understand that, as per the license agreement, the site may be developed over the mural someday. Those in attendance agreed that a mural that lasts a couple of years (at least!) is better than none at all. Also, if Groundswell fails to contact the owner of the wall, PACC might be available to help.
Christmas trees on the MVG site. Does anyone know where they came from? Vandra has a wood-chipper. We might make some mulch… TBD.
The IOBY money. We need to resolve access to the IOBY money.
The next meeting. We will meet in two weeks, 1/22. On the agenda now are survey results (be sure to fill it out when you get it!) and next steps for site planning for the spring.

Swing Your Hammer Sunday

barbara — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:03:11 +0000

We will be meeting up at MVG this Sunday (1/13) at noon to do things. You should join us. Activities will include:
* Shed-building. (Whoever wants to swing a hammer.)
* Sign-painting of composting rules.
* Distribution of feedback surveys to MVG members and non-members.
* Arugula-picking from the dirt piles.
* Hobo trashcan fire.

Garlic Planting with Feedback Farms

barbara — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:40:21 +0000

Winter is around the corner, its time to get our garlic in the ground! Feedback Farms is holding garlic planting workshops at MVG this Saturday Dec 1st., from 10:00 a.m. –11:00 a.m. We’ll be planting garlic generously provided by Jordan from Brooklyn Cultivation. Please come out if you want to learn about or just help us plant garlic. We’ll teach you all we know about Allium Sativum and discuss winter crops in general.

MYRTLE VILLAGE GREEN BI-WEEKLY NEWSLETTER – Nov. 14th

MVG — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:27:44 +0000

Here are some updates for November:

GreenThumb / NYC Department of Parks & Recreation

We’re in: Being a member of GreenThumb allows us to get access to resources ranging from free mulch/woodchips to workshops.

We also have to follow some guidelines and keep the garden tidy but this will help keep the bar high for MVG.

Groundswell Mural Approved:

Groundswell will work with teens as a summer job program to paint a mural on one of the walls in the MVG space. For over 16 years, Groundswell has been transforming neighborhoods with dynamic public art that delights, inspires, and invigorates thousands of New Yorkers everyday. They forster strong collaborations among underserved youth, professional artists, and community organizations. Each mural team is comprised of two professional artists and 12–15 youth artists who work for seven weeks to research, design and execute a mural.
The project budget of $40,000 would be fully funded by Groundswell and the Department of Environmental Protection and includes supplies, equipment, scaffolding, liability insurance, artist fees, youth stipends, and project management.

Check out their website: www.groundswellmural.org

We Want to hear from you:

We are preparing a series of surveys to send out members and general community for people to weigh in on what kinds of future uses to accommodate for in the design. Planter boxes,etc.

Long term planning process:

Even though its fairly quiet in the lot, we are creafting the long term planning process and design as one of our winter goals. This way when spring is near we will have all things in order and begin work.

Soil Testing:

We will test the soil from various parts of the lot to get a sense of the toxins present therein, even though most of the non paved parts of the lot will be covered in wood chips.

New MVG sign:

After Sandy our banner got pretty tattered. We will install a new sign on the fence.

A Shed in the works:

One of our next work projects will be to build a shed to keep tools and other essentials out of the elements in the winter.

Check out our composing guide with hours and what material is suitable for the compost.
http://www.myrtlepark.org/2012/10/compost-update-october-15/

SEE YOU IN THE GREEN!

Some reminders:
Our calendar is online here:
http://www.myrtlepark.org/calendar/

Meeting minutes are online here:
http://www.myrtlepark.org/category/meeting-minutes/

All proposals are online here:
http://www.myrtlepark.org/category/proposals/

If you’d like to join in the discussion, please join our google group by emailing Cameron Hickey.