From May through October, Front Gate Garden Keys will be for sale the first Saturday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00, and the first Tuesday of each month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at a cost of $25. Check, Cash and Credit Cards are accepted. Where: The gazebo inside of the garden…
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Rules, Forms & Lists
Our garden is located at 434 West 48th Street in Manhattan between 9th and 10th avenues. The garden was created in 1978 by Hell’s Kitchen residents who cleared out the rubble from a long-vacant lot and began planting it with flowers, herbs, fruits, and vegetables. The garden is organized into two main sections. There is…
Steering Committee & Minutes
2024 CCG Steering Committee Please email the garden at clintongarden@gmail.com with any queries Clarence Klugh, Co-Chair John MacKay, Co-Chair Homar Barcena, Treasurer Andrew Begg, Record Keeper Lisa Cicchetti, Volunteer Coordinator Mark Kellogg Mauricio Marron RIchard O’Brien Tony Waag 2024 March 20, 2024 March 5, 2024 2023 November 6, 2023 October 2, 2023 September 6, 2023 August…
Gallery
Photography by Foram Sheth. (@photoforam)
Bees
The Clinton Community Garden has a long history of beekeeping. It predates the Giuliani-era ban on the bee keeping practice in New York City. Back then, for many years, the person responsible for taking care of bees was Sid Glaser. Sid put the garden and the bees in the spotlight when he appeared on a…
Birds
If you find a sick or injured bird in the garden, you can contact: The Wild Bird Fund 565 Columbus Ave between 87th/88th St, east side of street 646-306-2862 They request, but do not require, a contribution to take in an injured bird. Birding In Clinton Community Garden An astonishing 60 species of birds have…
History
[photo: Pi Dance Theatre, Sept. 2007] In 1984, the Clinton Community Garden became the first community garden in New York City to be granted permanent parkland status. This was a big moment both for our garden and the future of community gardening in the city. The story of our garden, however, starts some seven years…