April 2016 MINUTES OF THE CLINTON COMMUNITY GARDEN STEERING COMMITTEE 5 April, 2016, 7:30 pm, Fountain House, West 47th Street, NYC, NY In Attendance Andy Padian, Faser Hardin, Laura McGill, Annie Chadwick, Tom Cayler, Vivian Hoffman, Deborra Mullins, Charles Gerber, Sandra Shipley, John Keenan Call to Order Motion passed to approve Minutes from March General…
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Photography by Enid Farber, 2017. (Mouse over image to pause or fast-forward.)
March 1, 2016
MINUTES OF THE CLINTON COMMUNITY GARDEN GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 1 March 2016, 7:30 pm, Fountain House, West 47th Street, New York, NY Steering Committee Members In Attendance Andy Padian, Laura McGill, Jasmine Sheth, Charles Gerber, Vivian Hoffman, Deborra Mullins Introductions Individual introductions by each attendee. General Updates the controversy around the Buddha statue…
Feb. 2, 2016
MINUTES OF THE CLINTON COMMUNITY GARDEN STEERING COMMITTEE 2 February, 2016, 7:30 pm, Fountain House, West 47th Street, NYC, NY In Attendance Andy Padian, Faser Hardin, Laura McGill, Annie Chadwick, Tom Cayler, Vivian Hoffman, Deborra Mullins Call to Order Motion Passed to approve Minutes from last month. Bee Keeping Andrew Cote, the bee…
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…
Jan 5, 2016
MINUTES OF THE CLINTON COMMUNITY GARDEN STEERING COMMITTEE 5 January, 2016, 7:30 pm, Fountain House, West 47th Street, NYC, NY In Attendance Tom Cayler, Deborra Mullins, Annie Chadwick, Faser Hardin, Andy Padian and Vivian Hoffman Call to Order Motion passed to approve Minutes from last month. Plot Assignment Procedure Steve Warren attended the meeting…
Dec. 1, 2015
Clinton Community Garden Steering Committee minutes December 1, 2015 The meeting was called to order at 7:35. In attendance were Tom Cayler, Charles Gerber, Debbie Mullins, Laura McGill and Andy Padian, and were a quorum. A discussion of SC motions and implementation schedule was opened by Tom. As a recent SC decision was not given…
Nov. 3, 2015
MINUTES OF THE CLINTON COMMUNITY GARDEN STEERING COMMITTEE 3 November, 2015, 7:30 pm, Fountain House, West 47th Street, NYC, NY In Attendance Tom Cayler, Annie Chadwick, Deborra Mullins, Jasmine Seth, Vivian Hoffman Call to Order Motion to approve Minutes from last month. Financial Statement Updated financial statement was submitted and discussed. Motion to approve financial…