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…
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Clinton Community Garden Steering Committee Meeting January 3, 2017 Fountain House Meeting called to order at 7:45 In attendance: Andy Faser Charles Debbie Tom Absent: Annie Vivian Laura Sandra John The over arching theme of the meeting was lack of volunteers. How do we get more volunteers for the SC and committees? 1- Steering Committee…
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…
Photography by Foram Sheth, 2019.(Mouse over image to pause or fast-forward.)
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…
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…
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…
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…
[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…