Notice: September Saturday key (and honey) sale is being moved from Saturday, Sept. 2 to Saturday Sept. 9, in light of the Labor Day weekend. When: Keys are sold the first Tuesday (6:00 pm – 7:00 pm) and first Saturday (11:00 am -12:00 noon) of the month, from April through October. $15 fee.…
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…
2023-2024 CCG Steering Committee Please email the garden at clintongarden@gmail.com with any queries Foram Sheth – Chair (foram.sheth@gmail.com) Homar Barcena – Treasurer (homar.barcena@kingsborough.edu) Cat Lafferty – Record keeper (Cat.laff@icloud.com) Tony Waag (tonytaps@aol.com) Mark Kellogg (mark.kellogg@me.com) Mark Diffenbacher (markdieffenbacher@yahoo.com) Debbie Mullins (deborramullins3@gmail.com) Clarence Klugh (CPK333@me.com) John MacKay (jwmackay@earthlink.net) 2023 June 7, 2023 May 3, 2023 April 5, 2023…
Photography by Foram Sheth. (@photoforam)
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…