Garden Clean-up! November 12

The season for hanging out in the garden is over. Let's put furniture away and do some cleaning up.

Sunday November 12 at 11am in the backyard. 

Bring gloves 

The East 17th Northern Red Oak

By Joel Berson 


On September 14, 2017, a mighty Northern red oak that has overlooked Fiske Terrace since it was originally laid out was removed from the mall in front of 840 East 17th street. This massive tree rose over 80 feet, higher than the adjacent six-story apartment house. It was an impressive 154 inches in circumference. Imagine an observation post at its very top. From such an aerie one could observe over 100 years of evolution and development in Fiske Terrace, houses being built and renovated, the coming of the subway system, and the street life below. At first, horse-drawn carriages and wagons intermingled with a few horseless carriages on our streets. That tree witnessed the blossoming of FT as well as grand old houses torn down and replaced with more modern structures, even a few apartment houses. The comings and goings along our homey Avenue H commercial strip were at its feet, as well as traffic to and from our beloved Avenue H subway station. (Some of us recall being warmed by its pot belly stove. All of us love that the station has been restored to its current glamorous condition.)

Successful garden fundraiser

THANK YOU To all who donated

objects, money, time, and energy to make our garden fundraiser a success.





We raised $271!

Garden fundraising sale this Sunday

SUNDAY 9/24  10 AM - 2PM

Help us keep our garden beautiful.

Join us by:

• Selling your unneeded stuff & donating 20% of the proceeds to the garden
• Donating your unneeded stuff and someone else will sell it. 100% of the proceeds will go to the garden
• Lending us a folding table
• Sorting and pricing donated goods
• Manning a table
• Help set up and take down tables and goods for sale

Are you in? Want to drop your stuff? 
Leave a comment here or write to 1710garden@gmail.com

Thank you

Bring on your kitchen scraps

THE BLACK TUMBLER IS BACK IN BUSINESS

for kitchen scraps. Please chop them somewhat: it'll make the breaking down process easier.

We need volunteers to tumble it. 5 minutes once a week. Make sure lid is closed. Write your name in the comment box.

DO COMPOST

DON'T COMPOST

All your vegetable and fruit wastes, (including rinds and cores) even if they are moldy and ugly Old bread, donuts, cookies, crackers, pizza crust, noodles: anything made out of flour! Grains (cooked or uncooked): rice, barley, you name it Coffee grounds, tea bags, filters Fruit or vegetable pulp from juicing Old spices Outdated boxed foods from the pantry Egg shells (crush well) Corn cobs and husks (cobs breakdown very slowly)

Meat or meat waste, such as bones, fat, gristle, skin, etc. Fish or fish waste Dairy products, such as cheese, butter, cottage cheese, yogurt, cream cheese, sour cream, etc. Grease and oils of any kind Why can't you compost these food wastes? They unbalance the otherwise nutrient-rich structure of other food and vegetation waste and breakdown slowly They attract rodents and other scavenging animals Meat attracts maggots Your compost bin will smell to holy hell and back!

                                          Thanks