Mapes Avenue Garden ReBuild
Come join in us as we rebuild all our vegetable beds and install a compost system. Your support covers purchasing lumber, soil, plants, garden equipment and funding community workshops.
Leader
April Hurley
Location
2124 Mapes Avenue Bronx, NY 10457
About the project
Check out our 2023 ioby and see the work we've done! ioby.org/project/que-rico-market-csa
Mapes Avenue Garden is an intergenerational safe space for the Crotona Community. Mapes Avenue Garden Rebuild is series of workday that will take place early Summer 2022. We are repairing all the vegetable beds, installing a compost system, purchasing garden equipment and fund community education workshops.
The Steps
- First we will focus on repairing all the vegetable beds - late May early June.
- Next we will partner with Green Feen Organic to educate the community about Bokashi composting and install a new compost system.
- Through out July and August, we will bring in local artists to do workshops in the garden.
- Along the way we hope to refence the flower garden at the entrance and have a cookout or two.
Why we‘re doing it
There is no-one really teaching youth about nature, conservation efforts or providing a safe place for them to interact with our elders. We live in a crowded, concrete jungle, where hungry developers are out on the prowl for vacant property. That is why it is very important to properly manage community gardens. Mapes Avenue Garden has historically been deeply rooted in neighborhood development and advocacy. I enjoy gardening and see what a difference community advocacy can make in our environment. I want to preserve this garden for the next generation, thank you for your support.