The Greenhouse Education Center

Working with Heart Medicine of Cacao & The Cacao Tree in Mayan CosmovisionJoin us to learn about the cacao tree, exploring more deeply the sacred medicine of this plant pre-colonization…

Harness the light! Cast rainbows! And find flow working with pressed flowers and upcycled materialsCreate your own light catchers and craft with community. Work with pressed flowers from the garden and upcycled materials to disrupt the wastestream and find flow. All materials provided. Your Facilitator: Wilhelmina Grant-CooperWilhelmina Grant-Cooper is a Harlem-based visual artist, arts instructor,…

Participants will learn how to harvest yarrow and calendula. They will then weed and plant summer vegetables.In step with the growing season, beginner gardeners are invited to gain hands-on learning experiences at the learning garden and greenhouse. In the beggining of Summer, we’ll cover fundamental principles and practices of growing plants for specific urban green…

Slow down, breathe, allow your senses to open, listen to the messages from nature.Join us with certified Forest Therapy Guide Lori Klamner to explore how the concept of bathing in the essence of the forest and forest bathing can be integrated right here in our community garden spaces in our very urban landscapes. Together, we'll…

Work with materials and metaphors from the sea & find your creative flowDeepen into the vastness that is the sea to work with both material and metaphor of the ocean to reaquaint with your creativity and find flow. Together we'll work with natural materials such as shells and driftwood as well as upcycled materials to…

Create Your Own Charm Bracelet Made of Beautifully Fragrant Roses!Did you know that the Latin word for rosary is rosarium, meaning "gardland of roses"? Centuries ago, people were practicing the craft of turning rose petals into clay to create beads for their rosaries. Borrowing from this tradition, we will create our own rose beads to…

Join us around the garden table for cooking, sharing, and storytelling through the harvest of the seasonJoin us for CSA Supper Club for collaborative cooking, recipe-sharing, and conversations around the table as we explore the cultural, ecological, and personal dimensions of food.Cool down with a refreshing agua fresca (drink) made with cooling herbs and fruits…

A celebration of bees, blooms, and the many relationships alive in our garden!Join The Hort at the Greenhouse & Education Center at the Bee Jubilee featuring the New York Flower Show™, an afternoon celebrating bees and the flowering plants that sustain them. Explore the garden at your own pace, get an up-close look at bees…

Inspired by plant ally butterfly pea, we'll tune into all that is blue and beautiful."Tea is an act complete in its simplicity. When I drink tea, there is only me…

What Stories Do Our Gardens Tell? How Will We Keep These Stories Alive?“The whole world will become a home to all of us, or none of us can hope to live on it, peacefully. But much of the American dream mistakenly supposes that, like a tree, we will grow and flourish, standing in one place...”—…

Transform cyanotypes with kitchen scraps and herbs, revealing the hidden stories carried by everyday meals.Explore the world of cyanotype toning with kitchen scraps and culinary herbs from the garden as we learn how to transform the ingredients of everyday meals into photographic traces from meaningful food memories. Together, we'll begin in the garden to create…

Explore the origins stories of CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture)as we unpack and taste test the foods inside.Join us for CSA Supper Club for collaborative cooking, recipe-sharing, and conversations around the table as we explore the cultural, ecological, and personal dimensions of food.Gather around our garden table for a community supper where simple food creates space…