fresh connectWeekly Mixed Basket Application 2011.pdf
herbanfarm2011.pdf
The creation of a new Herban Farm in District 36:
March 2011 Community outreach began to get neighbors invested in new farming project and rehabilitation of neglected neighborhood lot.
April 2011 License was signed for the new site at 49 Van Buren St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
Fleming worked with neighborhood greening groups to organize support for the new farm.
May 15, 2011 Fleming launched 10 day volunteer work campaign to clean out and begin rebuilding the space.
Removed debris and carted away toxic soil
Cleared out and remediated soil
Designed new gardens for space
Used recyclable materials to build walls and draining
systems.
Solarized invasive weeds
Created the community composting system
May 30, 2011 New soil arrives and planting begins
Planted beds with herbs and foods
Trees and fruiting bushes arrived
Put in farm rows
Designed the sacred circle garden
Planned medicinal labrinth garden, designed paths
and planted medicinal herbs
June 2011 Neighbors show excitement and support for the new farm, and drop by to work on the farm whenever the gate is open.
Hattie Carthan Urban Agriculture Youth Corps work on the farm.
July 2011 Casitas arrive and are constructed in space
Visioining with community members about space
August 2011 New "After Church" Farmers' Market opens on Sundays with shopping, workshops and community events
Mixed Baskets available at the Sunday Market! Receive fresh, locally grown produce at reasonable prices. Take home a different combination of seasonal fruits, vegetables, herbs and cage free eggs every week! Download an application
Season Closing Ceremony and Celebration
November 20th, 2011
Hattie Carthan After Church Market
49 Van Buren St.
Begins 3pm
Join us to celebrate our season and honor our youths with food,
shopping, music and entertainment. There will be free
refreshments, special guest speakers, Live DJ, youth cooking demo,
youth farm tour, open mic, raffles and more!
Cooking Demo: Inviting Youths into the Kitchen
August 7th 2011 & August 21st 2011
49 Van Buren Street b/n Tompkins and Throop
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Join Organic Soul Chef Madea as she conducts cooking demos
with aspiring youth chefs. Youths will learn about seasonal
eating and food prep techniques used by professional chefs. If you are a youth who is excited by farmers markets, healthy Eating and outdoor cooking, this might be the place for you to start.
Cooking with Herbs Workshop
Sunday, August 14th, 2011
After Church Market
Van Buren near Tompkins Ave
2:30pm
Join us for food, nutrition and discussion in the Market
Saturday afternoon. Fleming is an urban farmer/ plant
medicine practitioner who has taught herbalism in
various communities and tended the extensive herb garden at Hattie Carthan for the last decade. Explore new flavors, recipes and ideas with a variety of garden grown herbs! Free Health bucks will be distributed to those attending the cooking class in the marketplace.
Diverting organic waste from the landfill through home and community composting
Sunday August 21st, 2011
After Church Farmers Market
2:30pm to 4pm
Join us at the Market as we raise community awareness of
composting as an act of environmental stewardship led by
Master composter Solita Stevens and Market Founder Yonnette Fleming. THIS IS PART 1 OF A 3 PART COMMUNITY COMPOSTING SERIES IN THE SUNDAY MARKET.
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