A Club for Design in the Service of Science
From the Fall of 2023 to Spring 2024 a new green face appeared on the campus that drew on the skills and ideas of many members of the City Tech community, provided
under the auspices of TD Bank’s Vibrant Planet initiative.
Two new clubs, Green Spaces and Freedom by Design, started up on campus to implement the greening project and to sustain the initiative over time. The clubs met weekly over the academic year, and planned, learned, and implemented projects at six sites.
Come tour potential and existing green spots on campus with the Freedom by Design and Green Spaces Clubs and discuss plans for the semester. We’ll also have icecream for celebrating the new year!
Come join us at 5 PM for a demonstration on propagating new plants from cuttings, planting wild flowers from stratified seeds, and a casting of a new planter. Refreshments will be served.
Green Spaces/Freedom by Design: Gathering today and special event next Wednesday, 3/20 at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Come by V813 at 5:00 PM today, March 13th, if you’re around. We’ll be discussing and finalizing the presentation for the President tomorrow, as well as putting several seedlings in larger containers, and planning out the coming weeks of activities and action. All the seeds we’ve planted have sprouted except a two stubborn types of wildflowers, so we have about 18 types of plants growing (are there any photo bloggers out there? ).
An important announcement: one special event is next Wednesday evening. It is a class at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on preparing gardens for spring. It begins at 5:30 PM on Wednesday March20th and ends at 8:00 PM (2.5 hours). Everyone is welcome but the number of seats are slightly limited so please RSVP. We can go earlier in the afternoon to see the botanic gardens – and the weather looks great for the 20th!
Bring your pest-free plants, cuttings, and seeds to trade with other plant parents at our monthly swap! No registration needed – all are welcome.
Mar 18, 4:30pm – 5:30pm
English
In-Person
Elmhurst
86-07 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 271-1020
Teens, Seniors, Kids(6-11), Kids(0-5), Adults
Good evening,
Thank you for attending the meeting and for giving input into the Green Spaces and Freedom by Design groups! It was great to see everyone last Wednesday, and we’re very appreciative of all the amazing ideas being offered, and excited to be setting up events and trips for the coming months! We all hope to have things set up in a way that the things people’s interests and that people can attend easily.
This is to say – we are LOOKING FORWARD to your inputs on the Miro Board information –
A few things:
The link to the Miro Board is here in case you’re comfortable with Miro and want to input directly:
Greetings All,
Please join us for the first meeting of the semester, and help plan a number of events to educate ourselves, enjoy nature and planting, and improve our environment. The meeting will be hybrid so join on Zoom if you can’t make it in person.
Date: Today, Wednesday, January 31st, 5:00-6:00pm
Location: Voorhees Building, Room 813, and via Zoom
Refreshments will be served. Share this invitation with anyone that you think would be interested.
See you soon!
From the New York Public Library’s Riverside branch, on Amsterdam Ave and 65th Street in Manhattan:
Is your indoor jungle overgrowing your space? Do you have cuttings to give away? Do you want to trade for something new or just adopt a new little plant friend? Join us on the first Tuesday of every month and meet new plant friends, both human and vegetation!
Come on down to the Riverside Library and get your swap on! Meet other plant friends! Trade plants, tips, and stories. You may find that wishlist plant you’ve been looking for or try something entirely new.
This is a free plant swap. There is no fee to participate. You are encouraged to bring a healthy and pest-free plant or cutting to swap, but it’s not required. Also, please bring your own bags and/or containers to carry your new green friends home. Everyone is welcome!
This Green Spaces club will be at the Club Fair on Thursday, September 8th, 12:45-2:15. Join us there, hear more about the club, and join! We’ll be looking for students interested in becoming club leaders, and to get student signatures for the club roster. Club leaders and members will have the opportunity to shape to club’s purpose and objectives, to choose projects, and to get their hands dirty to grow City Tech’s green spaces.
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