As temperature drops and leaves fall, we enjoy these last few days outside before snow covers it all. A.L.L. Garden Instructor China Bushell, in the Roosevelt Island Living Library & Think Park has been preparing the A.L.L. Gardens for next spring with wonderful community participation of all ages: Harvesting, Composting and Planting for the next season with the help of school children and community residents.
Enjoy a few pictures from the busy fall season in the Roosevelt Island Living Library & Think Park.
A.L.L. Garden Instructor China Bushell proudly showing the harvest
One of the beautiful visitors in RI Living Library & Think Park
Sowing seeds in the garden for next spring
Adults & Youth Harvest in Roosevelt Island Living Library & Think Park
This year, harvest in the A.L.L. Gardens included many vegetables, herbs, and fruits including: Tomatoes, Eggplant, Okra, Radish, Broccoli, Kale, Spinach, Lettuces, Kohlrabi, Pumpkins, Green Beans, diverse kinds of Squash, Peppers, Cucumber, Corn, Collard Greens, Basil, Sage, Thyme, Oregano, Lemongrass, and much more. Students and residents enjoyed picking the healthy foods they have grown while learning many aspects of Organic Gardening, and how to make plants grow and thrive in an urban setting.
Picking healthy, organic harvest always makes us happy.
Ripe, cherry tomatoes in RI Living Library & Think Park
A community resident proudly showing the harvest.
Fresh cucumber, anyone?
The last of unripened tomatoes being picked before the weather gets colder.
Educating Students about How to Harvest & Prepare Garden for Next Spring
Students from Roosevelt Island PS/IS 217 Beacon and The Child School have been regular visitors to Roosevelt Island Living Library & Think Park Garden, learning about growing plants and the benefits of fresh and organic food from their beloved Ms. China. An enthusiastic group of ninth graders from Rudolph Steiner School, New York City were among the latest visitors to the A.L.L. Gardens who helped in planting hundreds of daffodil bulbs and turned the compost.
Students from Roosevelt Island PS/IS 217 Beacon helped in picking the harvest.
Students from Rudolph Steiner School, New York City preparing the soil bed.
Students from Rudolph Steiner School, New York City planted hundreds of daffodil bulbs in RI Living Library & Think Park
Students also turned the compost, an important part of organic gardening.
Promoting Concept of Organic Gardening To Larger Community
A Living Library, in conjunction with RI Public Library has been organizing Free Organic Gardening Workshops throughout 2019, promoting the concept of Farm to Table and homegrown food devoid of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Please join A.L.L. Garden Instructor China Bushell for the last workshop of this year on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Noon. Class begins in the Library and then moves to the A.L.L. Gardens. Stay tuned for more updates for Free Community Workshops in 2020. Thank you for a great 2019!
Participants in one of the workshops on organic gardening.
Community residents in RI Living Library & Think Park
