PROJECT HARMONY ENTERS ITS 25TH YEAR!
Our Best Wishes to All
for a Peaceful, Productive
2010!
& So Much Thanks to All Our Friends
who, over the years, have given us their support:
Block Association 122; The Body Shop of Harlem; Citizens for NYC; Deutsch Bank; Greenthumb;The Green Guerilas; The Greening of Harlem; Just Food, Inc.; The NYC Environmental Justice Alliance; The NYC Community Gardens Coalition; NYC Botanical Gardens; New York Cares; NYC Council on the Environment; City-Year; Harlem Educational Activities Fund; The Kitchentable; Neighborhood Open Space Coalition; The Penny-Savers of The School at Columbia; The New York Women's Foundation; The New York City Partnership for Parks; The Riverside Sharing Committee; Tisch school of the Arts (NYU); The Trust for Public Land; A. James Heynen; Dr. David Eberle; Terri &
Robert Gumula Drach; Leslie Lowe and the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation; Pete & Toshi Seeger; Yvette Cruz; Sabrina Hanson; Casimir Alexander; Jay &
Jennie Bell; Francis Greenburger; Esther Wanning; Rukeye Overo; Valerie Smith; Fialka Seminuik, Grace Britton, Barbara Costello, Nancy Steinke, and all our other many, many frinds and neighbors who have given so generously of their time, money and spirit.
-We are forever grateful to all our fellow gardeners and "guardians" of the land.
December 20th
Project Harmony Open House & Holiday Celebration:
Despite the huge snowfall which kept some guests away, many braved the weather, enjoyed the puppet show, the songs, the food & homemadewine--and best of all, we collected a huge amount of health and beauty items--necessities--for the women of Safe Horizons' Safe Houses. Safe Horizons' "Parish Houses" are our neighbors, and we wanted to give where it was needed: we collected soaps, shampoos, diapers--you name it--all of which were picked up by the women on Christmas Eve. They were overwhelmed! We're hoping to cultivate this relationship--surely, we can benefit from getting to know one another better!
Saturday, November 7/09
was our final bulb and bare root planting, seed and bulb saving for the season-- with NY Cares-- and, to our delight, a bunch of young people--pictured above --from HCZ--who came with great enthusiasm & pizazz to help out!
We also took in all the annuals we can save for next year, tropicals, and non-hardy perennials--so our indoor garden looks a bit like a rain forest at the moment!
Huge thanks to HCZ youth and their leaders, Alan, our NYCares team leader, Tara, Monique, and all the others who did a totally fantastic job!!
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OCTOBER 24/09
STREET TREE CARE WORKSHOP --a great success,
sponsored by "The Million Trees Stewardship Program," Susan Fields, formerly of Greenthumb and Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, didn't disappoint as a great workshop leader. She provided excellent information in an interactive, exciting and "fun" format.
The after-lunch session was hands-on. All participants received free materials/tools to care for "their" (adopted) street tree. So motivated were a few attendees, they spent hours the next day "saving" endangered community street trees.
Lunch, catered and served by Alex Lopez Reitzes' "Uprise Catering and Baking"was healthy, delicious and beautiful.
The
ANNUAL KIDS' HALLOWEEN
PARTY IN THE
GARDEN
(OCTOBER 31ST) was a great success as well. Over 45 ghostees, goblins, fairies, Bo-peeps, princes
& princesses showed up for games, treats, marshmallow roasting
& more.
