The weather keeps getting colder and we are preparing the teaching garden for winter! That means insulating all of our perennial plants...

Fall is in full swing at the Teaching Garden, and as the days get shorter and colder we notice our plants slowing down a bit... but there...

We are seeing the first signs of fall in the teaching garden, it is just around the corner! We cut back our kale plants and will be...

Fall is in the air! This week, Hurricane Ida flooded our garden along with the subway systems. We thankfully got by with only one plant...

Its hot in the teaching garden this summer, and our veggies are loving it! Last week, we donated about 150 pounds of produce to the Black...

As summer continues to heat up, our produce in the Teaching Garden is becoming more abundant! Our echinacea flowers are blooming...

The weather is warming up, the roses are blooming, and the Teaching Garden is ramping up to its pre-pandemic programming! In the last two...

The bees are buzzing, the birds are singing, and all the plants in the teaching garden are happily growing in the spring sun. This week...

Wow, what a busy few weeks it has been. Every spring a killdeer nests in our flower garden, and when her eggs hatch we know it is...

What an exciting couple of weeks in the Teaching Garden as we continue to prepare the garden and plant our very first spring crops. Last...

Happy April! The Teaching Garden team has been busy moving soil and compost, but we always find a few moments to observe Spring blooming...

Have you ever heard of aquaponics before? Maybe you have heard of hydroponics. Both of these are alternative ways of growing plants...

Teaching garden updates are back! Spring is officially in the air and the teaching garden team has been working hard to wake up our...

This week in the teaching garden we harvested one of our largest donations yet! The last harvest of the season is often the biggest...

As winter approaches, things in the garden are growing slower, our garden updates are happening less, and we are preparing our farm for...

Have you ever wondered how photosynthesis works? Where does the oxygen we breathe come from? With this easy experiment we can see how...

This week in the teaching garden we donated about 200 pounds of produce to Chilis on Wheels! Our donation included 10 pounds of Beets, 12...

As the weather gets a little colder, and the days get a little shorter, we are slowly starting to prepare the farm for winter. Around...

Its the last weekend to visit the teaching garden! Stop by this weekend to see the farm before Governors Island closes for the year....

This week in the teaching garden our "Get Outside" students helped us plant garlic! Did you know that garlic grows from garlic cloves? We...