Community Gardens New York

The Venture Garden, Jersey City (Entrepreneurs Welcome!)

Build ideas. Share tea. Turn conversations into real businesses. Join us every other week in Jersey City for a relaxed but intentional gathering of entrepreneurs, builders, and curious minds. This is not a pitch event. This is not a lecture. This is a space to think, connect, and actually move forward. We bring together people who are: * Starting or growing a business * Exploring new ideas or income streams * Looking to connect with other serious, thoughtful builders * Interested in tea, wellness, and intentional living Over tea, we create space for: * Real conversations about business and life * Sharing ideas, challenges, and opportunities * Meeting potential collaborators, partners, and friends * Gaining clarity on your next step What to Expect Each session is lightly structured: 1\. Welcome \+ Tea \(10–15 min\) Settle in, pour tea, meet the group 2\. Introductions \(15–20 min\) Who you are, what you're building (or thinking about), and what you need 3\. Open Discussion/Brainstorm \(30–45 min\) What's working & what's not Pricing and positioning Finding customers Turning ideas into action 4\. Connections \+ Next Steps \(15–20 min\) Connect, exchange info, and identify opportunities to collaborate Who This Is For Early-stage founders. Side hustlers. Creatives and operators. People serious about building something real. Anyone who values thoughtful conversation and community A Note on the Community This meetup is the foundation of a growing local network supporting entrepreneurship in Jersey City. For those who want to go deeper, there are opportunities to: * Join smaller working groups * Get hands-on support building your business * Access a broader venture support network * No pressure—just come, connect, and see where it leads. What to Bring: An idea, a business, or just curiosity. A willingness to share and listen. Come for the tea. Stay for the ideas. Leave with momentum.

SIDEWALK SUPPORT HUB

EAST HARLEM COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SIDEWALK SUPPORT HUB BRINGING RESOURCES TO YOU! on these select dates June- 4th *11th* 18th * 25th @12pm We will be providing school supplies to help families get Summer Rising ready. *Child must be present* OUTSIDE OF OUR OFFICE BUILDING IN THE GARDEN SPACE WEATHER PERMITTING supported By: UNION DEFG 1673 Madison Avenue

Rooftop Gardens-Vegetables, Herbs & Flowers

**Gardening in the city: Rooftop Bounty and Beauty with Permaculture Design.** Great examples on site to see at this decade old Permaculture rooftop garden, designed and installed by a graduate of our certification course; mature grapes on a trellis, raspberries, blueberries and more! Site analysis and design techniques for successful rooftop gardens. Self irrigated Raised beds, vegetables, herbs and flowers. Rain tanks, Creating rain fed water systems and community gathering spaces, designing rain gardens. Addressing sewage pollution problems in NYC while increasing the energy independence of city residents. Closing with an overall vision of a healthy city for healthy people.

Reading the Landscape; Identifying Trees & Plants

**Reading the Landscape : Wild Tree & Plant Identification-** *Learn the Ecological History of Prospect Park & the Eastern North American continent.* *Going from 40,000 years ago to the present.* Using the patterns of nature and geological time, to guide your understanding of how to participate in meaningful ways with Natural Succession. What are the inexorable elements of evolution and how can we engage with them wisely? Learn about this Temperate Deciduous Forest and how to be an ally, for all that trees can bring to our world. Come on out to take a walk with Andrew Faust ,your NYC Permaculture scholar & world renowned Bioregional Educator , 17 years in NYC and Brooklyn teaching this class here at Prospect park. We will discuss and explore the many useful gifts that forests and healthy ecologies provide. Andrew will go more in depth into the process of reading the landscape. Covering the geological history of Prospect park and the this part of the continent. Describing the anthropogenic forests of indigenous people’s of the region. The eco-social impacts of colonialism and industrialization and how to address them with a socially just and ecological ethic of care. Bring a lunch for this informative and inspiring event!

Plant Powered Potluck in Jackson Heights

[Register here!](https://plantpoweredmetrony.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F43445) Share in great company and enjoy a wholesome potluck meal with Plant Powered Metro New York, hosted by PPMNY board member Jacquie Talbott. For the potluck, please choose a recipe made with whole plant foods — whole grains, beans, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Please, no animal-based foods, vegan processed foods, white flours, or added oils, and we ask you to minimize added sweeteners and salt. *Not sure what to bring? Reach out to [info@ppmny.org](mailto:info@ppmny.org) for simple dish ideas or explore recipes via our website at [ppmny.org/recipes](https://plantpoweredmetrony.org/recipes/).* *It's a good rule of thumb to double a recipe you would make at home! Please bring a serving utensil for your dish.*

GAY PLANTS! Plant Pot Luck & Social Mixer

**GAY PLANTS! HAPPY HOMES!** Join us for our first Plant Pot Luck & Social! Share the Joy of having a house plant in your home. **[https://gayplantsmay2026.eventbrite.com](https://gayplantsapr2026.eventbrite.com)** No experience with house plants required. Your hosts Jonathan & Zoe are avid planters. We have learned a few things along the way. You can bring: -a cutting or samples of a house plant to share -a plant to give away -an empty pot to give away -a pot you want to put a plant in -potting soil -snacks -or just a smile & desire to adopt a new Gay Plant for your home. **Register for Free. Donation are Appreciated & will go to cover space and supplies.** **[https://gayplantsmay2026.eventbrite.com](https://gayplantsmay2026.eventbrite.com)** **\*If you'd like to help all that we do in creating Safe-Space social events online & in person that are affordable & free become a Community Supporter memeber at:** **[www.queersocial.us](www.queersocial.us)**

Brooklyn Botanic Garden w/Lunch

Social at Bohemian Hall 🍻

Let's celebrate Memorial Day weekend at one of the oldest, outdoor beer gardens in New York. 'Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden' is located in the neighborhood of Queens - Astoria. You are encouraged to bring a game to play; I will be sure to have Jenga on hand. If you need to get in contact, my number is 917-769-2168.

Dinner Social in Parkchester

[Register here](https://plantpoweredmetrony.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F44712)! Join your Bronx neighbors for a Bangladeshi dinner at Neerob Restaurant in Parkchester, offered every Friday evening in May. After a brief introduction and presentation, we'll enjoy a delicious meal made of whole plant foods to support your well-being and prevent and reverse chronic disease. All are welcome! Family-style dishes to be shared: • Market dal • Side of market greens • Brown rice • Spinach roti $20 fixed price includes meal and gratuity. Meals at Neerob hosted by PPMNY are fully plant-based, oil-free, and low in added salt and sugar. *Hosted by Rogier van Vlissingen, PPMNY Ambassador*

Dinner Social in East Harlem

[Register here](https://plantpoweredmetrony.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F44287)! Join Plant Powered Metro New York for a flavorful community meal and connection at Ginjan Cafe, a vibrant West African café known for its fresh, nourishing dishes and signature ginger-based beverages. Ginjan Cafe is a proud participant in our [Plant Powered Plates](https://plantpoweredmetrony.org/plates/) initiative, which brings more whole food, plant-based meals to you through partnerships with local eateries. [Ginjan Cafe](https://ginjanbros.com/) will prepare a specially curated whole food, plant-based, family-style meal for our group including jollof bowls, salad, roasted plantains, and baked yuca. Following dinner, we’ll screen [PlantWise](https://www.adventhealth.com/plantwise-documentary/watch-plantwise-documentary), a documentary that follows six individuals who transform their health through a whole food, plant-based lifestyle. Blending personal stories with evidence-based nutrition science, the film explores how dietary change can help prevent and even reverse chronic disease while restoring energy and vitality. The evening will also include opportunities for reflection and conversation designed to foster meaningful connection and shared learning. *$42 per person includes meal and gratuity. All reservations are requested by **12:00 PM on Tuesday, May 26**. After this time, limited space may be available, and we will no longer honor refund requests.* *Hosted by Danielle Doucette and Rebecca Johnson*

Exploring the East Village, its Community Gardens and Immigrant History

This tour is a repeat of our East Village Tour scheduled for Saturday, June 13th to provide another option as there is a very long waiting list. **Priority given to those on the waiting list for June 13th. Second priority for those on the going list for June 13th who wish to switch.** Contact me via email at hankorenstein@gmail with your request. **Registration will open on Wednesday, May 20th at 8pm.** **Prior to that I will manually add waiting list people for June 13th.** Additional space is set aside for new group members, first timers and 2nd timers who land on the waiting list, space permitting. If this is you please email me at hankorenstein@gmail.com to request a spot AFTER you register. This tour is free with voluntary donation to your leader at the end via cash, venmo or zelle. **To Bring**: Water to drink, snack and sun protection. We'll have a break at Tompkins Square Park (restrooms). **Note: Please take care of business before the tour.** The Strand has a restroom tucked away on the 2nd floor. **Other restroom options** at nearby Union Square can be found at the Whole Foods market on 14th Street, Nordstrom Rack at 60 East 14th Street There's also a restroom in Union Square Park - on the East Side between 16th and 17th Streets and Barnes & Noble on the north end of the park at 33 East 17th Street. **Think Coffee a block from our meeting place at 123 4th Avenue has a restroom (need a code from a purchase receipt).** Make sure you allow extra travel time given weekend subway changes. **Tour Overview** From the days of the Yiddish Theatre to Andy Warhol’s Electric Circus and Little Ukraine, this neighborhood, formerly part of the Lower East Side is packed with immigrant and counter culture history--past and present. The East Village features the city's largest array of community gardens of any single neighborhood in the United States and we'll be sure to visit some of them, along with historic Stuyvesant Street, lively Tompkins Square Park, the Charlie Parker residence, and unique houses of worship, including St. Marks Church-in-the-Bowery, the final resting place of Peter Stuyvesant, Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam in the mid-17th century. We'll discover traces of Kleinedeutschland (Little Germany) and will also learn about how this neighborhood has made its mark as a center for cutting edge music and theatre arts, along with the squatter’s (urban homesteading) movement and the counter-culture. Optional after party for a drink and/or a bite after the tour. Thank you for your cooperation. Hank 646-596-3005 hankorenstein@gmail.com Photo credit: Group member Ariel

May Dinner Potluck in Downtown Brooklyn: Flour-y Bloom 💮