Solstice Central!

Aloha, spring, aloha, summer!
It’s time again for the firebirds to sing,
time again for the ladybugs to juggle their spots
and the robins to calculate the sun’s advance.
Come ye, merry souls and welcome in the season.

Sunday, June 21, from 2 to 6 in the afternoon

You know the drill, so bring your musical toys
and sumptuous vittles and we’ll do ourselves proud!

Drawing in the Garden

An Earthy Image: Drawing on the Energies of the Garden…

Join us for Drawing Classes taught by NYC artist Barbara Slitkin. Using all our senses we will glean the abundant energy that the garden provides.
Creativity will be encouraged as we tune in on the rhythms, fragrances, sights, and sounds sourced majestically from Creation herself. As your intuitive advisor, nature will inspire your creative projects. Practical tools and instructional games will be offered as a guide for your own expressive drawings.
“Barbara Slitkin is the blend of a skilled visual artist, a fun loving performer and dedicated mystic. She expresses herself in many ways but always comes from a centered and inspired vision. She has much to offer the world and is well on her way to doing that.” Dagen Julty
Saturdays at 11:00am
June 20 & 27, July 11, 18, & 25
(Rain date make-up classes will take place the following Sunday)

All classes are free and open to the public, space permitting. To register,
please contact skrem32@yahoo.com

Garden Reconstruction Proposals

Four proposed plans of landscaping and reconstructions can be found on our projects page.

http://diasyfloresgarden.wordpress.com/projects/

Memorial Day

Come to our Memorial Day Barbeque, Monday May 25th, 1-5PM

The Rude boy he say, get down diggy diggy at the garden's annual Memorial Day
Jam and Jabber, Laugh and Blabber Fest Enjoy the wonders of the garden,
See the awesome pink weigela prized primarily for the funnel-shaped flowers
beloved by humming birds and mythical sirens!
Amaze hour friends by bringing them to Dias Y Flores Community Garden!
Plus our second Children's Art Show. Wa-ho!

Seedlings and Plants and Junk Sale and Swap

Plants y Junk for Sale

Sat, May 9

noon to 6:00 pm

rain date Sun, May 10

sell your stuff ~ buy somebody else’s

formerly cherished items, recyclables, castoffs, rummage,

refuse, white elephants, trash, used treasures, y jumble

Welcome to the garden!

join us for tea ~ learn about membership

Dias y Flores Park y Community Garden

East 13th Street between A y B

required annual meeting Thurs, May 14, 6:30 pm, for members

plants y seedlings sale continues as supplies last

Horticulture Workshop – Sept. 13th

Come to a horticulture workshop with expert John Ameroso, who will discuss
soft plant pruning, trimming, and thinning, propagation, and reseeding.

Saturday, September 13th @ 11:00am

This workshop will take place in Dias y Flores Community Garden,
Located at 520-522 East 13th Street, between Avenues A&B

John Ameroso has been working in the fields of horticulture and agricultural production since 1964. In 1976, he piloted the Urban Gardening Program with Cornell University Cooperative Extension, successfully setting the groundwork for Extension education in urban horticulture and food production for New York City. He is currently working with Cornell Cooperative Extension’s New Farmers New Markets Program which received the “Community and Rural Development Innovator Award” from Cornell University.

This workshop is sponsored by Dias y Flores Community Garden and is free to the public.

Dias Y Flores Community Garden 520-522 East 13th Street,
between Avenues A & B

Click here for a flyer for the Horticulture Workshop

Wild Edibles Tour of the Lower East Side

A Wild Edible Tour of the Lower East Side sponsored by Dias y Flores
Community with tour guide Victor Weiss will take place this Sunday,
August 3rd from 11:00am-1:00pm (Rain date: August10th @ 11:00am)

Come explore Lower East Side Community Gardens, Parks, and Streets to
learn about scrumptious weeds and other urban delectables!

Tour begins at Dias Y Flores Community Garden located at 520-522 East
13th Street, between Avenues A & B.

A member of the New York Mycology Society, Victor Weiss first became
interested in wild edibles and gardening over 26 years ago. He has
conducted several wild mushroom tours in Northern New Jersey and wild
edibles field trips for school children and staff alike.

This tour is sponsored by Dias y Flores Community Garden and is free
to the public. Please wear appropriate walking shoes.

For more information please contact: victorjweiss@gmail.com

Anti-Mike in the Garden!

Dias y Flores Garden on East 13th St. between Avenues A & B announces the Anti-Mike Summer Open Performance Series, starting this Wednesday, July 23rd and continuing every  Wednesday through August 27th.

For those not too familiar with Antifolk, it is an indieacoustic/folk movement that exploded on New York’s Lower East Side during the post-punk days.  Some of its better known alumni include Cindy Lee Berryhill, Beck, Roger Manning, Michelle Shocked, John S. Hall, Brenda Kahn and more recently Regina Spektor and the Moldy Peaches.  Kirk Kelly, a founder of the Antifolk movement whose debut CD on legendary punk label SST records helped make Antifolk a national underground phenomenon, hosts the new series.  The Dias y Flores series welcomes back the neighborhood’s Antifolk alumni while introducing a next generation of Antifolk icons.

Songwriters, poets, performance/spoken word artists, storytellers, jokers and anyone else looking for almost 15 minutes of relative fame can sign-up at 6:15pm.  Admission is free, all ages welcome.  No booze or controlled substances.

Fundraiser for “Whats Organic about Organic?”

Come out this Thursday night and support garden member Shelley Roger’s film “Whats Organic about Organic?“.

Here is a brief description of the film from the website:

WHAT’S ORGANIC ABOUT “ORGANIC?” is a character-based mosaic. It delves into the debates that arise when a grassroots agricultural movement evolves into a booming international market. The film’s six characters each personify different facets of the dilemmas facing the organic community.

The event begins at 7pm and everyone is invited to attend. Special guest Jim Gardiner, an organic farmer featured in the film, will be in attendance. Click here for a flyer of the event.

Drawing from Nature

Creative and practical art instruction will provide the beginner with the knowledge needed to confidently draw out their natural talent. A series of meditative and playful exercises will prime the pump and bring the beginner to a quicker understanding of subject.

Through the study of creative line, identifying shapes, and knowledge of value and textural relationships, the student will begin to compose confident drawings inspired by nature.

Drawing classes taught by New York City artist, Barbara Slitkin.

Saturdays at 11:00 am on: July 19, 26, August 2 & 9(Rain date make up classes will be the following Sunday)

This project is made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

All classes are free and open to the public, space permitting.

To register for art classes please contact: skrem32@yahoo.com