Comments on: Peering Into Patrick Van Doren Garden http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2009/08/peering-into-patrick-van-doren-garden/ Bedford, Stuyvesant Heights & Tompkins Park North Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:25:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: The Changeling http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2009/08/peering-into-patrick-van-doren-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-12057 The Changeling Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:20:54 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/?p=5135#comment-12057 TPS, this is a great introduction to the park. I love the photos, especially the ones of the cats. :) And that mural! It's the best! @Alida: I never knew that there were TNR events there--so nice to know folks care enough to curb the cat pop. And I didn't realize that you and your husband were the park stewards. Thanks for all of your hard work!!!! TPS, this is a great introduction to the park. I love the photos, especially the ones of the cats. :) And that mural! It’s the best!

@Alida: I never knew that there were TNR events there–so nice to know folks care enough to curb the cat pop. And I didn’t realize that you and your husband were the park stewards. Thanks for all of your hard work!!!!

]]> By: Lorenzo http://www.bedstuyblog.com/2009/08/peering-into-patrick-van-doren-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-12055 Lorenzo Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:59:25 +0000 http://www.bedstuyblog.com/?p=5135#comment-12055 Glad you liked the garden! My husband James and I have been the main caretakers of this park since we moved to bed stuy in 05. Every year we try to add something new to improve it. This year we got a big truck load of much donated from greenwood cemetery to cover all our concrete and we started composting. BBG donated a bunch of plants leftover from the plant sale and we also had out biggest TNR (trap, neuter, release) program working w/other trappers in bed stuy - 29 cats right out of our park. The program is bigger than ever and no funding is required - just time and effort. We also added four more raised beds and grew corn for the first time. The park is open daily from 8am to 7pm and volunteers are welcome to come in anytime to help with weeding and garbage pickup. We don't really have any regular volunteers so it's a lot of work to look after the park and we do the best we can w/ weeding, etc. About once per quarter a group from NYCares comes in to give us a hand. We would LOVE to meet new people interested in gardening and volunteering. One of the reasons we added raised beds is because we want community members to take plots and grow their own veg! If anyone has any questions they can reach us on quincystreetblockassociation@gmail.com Alida. Glad you liked the garden! My husband James and I have been the main caretakers of this park since we moved to bed stuy in 05. Every year we try to add something new to improve it. This year we got a big truck load of much donated from greenwood cemetery to cover all our concrete and we started composting. BBG donated a bunch of plants leftover from the plant sale and we also had out biggest TNR (trap, neuter, release) program working w/other trappers in bed stuy – 29 cats right out of our park. The program is bigger than ever and no funding is required – just time and effort. We also added four more raised beds and grew corn for the first time. The park is open daily from 8am to 7pm and volunteers are welcome to come in anytime to help with weeding and garbage pickup. We don’t really have any regular volunteers so it’s a lot of work to look after the park and we do the best we can w/ weeding, etc. About once per quarter a group from NYCares comes in to give us a hand. We would LOVE to meet new people interested in gardening and volunteering. One of the reasons we added raised beds is because we want community members to take plots and grow their own veg! If anyone has any questions they can reach us on quincystreetblockassociation@gmail.com
Alida.

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