Brockton Community Gardens CalendarOur first Community Gardening Network meeting of the 2020 season will be held Wednesday, March 4 from 2:40 to 4:30 at 68 Legion Parkway (in the Boardroom of the Downtown Center for Community Engagement - Harbor One Bank building). Seeds and planting trays will be available. We hope to see you there!
************************************************* Thanks to those who attended our meeting on March 4th, and many thanks to Bonnie Sparks from the Conservation Commission whose presentation on building an herb spiral was both entertaining and inspiring. Remember, you can still get FREE trees! Greening the Gateway Cities has planted 2,000 trees in Brockton so far, and they are looking to plant 500 more this season. Please check here to see if you live in the eligibility zone, and get your FREE tree(s): https://wildlandstrust.org/program-eligibility ****** Please note: Due to the COVID-19 precautions, the events listed below have been cancelled. The Brockton Garden Club is sponsoring a FREE showing of the film, Path of the Daff. (See the attached flyer and spread the word!) Please reserve your seat by RSVP-ing to: [email protected] Monday, March 23 at 6:00 pm Harbor Health 479 Torrey St, Brockton ****** The City of Brockton is updating its Open Space and Recreation Plan, and the public is invited to attend one of two public meetings to discuss needs and goals for our parks, recreation areas, and natural resources. (Flyer is attached, so spread the word!) The meetings will be held: Thursday, March 26 at 6:30 pm Plouffe Academy Cafeteria at 250 Crescent Street Monday, March 30 at 6:30 pm Arnone School Library at 135 Belmont Street If you cannot attend either meeting, you can fill out a short survey on line at: https://t2m.io/UNB3ih21. Make your voice and your preferences known! Be part of the positive change in Brockton! ****** Brockton Urban Agrigultural Program Backyard Chicken Workshop FREE Saturday, March 21 from 10:00 am to noon Brockton Public Library, 304 Main St. For more information and to reserve a space go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/580518875833602/ ****** Gardeners’ Gathering – Trustees of Reservation FREE Saturday, March 21 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Stillman Hall, Northeastern University, Boston For more info: http://www.thetrustees.org/things-to-do/metro-boston/event-50287.html |
See some of our awesome events below! Check back for more events throughout the summer.
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Community Clean Ups |
Check out the different community clean ups and volunteer events we've done this season!
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Workshops & Trainings |
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We continually try to expand our network to bring new gardeners and experts in various topics to the Brockton area to talk to our network! Check out some of our workshop series from this past year!
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Garden Development Opportunities! |
We have been able to support opportunities for our garden leaders to take part in some development conferences around the Northeast thanks to our generous funders! See some of the conferences that our community has been able to attend.
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