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M’Finda Kalunga Garden

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🌱 Rivington Street b/t Forsyth & Chrystie
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Fall light in the garden. This is our last weekend open for the season! Come by tomorrow at noon for Halloween kids activities! instagram.com/p/B4FVmBxhax3/…

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It may be raining today, but our compost bins still have room for more food scrapes. Bring them by today so that we can get them composted for you.

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From last fall to this fall: our compost bins. We first thought to start this up again in October of 2017 and finally got going on it last year. We designed and built these ourselves with donated lumber. This year… instagram.com/p/B4S2Fj5Bdn5/…

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Every year about this time, we pump out the pond and gather the turtles for their indoor winter home. As long as the aerator keeps a hole in the ice, the fish winter over in the pond. So join us this Sunday afternoon… instagram.com/p/B4Vbs5YBrcg/…

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Some images from today's memorial for the homeless men who were killed in their sleep not far from our garden. Victims: Chuen Kwok, 83 Nazario A. Vazquez Villegas, 54, Anthony L Manson, 49 The fourth victim was… instagram.com/p/B4tjJpaBIDj/…

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Our neighbors thetenementmuseum are hosting community drop-in hours to get the census completed in the Lower East Side! Get help getting yourself counted - this drives funding and other local resources for the next… instagram.com/p/B9m7u1jBIFj/…

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This year, spring came early. In these tough times, we wanted to share some of the garden’s beauty online. We normally open in April, but we will continue to monitor the situation re: COVID to ensure that if we do… instagram.com/p/B9177QBjBNg/…

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Dear Neighbors, While we normally open in April, MK Garden will remain closed to the public due to concerns related to COVID-19. As of March 21st, according to GreenThumb garden recommendations, the garden is… instagram.com/p/B-nF_dbDekp/…

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We may be hiding inside, but the earth is still moving forward. Cheers to spring. “You tell me the sky is on a kind of holiday, deep-breathing, pink, still. You talk about the sun, so low and tender you can stare it… instagram.com/p/B-vNlM7DFx8/…

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Is it open?? Yes. Partially, tentatively. We are doing a limited reopening, with the guidelines above (and posted to our gate). Please keep in mind that all of us are volunteers (not essential workers) and we have… instagram.com/p/CDu2y_ZDQTB/…

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Branches are falling in our garden and we need the city to help! We sent this letter to the parks department and city officials. Please help NYC Parks! We have had to close our garden for safety!!

Branches are falling in our garden and we need the city to help! We sent this letter to the parks department and city officials. 

Please help <a href="/NYCParks/">NYC Parks</a>! We have had to close our garden for safety!!
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Thank you NYC Parks! You quickly responded to our safety issue and sent a pruner out to trim back the dead branches. Our garden is safe again and will be open tonight from 5-7 for our CSA pickup!

Thank you <a href="/NYCParks/">NYC Parks</a>! You quickly responded to our safety issue and sent a pruner out to trim back the dead branches. Our garden is safe again and will be open tonight from 5-7 for our CSA pickup!
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We found two needles in the children’s play area across from the garden today! New York City 311 This is an ongoing problem that started when the signs were removed which limited entry to adults with children! Please help us clean up our park!

We found two needles in the children’s play area across from the garden today! <a href="/nyc311/">New York City 311</a> This is an ongoing problem that started when the signs were removed which limited entry to adults with children! Please help us clean up our park!
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One of the new tables installed outside of the garden has broken off of its bolts. It’s now unsafe as a fall hazard but there are also bolts sticking out of the ground that someone could be injured on. NYC Parks please fix this ASAP! CC: New York City 311

One of the new tables installed outside of the garden has broken off of its bolts. It’s now unsafe as a fall hazard but there are also bolts sticking out of the ground that someone could be injured on. <a href="/NYCParks/">NYC Parks</a> please fix this ASAP! CC: <a href="/nyc311/">New York City 311</a>
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One of the best ways to make a park more safe is to add more lights. More lights mean more people using the park and more people using the park makes it even safer!