Announcing another year of Open Space Community Garden participation in the American Solar Energy Society's Annual National Solar Tour on Saturday October 3, 2009. MANHATTAN 6BC Botanical Garden: (Google directions for 624 Est 6th Street, NY NY 10009) Please come and visit the off-grid solar electric system powering the koi pond waterfall, DC lighting and tool charging outlets for the toolshed and newly completely library, in the incredibly beautiful 6BC Botanical Garden on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, located at 624 East 6th Street in the middle of the block between Avenues B and C. Open for the tour 3pm-7pm. There is a suggested $10 donation which will go to solar at the garden. From 4pm-5pm there will be a solar workshop by Tracy Fitz. BROOKLYN 6/15 Green Community Garden: (Google directions for 544 6th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215) Please come and enjoy the flagship conservation and renewable alternative energy 6/15 Green Community Garden, in Park Slope Brooklyn. Learn about the composting and RAY(renewable alternative energy) memberships, the composting, and food for school lunch program. Located at 6th Avenue and 15th Street in Park Slope Brooklyn. Open for the tour 10am-2pm. There is a suggested $10 donation which will go to solar at the garden. From 1pm-2pm there will be a solar workshop by Tracy Fitz. (The renewable alternative energy systems in both of these community gardens were designed by Tracy Fitz, and built by garden member volunteers, and City Solar.) Community gardens provide public open space in beautiful settings. They are often created on sites of demolished buildings, and create open public space where none had been previously planned. They greatly improve the lives of surrounding city dwellers, plants and animals living and visiting, as well as the lives of participating members- providing an opportunity for direct contact with nature, in the midst of urban living. Community gardens often profoundly change the lives of the people involved, from young children through the elderly. They also provide a wonderful venue for cultural, educational, and social events, as well as fresh produce, beauty and serenity. Community gardens are cared for by members who are volunteers, providing the very important gift of open green space to the general public. Both of the gardens participating can be safely identified as gardens in perpetuity. The are both managed by not-for-profit organizations. 6BC Botanical Garden is part of NYC Parks and Recreation Parkland and is managed by 6BC Botanical Garden, Inc. 6/15 Green Community Garden is privately owned, currently the Trust for Public Land holds the deed, and is managed by 6/15 Green Inc. Visit the 6BC Botanical Garden website at www.6bc.org The garden is open Saturday and Sunday afternoons and Wednesday Evenings May through October Visit the 6/15 Green community garden's website at www.6/15green.org The garden is open Saturday 10am-2pm, Sunday 4pm-8pm, Tuesday 3pm-5pm, Thursday 6-8pm April through October To see other participating sites, and find an American Solar Energy Tour anywhere in the United States on October 3, 2009 please visit there website at http://www.ases.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=549&Itemid=35 For more information please contact Tracy Fitz of City Solar, 347-254-0019, tracy@citysolar.us and visit www.citysolar.us.
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