Free · registration requiredVolunteer & Cleanups · Saturday, October 31, 2026
Garden Costume Party & Volunteer Day
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Come in your best garden-themed Halloween costume & help us redesign the garden!Join George Washington Carver Community Garden and NYC Parks GreenThumb for a “spooky” garden build day! This educational community garden is nestled in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and cared for by dedicated volunteers excited about urban gardening, composting, chicken care, and public programming. We’re in an exciting phase of redesigning the garden and we want you to be a part of it! Volunteers can help us bring the garden back to life with new raised beds (no power tools needed).Please wear sturdy work shoes and weather-appropriate clothing and bring water and snacks. Note some tasks will involve lifting heavy materials and extended periods of bending, squatting, and moving.Register here!Consider joining our Monthly Meetings & Workdays hosted every third Saturday from 11 AM-2 PMSeptember 19thOctober 17thNovember 21st For information about group volunteering, please contact the GreenThumb Volunteer Program at gt.volunteer@parks.nyc.gov or (332) 280-4408.This event is co-hosted by NYC Parks GreenThumb. We are proud to be the nation’s largest urban community gardening program, sustaining over 550 gardens throughout New York City. GreenThumb community gardens are organized, led, and cared for by dedicated volunteer gardeners who critically upkeep them as public green spaces. With GreenThumb’s support, community gardens are centers of environmental justice, ensuring that our city is fairer, safer, and greener for all. GreenThumb’s events are free and open to the public.
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