project leader
Stella G
location
59 Java Street
Brooklyn (Greenpoint)
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Summer News!

the project

We are a group of local residents--among us are landscapers, gardeners, architects, community advocates, and project managers--who have come together to form the Java St Garden Collaborative.  We seek to develop the vacant public land at 59 Java Street, vacant now for at least a decade, into an open green space for the community at large to enjoy.   Located just one block from the East River ferry terminal at India Street, we expect visitors from all over, not just from within Greenpoint.

Our mission is to establish and build the following:

  1. A living laboratory with such projects as environmental-  or phyto-remediation, design development, a self-contained composting system, just for starters
  2. A much-needed open green space with regular hours open to the public
  3. Collaboration with local businesses and community organizations in supporting the growth of the area
  4. Participation of local volunteers who wish to gain experience in gardening, landscaping, and all projects ongoing within the space

the steps

PHASE 1 of our project will involve breaking ground in the spring: firstly building a fence to secure the space and establish our visibility; second, weeding, turning soil, and planting the first phase of our environmental remediation project possibly poplar trees to start; this section will be monitored with soil testing to chart the soil’s improvement over time.  To get started we will need building and gardening supplies; lumber has already been offered to us by builditgreen.org to build fencing and a shed for tools.

why we're doing it

The soil content of waterfront Greenpoint is notoriously poor owing to ecological events of the past; in addition, the area is rapidly expanding and changing from industrial wasteland—in some parts—to residential and retail growth, and with that comes a desire for more green space as a quality of life issue.  We seek to serve the community and city at large by becoming not only a space for personal enjoyment but for education on various environmental fronts.

budget

Shovels 5 @ 28.00 = 140 Hard Rake 5 @ 10.97 = 54.85 Post Digger 2 @ 44.97 = 89.94 Hand Pruner 3 @ 21.97 = 65.91 Hand Saw 2 @ 19.99 = 39.98 Wheel barrow 2 = 300.00 Eye Protection 5 @ 2.97 = 14.85 Gloves 10 @ 1.97 = 19.70 Poplar trees 3 @ 30 = 90.00 First Aid Kit 1 @ 59.97 Initial soil testing 40.00 Signage 100.00 project total = $1015 ioby fee = $81 total to raise = $1096 new project total = $579 new ioby fee = $46 new total to raise = $625

updates

Summer News!

As of March, we were given access by the city to 59 Java Street, Greenpoint, and have been working regularly in the garden space, laying the groundwork for creating an enjoyable outdoor experience for all as well as a living laboratory for environmental projects of interest to urban dwellers.



With the generous donations of our IOBY funders, we are able to provide all sorts of gardening tools and supplies as well as some initial nursery items to get us started. We have begun mapping out the overall design of our space and laying the foundations such as brick paving and raised bed areas for growing herbs and vegetables. We are collecting repurposed materials for building and hardscaping and plan on using the balance of our funds raised here for our nursery items to plant in early fall.



We welcome anyone to follow our progress at javastreetgarden.tumblr.com as well.

We're underway!

 

As of March, we were given access by the city to 59 Java Street, Greenpoint, and have been working regularly in the garden space, laying the groundwork for creating an enjoyable outdoor experience for all as well as a living laboratory for environmental projects of interest to urban dwellers.

With the generous donations of our IOBY funders, we are able to provide all sorts of gardening tools and supplies as well as some initial nursery items to get us started.  We have begun mapping out the overall design of our space and laying the foundations such as brick paving and raised bed areas for growing herbs and vegetables.  We are collecting repurposed materials for building and hardscaping and plan on using the balance of our funds raised here for our nursery items to plant in early fall.

We welcome anyone to follow our progress at javastreetgarden.tumblr.com as well.

 

photos

This is where photos will go once we build flickr integration

donors

  • Jennifer S.
  • Aurash K.
  • Roman G.
  • Eric G.
  • Matthew S.
  • Curt H.
  • Rena M.
  • Veronica M.
  • Cristina G.
  • Kelley G.
  • Eric W.
  • Andrew B.
  • Daniel B.
  • Leigh L.
  • Christine M.
  • Catinca M.
  • J Richard B.
  • Marcus L.