bg视讯's garden program had an eventul 2015, 到处都是新花园, 现有空间的复兴, several innovative garden projects that help make New York a greener city.
bg视讯建立了 7个新的社区花园 今年，给城市 8万平方英尺的新开放空间. 这些新花园包括:
另外, our garden program did major rejuvenation projects on 7 community gardens and 1 school gardens, 总计72,000 squ是 feet of existing green space that was transformed. All of this work is done alongside great partners, 包括GreenThumb, 596英亩, 布鲁克林植物园, 布鲁克林皇后区土地信托, 纽约消防局, New York Botanical 花园's Bronx Green Up.
整个2015年，bg视讯不断发展 12个新的绿色基础设施要素 在花园中，包括:
- 10个新的雨水收集系统, 在Crotona Park东(BX)东哈莱姆(MN), 总督岛, 绿点(BK), 莫特港(BX), 及公园坡(BK).
- 一个新的生物沼泽，在东哈林区.
- A new aquaponic shipping container at an urban farm in Far Rockaway.
bg视讯 completed our second year of programming at 总督岛教学园, an urban farm that provides free educational programming for public schools students and summer camp groups from March to November, as well as holds open hours for 的 general public on weekends during 的 general 总督岛 open season.
We made some great additions to our farm space in 2015, 包括一个高隧道温室, 太阳能烤箱, 雨花园, 还有几个雨水收集系统.
This year's 总督岛教学园 programming included:
- 与多人一起工作 2500个孩子 从多于 60个学校团体
- Interacting with more than 5,000 visitors from 的 general public during weekend open hours.
今年秋天，bg视讯帮助建立了 T5农场 在肯尼迪机场的捷蓝航空5号航站楼. 24,000平方英尺的农场拥有超过4个,000 回收d milk crates growing blue potatoes - 的 same variety that TERRA gives away on JetBlue flights - as well as o的r herbs and vegetables. T5农场 was created in collaboration with bg视讯 Partners, a consultancy arm of bg视讯 that returns profits to 的 mission-based activities of bg视讯 - like 的 7 new gardens we built this year.
We also continued our efforts to bring community gardening to affordable housing developments. 2015年是bg视讯在 通过佛, w在这里 a 5,000 squ是 foot rooftop garden is enjoyed by 的 building's residents. bg视讯 also ran seasonal workshops about gardening, healthy eating, much more.
在长岛市, bg视讯帮助设计了一个2,300 squ是 foot rooftop farm on top of 皇后区' newest affordable housing complex, 猎人角南. The farm features 13 oversized raised beds and a beehive, will also host a bg视讯-run Fresh Food Box for building residents.
bg视讯会回到T5农场工作, 通过佛, 以及2016年的南猎人角, working to continue bringing innovative programming to each one. bg视讯等不及了!
