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Down to Earth Garden

A community garden in the East Village – 546 E 12th St, New York, NY

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Category: External Garden Related Events

Posted on May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

Mayoral Forum on Community Gardens

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PDFs: Invitation to Community Gardeners | Press Release


Posted on July 1, 2024October 29, 2024

Bokashi Workshop at El Sol Brillante 7/13/2024 Sat 1:30 pm

El Sol Brillante and Down to Earth Garden have had a combined composting system since 2009.

The bokashi workshop will take place at El Sol Brillante, down the block from Down to Earth Garden, on July 13, 2024, Sat 1:30–3:30 pm. See details at bokashi.nyc >

Posted on October 15, 2022November 28, 2022

LUNGS Compost Conference Sat 10/15/2022

2 pm at El Jardin del Paraiso, E 4th St (between Ave C & D).

For more on other events, visit LUNGS Harvest Arts Festival (2022) or visit lungsnyc.org.

Down to Earth Garden
546 E 12th St, New York, NY 10009
(12th St and Ave B, southwest corner)
(East Village/Lower East Side, Manhattan)
A volunteer-run community garden
under GreenThumb, a NYC Parks program

We are looking for volunteers to help with garden maintenance and composting. If you're interested, visit our Volunteer page, or for further information, see our composting page.

For bokashi workshops in and around NYC, visit bokashi.nyc ↗︎

  • Open Hours

    Updated September 15, 2023

    Tuesdays 1:30 pm - 4 pm
    Sundays 12 pm - 4 pm

    Food Waste Drop-off: all year.
    —We accept all food waste, incl. meats, bones, dairy, seafood, raw, cooked, oyster and clam shells, coconut shells, etc.
    When bringing plant matter, please keep them separate from the food waste.
    Leaf Drop-off: all year.
    —We accept leaves, plant discards, tree branches, and potting soil ALL YEAR ROUND.

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Recent Posts

  • Mayoral Forum on Community Gardens
  • Non-Food-Waste Bokashi Gardening Workshop 11/23/2024 Sat 1-4pm
  • The Bokashi Method to Prep Your Soil 12/14/2024 Sat 1-4pm
  • Bokashi Workshop at El Sol Brillante 7/13/2024 Sat 1:30 pm
  • Workshop: Bokashi Microbes Multipurpose Spray

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Down to Earth Garden
546 E 12th St (by Ave B, southwest corner)
New York, NY 10009

A GreenThumb community garden
2021

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