Christina Da Costa Changing Perspectives on Local Food at Flatbush Community Garden Above, okra seeds tumble into Christina Da Costa’s hands as Phil Rosenbloom cracks open a giant okra pod from one of the stalks on their plot. Flatbush Community Garden members keep approaching Phil Rosenbloom and his wife Christina Da Costa to congratulate them on their okra pods. They are
Mona Jimenez From Weeds to Harvest at Flatbush Community Garden We first took you to the Flatbush Community Garden to introduce you to neighbors and their green projects on Tuesday and followed up with another visit yesterday. Today, meet local gardeners Sofia Sequenzia and Mona Jimenez. An eggplant in Sofia Sequenzia’s plot. A founding member of the garden, Sofia
Dionne Bernshtayn The Alchemy of Green at Flatbush Community Garden Yesterday, we took you to the Flatbush Community Garden (on the corner of Albemarle and Buckingham/E 16th St) and introduced you to a couple of members and their projects. Today, meet Joanne Sachs and Dionne Bernshtayn. Joanne Sachs shares this 4×4 bed with her sister. She has planted
Albemarle Road Meet the Neighbors at Flatbush Community Garden Pumpkin vines sprawl over the mounded remains of an enormous tree stump. From beneath its wide leaves sprouts an asparagus plant, its fine stem and needle-like leaves creating a misty veil over the pumpkin plant. Nearby, raised beds teem with tangled tomato vines, towering okra stalks, and low clumps of
