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KCC Urban Farm summer classes

We’ve got 3 classes on the docket this summer. If you’re interested in registering, follow the directions below. For more information, contact KCC Urban Farm Education Manager, Glenda Ullauri (glenda.ullauri@kbcc.cuny.edu)

To register online please follow these instructions:
1. Visit: http://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/ce
2. Click on: Quick Links,  Register Now Online
3. Click on left column: Courses/New Student, select Summer 2019*
4. Scroll down, select “Urban Farming Training” on lower left column
5. Review courses and select the one you would like to register for
6. Click orange “Register” button and then “view selected courses”
7. Review Total tuition/fees, continue to register
8. Set up a new student account or continue with your current student account​

*there is a $25 registration fee for all new students 
Please email Glenda Ullauri, glenda.ullauri@​kbcc.cuny.edu with any questions

Gardening For Food Justice

Registration Now Open for Gardening For Food Justice Course at KCC Urban Farm

Thursdays, May 2-May 30, 5:30-8:30pm  
Instructor: Glenda Ullauri, Farm Educator at KCC Urban Farm 
Course Fee: ​​$100
Materials fee: $15 

To register online please follow these instructions:

1. Visit: https://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/ce/Pages/default.aspx
2. Click on: Quick Links,  Register  Now Online
3. Click on left column: Courses/New Student, select Spring 2019*
4. Scroll down, select “Urban Farming Training” on the lower left column
5. Review courses and select the one you would like to register for
6. Click the orange “Register” button and then “view selected courses”
7. Review total tuition/fees, continue to register
8. Set up a new student account or continue with your current student account
*there is a $25 registration fee for all new students

Please email Glenda Ullauri, glenda.ullauri@​kbcc.cuny.edu with any questions

Urban Farming Continuing Education Classes

Registration is now open for our upcoming Continuing Education Courses. 


NHB 103: Grow Your Own Healing Garden:
When: Thursdays, March 14 – 28; 5:30pm – 7:30pm at KCC Urban Farm
Course Fee: $50
Materials Fee: $20

NHB 106: Crop Planning and Site Assessment
When: Tuesdays, March 12 – 26; 5:30pm – 7:30pm at KCC Urban Farm
Course Fee: $50

To register online please follow these instructions:
1. visit: https://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/ce/Pages/default.aspx
2. click on: Quick Links,  Register  Now Online
3. click on left column: Courses/New Student, select Winter 2019*
4. scroll down, select “Urban Farming Training” on lower left column
5. Review courses and select the one you would like to register for
6. Click orange “Register” button and then “view selected courses”
7. Review Total tution/fees, continue to register
8. Set up a new student account or continue with your current student account

*there is a $25 registration fee for all new students
Please email Glenda Ullauri, glenda.ullauri@​kbcc.cuny.edu with any questions
Course Catalog (pg 26): https://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/ce/Documents/Winter_catalog.pdf

KCC Urban Farm Class Bed Applications

We are accepting class bed applications for Spring 2019!

A limited number of class beds (4’x8’ raised beds) are available at KCC Urban Farm for faculty/staff who would like to use them for curricular and/or research purposes. Class beds are not for personal use – they are to be used for instruction and/or research only. We are happy to collaborate with all academic programs to create an enriching experience for students. 

If you are interested in having a class bed for the Spring 2019 semester, please use the google form to apply for a class bed. I will be reviewing applications and reaching out to applicants to schedule follow up meetings and answer any questions.

Class Bed Application: https://goo.gl/forms/Xp6ocCFHJ6GEXzZs1

KCC Urban Farm Volunteer Days

KCC students, faculty and staff are invited to join us this summer and dig into some farm work right on campus!

We are looking for volunteers to support us with general farm tasks this summer-fall. Volunteers are welcome to stop by anytime between 1-4pm (please be mindful of your availability and only come if you are done with class and/or work or during your break). We encourage volunteers to wear weather appropriate clothing, meaning: light comfortable clothes for the heat  and closed toe shoes (no sandals or heels). Remember to bring a water bottle and a hat.

For more info contact: Glenda Ullauri (Farm Educator) glenda.ullauri@kbcc.cuny.edu

KCC Urban Farm Free Summer Workshop

We are offering a FREE summer workshop, Tomatoes 101. 

This workshop is open to all KCC students, faculty and staff.  Please be mindful of your availability, and use your break or after you are done with work to join us.

 
Space is limited, please use this link to RSVP.
 
Tomatoes 101
Join us for this FREE workshop to learn more about one of our summer favorites: Tomatoes! We will demonstrate proper pruning and trellising techniques and troubleshoot some common pest and disease problems that may be present in our gardens. 
Tues. 7/24, 5-6pm
KCC Urban Farm (located between T2 and T8)
 
For more info contact: Glenda Ullauri (Farm Educator) glenda.ullauri@kbcc.cuny.edu

KCC Urban Farm is Hiring Student Aides

KCC Urban Farm is looking for student aides to join our farm crew! Crew members should be responsible, dependable and enjoy working outside. Farm Crew members are hired on as student aides and must be enrolled full-time at KCC.

DESCRIPTION

The student farm crew makes the farm run. You may work up to 20 hours/week, during operational farm hours: M & Th 8:30-1:30pm; Tue & Wed 9-2pm

Our crew is actively involved in all aspects of managing the farm, including:

  • Harvest (Monday & Thursday mornings at 8:30 am)
  • Irrigation (Watering the garden.)
  • Propagation (Planting seeds.)
  • Building and turning compost piles.
  • Site maintenance (Laying wood chips on paths, moving compost, etc.)
  • Delivering produce to our campus partners
  • Participating in campus events.

HOW TO APPLY

If you are interested in applying, please send the following materials to: cris.izaguirre@kbcc.cuny.edu by September 18

  • Short explanation of why you would like to work on the farm.
  • Resume
  • Class schedule for Fall 2017

Read more about KCC Urban Farm.

KCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal em– ployment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, marital status, citizenship etc.,.. For more information visit: http://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/la/PolicyonEqualOpportunityandNonDiscriminationandProceduresDecember42014.pdf

This Summer at Kingsborough: Chemistry, Nutrition, Business and Farming!

Calling all High School Juniors! 

Spend July with Kingsborough’s for the Brooklyn Science Innovation Initiative (BSII) a science and business immersion program!

 

This program has a lot going for it! First, you’ll learn about foundational chemistry topics through the lens f nutrition, specifically about how chemicals, vitamins and minerals effect basic bodily systems. Second, you’ll use KCC Urban Farm, KCC’s on-campus food production site, as a hands-on laboratory. Third, you’ll take what you’ve learned to create businesses that respond to industry-related problems. When you go back to school in the Fall, you’ll have the power to amaze your friends with your knowledge of chemistry, business, nutrition AND farming.

Last year’s focus of Earth Science led students to create businesses such as SpearTech, a solar-powered outdoor canopy that harnesses the sun’s power for usable energy, and BeeHax, a company that studies and proposes solutions to the collapse of bee colonies around the world, among others.

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Mara Gittleman, KCC Urban Farm Education Manager, Researches Stormwater Runoff in NYC

gittleman-farmCongratulations are in order for KCC Urban Farm Education Manager, Mara Gittleman. Her paper, Estimating stormwater runoff for community gardens in New York City was just published in the journal Urban Ecosystems!

“Community gardens are critical ecological infrastructure in cities providing an important link between people and urban nature. The documented benefits of community gardens include food production, recreational opportunities, and a wide number of social benefits such as improving community stability, reducing crime, and physical and mental health benefits. While much of the literature cites community gardens as providing environmental benefits for cities, there is little empirical evidence of these benefits. Here we examine the stormwater runoff benefits of community gardens by comparing two methods to estimate absorption rates of stormwater runoff in urban community gardens of New York City. The first method uses general land cover classes as determined by a land cover dataset; the second methods adds a land cover specific to community gardens — raised beds, typically used for food production. We find that in addition to the stormwater mitigation performed by pervious surfaces within a garden site, community gardens in New York City may be retaining an additional 12 million gallons (~45 million liters) of stormwater annually due to the widespread use of raised beds with compost as a soil amendment.”

Read the entire article here:  Estimating stormwater runoff for community gardens in New York City.