Public Events

One-of-a kind programs and hands-on experiences with plants, including seed-starting, plant potting, plant-based product-making, and plant giveaways. Free opportunities to experience the benefits of the people-plant connection.

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  • Harvest w/ The Hort at James Baldwin Plaza in the Bronx

    10:00am – 3:00pm

    Join us at James Baldwin Plaza on Saturday, 10/31/2026 from 10am-3pm for a pumpkin patch! This event is free and open to all. No registration required. As all events are outdoors they are subject to cancellation based on weather, permitting, and logistics.

    Family Farmacy

    Family Farmacy: Harvest at The Greenhouse

    11:00am – 1:00pm

    Growing family wellness through plants and play. Join us for a free drop-in workshop where you and your family will learn how plants support healthy bodies and minds. For this Harvest themed Family Farmacy, we will decorate pumpkins, craft corn husk dolls, and make autumnal dream pillows. Family Farmacy: From crafting home remedies and harvesting herbs to cooking garden-fresh meals and making nature-inspired art, discover how to care for yourself, each other, and the earth. … Family Farmacy: Harvest at The Greenhouse

  • Gay in The Garden

    1:00pm – 3:00pm

    Gratitude & Grounding Join us for a free hour on caring for yourself as autumn turns to winter. You’ll start with an introduction to how this cell-signaling network helps the body hold its internal balance. Next, you’ll smell dried flowers and herbs like lavender, calendula, and rosemary. You’ll learn their traditional uses and how carrier bases such as jojoba work. Then you’ll choose one or two botanicals and blend a personal body oil to take … Gay in The Garden

    Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

    5:30pm – 6:30pm

    Hot History: Exploring Chile Peppers and Making Fermented Hot Sauce Join us for a free workshop on chile peppers and how they spread around the globe. You’ll open with trivia on their history, how to grow them, and the Scoville heat scale. Next, we’ll pass around a fermented batch. We’ll talk about how this ancient preservation method builds flavor and nutrition. Then, together in the kitchen, we’ll blend two hot sauces and taste test them … Recipes and Rituals for Community Care

    Art in the Garden

    5:00pm – 6:00pm

    Bookbinding in the Garden: Learn How to Make a Sketchbook for Fall Musings (Part 1) Join us for a free two-part workshop where you’ll make your own sketchbook from start to finish. You’ll collage the covers and fold paper into signatures, the bundles that form its inside. Then you’ll stitch everything together, ready for your fall musings. This event is part of Art in the Garden. Critically and creatively engage with a diversity of artmaking … Art in the Garden

    Art and AgriCulture

    6:00pm – 7:00pm

    Move as a Root, Float as a Leaf, Breathe as Light Join us for a free movement workshop to connect with yourself and feel more grounded. We’ll begin with a long standing warm-up to settle in. Then Tato will guide you through three or four prompts. Each one invites you to observe nearby plants and mirror or complement their motion. We’ll close with a 15-minute conversation about what you noticed in your body and your … Art and AgriCulture

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The Greenhouse and Education Center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week (Sunday – Saturday) all year.