BQLT Monthly Gardener Gathering

November 1, 2025


Please join us for our Brooklyn Queens Land Trust (BQLT) Monthly Gardener Gathering on Saturday, November 1 from11:00 AM-12:30 PM at McIntosh Neighborhood Garden in East Elmhurst, Queens. Come learn how this host garden has been addressing their complex lead/heavy metal soil test results by drawing from several free resources: Green Thumb, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and NYC's veterans' volunteer platoon, The Mission Continues.

Special Topic: Soil Health Basics and Dealing with Lead/Heavy Metals in Urban Soils

Guest Speaker: Karen Guzman, Urban Gardens Specialist at CCE Harvest NY 

Location: 25-16 McIntosh St., East Elmhurst, New York 11369 (& 100th St.) gate entrance at top point of triangle lot. See Google Map.

Nearby Public Transportation Options:
MTA Trains & Buses: 4 minute walk from Q49 Astoria Blvd./100th St. Stop from Jackson Hts./Roosevelt Ave./Broadway/74th St. Station (E, F, M, R, 7 trains)
8 minute walk from Q72 at 94th St. /25th Ave. Stop (from 7 train at Junction Blvd. Stop)

BQLT Monthly Gardener Gathering

November 1, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
East Elmhurst (Queens), NY

Please join us for our BQLT Monthly Gardener Gathering on Saturday, November 1 from11:00 AM-12:30 PM at McIntosh Neighborhood Garden in East Elmhurst, Queens. Come learn how this host garden has been addressing their complex lead/heavy metal soil test results by drawing from several free resources: Green Thumb, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and NYC's veterans' volunteer platoon, The Mission Continues. 

New Produce Auctions in NYS!

With the opening of the new Augusta Produce Auction on August 19th, New York State now has 11 produce auctions! See the new map of produce auction locations across the state and contact information.

New York Urban Farms Sustainable Pest Management Fact Sheet Series

Cornell Cooperative Extension has partnered with dozens of urban farms across New York State to demonstrate and evaluate sustainable pest management strategies. Together with farmers, we found success using control methods that prevent or reduce crop losses through exclusion strategies, crop timing, host resistance, the introduction of beneficial organisms, and more. Regardless of management strategy used, common requirements for success include a knowledge of the pest and disease complex, preventative deployment and commitment to the process. The New York Urban Farms Sustainable Pest Management Fact Sheet Series includes case studies highlighting pest management techniques that New York urban farms have found valuable.