It’s time to celebrate the abundance of this year’s harvest! Come on down to the Get Dirty NYC! and The Commons Harvest Festival fundraiser. All of the requisite ingredients for such a fest will be represented: local food & beer, bluegrass music, raffled prizes, and a lotion-making demo by me! Full details below…
Get Dirty NYC! and The Commons Harvest Festival fundraiser
Friday, October 21, 2011
7:30pm – 11:30pm
The Commons
388 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn
(btwn Hoyt & Bond)
Celebrate the close of a productive growing season over food, drinks, demos, bluegrass music and merry-making at a joint fundraiser to benefit Get Dirty NYC! and The Commons! The party will be taking place at The Commons’ beautiful space in Brooklyn, which includes a working rooftop farm.
A $30 ticket includes seasonal hors d’oeuvres and a drink ticket. All proceeds benefit GDNYC! and The Commons.
- Food by the Heat & the Coven
- Drinks donated by Heartland Brewery and Bionade
- Music by the Dust Busters bluegrass band
- Demos by Raganella
- Raffle Prizes include $65 worth of coffee from Stumptown Coffee, a $100 gift certificate from Jimmy’s no. 43, a $50 certificate from Cook’s Companion, and a $50 certificate from Bierkraft!
Space is limited so please RSVP on this Facebook event page or email stephanie@getdirtynyc.org. You can also pay in advance on the Get Dirty NYC! website by clicking “Donate”. http://www.getdirtynyc.org/
If you’d like to volunteer at the party, please sign up at our wejoin pagehttp://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/rmxww. Volunteers at the party will receive free entry which includes food!
Get Dirty NYC!’s mission is to connect New Yorkers to hands-on gardening and farming opportunities around the city. GDNYC’s hope is to see New Yorkers working together to share skills, cultivate community relationships and nurture our city’s green spaces.
http://www.getdirtynyc.org/
The Commons is a community & educational center dedicated to healthy communities, individuals and environment. Also home to the Foodshed market, open every Sunday 11-5 and Tues 4-8pm.
http://www.thecommonsbrooklyn.org/
