by Emma Davey 
While we have “green” in the name, our neighborhood comes up short in terms of actual greenspace, so it’s important that we work to preserve what we have. The demonstration garden in McCarren Park launched last year and is back for another season to get your hands dirty.
“2022 was the first year North Brooklyn Mutual Aid took stewardship of the land near the McCarren Pool and we successfully grew 700 lbs of produce that…
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