Five Local Gardens Working Together towards the Same Green Mission = B.A.N.G.
Warren St. Marks Community Garden is so happy to be a part of the green consortium and land trust Brooklyn Alliance of Neighborhood Gardens – B.A.N.G. for short. Five unique neighborhood gardens in Brooklyn unite to form B.A.N.G.
Warren St. Marks is united with four other incredible community gardens in Brooklyn and we all work together towards our goals to:
- Conserve Land
- Create a Community of Green spaces
- Educate, Engage and Inform
- Engage Government, Institutions and Individuals — promote cooperation, collaboration, consultation and advocacy with relevant organizations and individuals
- Become a Facilitator of Land Conservation
Visit all of the B.A.N.G gardens. Meet your community. Join a garden that inspires you!
6/15 Green
Located at 15th St and 6th Avenue,
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Pacific Bears Community Garden
Located at the corner of Flatbush Ave. and Pacific St.,
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GreenSpace@President Street
Located at the corner of 5th Avenue and President Street,
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Prospect Heights Community Farm
Located at St. Marks Avenue between Vanderbilt and Underhill,
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BANG’s Goals and Values:
Access to Land — We believe that neighborhood rejuvenation, environmental justice, food security, and civic participation are strengthened when community members have access to land held in trust for public use.
Sustainable Environments — We value eco-friendly, sustainable growing and living practices as essential to our role in the restoration and preservation of our urban ecosystem.
Community — We believe that when people work together to re-connect with the land, communities grow strong, hopeful, confident and healthy.
Governance — We value the autonomy of each Member Greenspace to create physical and social environments that best serve their communities. We encourage operating and self-governance structures and processes that are guided by transparency, honesty, diversity, mutual respect, openness, on-going evaluation, celebration, and a commitment to Member participation.
Education — We value learning through gardening and community participation, a process rooted in observation, reflection, and action, that deepens our understanding of the communities in which we live, work and play.
Collaboration — We value local knowledge, experience, and community dialogue. We believe that through open collaboration we will overcome barriers to sharing power and resources among community members and partner organizations to nurture healthy, powerful communities.