Visit New York’s Edible Garden in the Bronx
August 24, 2009 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under Home & Living
Visitors and residents of New York have a few more weeks to check out The Edible Garden, an exhibition and celebration of cooking and gardening at the New York Botanical Gardens. The exhibit is a celebration of growing and eating delicious food, and includes displays, demonstrations, education, and lots of special events designed to help you understand how to grow, prepare, and enjoy garden-fresh produce. Whether you have space to grow it yourself, or must enjoy it from the labor of others, this tribute to our edible gardens is sure to inspire you.
Visitors in Martha Stewart's Culinary Herb Garden
What will you see? For details consult the full schedule of events, but here’s a list to tempt you:
- cooking and entertainment demonstrations
- Martha Stewart’s herb garden (in photo)
- celebrity chefs
- gardening displays
- greenmarket on Wednesday and Saturday
- lectures and classes
- starting a vegetable garden
- composting
- learn how flowers become fruit
- practical gardening tips and suggestions
- and lots more!
The Edible Garden runs through September 13th, 2009. General admission tickets are $20, and includes admission to all exhibitions and programs on the day of your visit. Some special events require an additional ticket. Save time by planning your visit and purchasing your tickets online. The NY Botanical Garden is a plant museum located in the Bronx at Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road. It is open year-round, Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am-6 pm, and on Labor Day and Memorial Day.
Photo credit: Courtesy of The Edible Garden at The New York Botanical Garden, Talisman Brolin/TALISMAN PHOTO, photographer.
Visitors in Martha Stewart’s Culinary Herb Garden
