Community Engagement Tea
Through our collaboration with NYC Parks GreenThumb, we bring accessible quality creative arts and tea programming to our partner community gardens throughout NYC. Community members get to slow down and have a meaningful time.
From poetry to paper-making to story-telling, we aim to deepen a sense of community and humanity, inspire creativity and mindfulness, and foster cross-cultural understanding and connections.
“…in that moment one realizes the importance of the exchange of ideas, experiences and knowledge. Thank you for giving us your time! “
- Maggie from Maggie's Magic Garden, East Harlem
Help us to continue our work with the local communities!
Tea Sharing at East New York Farms in Brooklyn (Photo by Katie Salisbury)
Pressed Leaves with Bernadette Cay at East New York Farms in Brooklyn (Photo by Katie Salisbury)
Ikebana Workshop with Paula Tam at La Finca Del Sur South Bronx Farmers in South Bronx
Ikebana Workshop with Paula Tam at La Finca Del Sur South Bronx Farmers in South Bronx
The Brooklyn Nomads at 6/15 Green Community Garden in Brooklyn
Tea Sharing at 61 Franklin St Community Garden in Brooklyn
Tea Sharing at Maggie's Magic Garden in East Harlem
Community Poetry & Tea at Hill St Community Garden in Staten Island
Raku, Haiku, and Tea at Maker Space in Staten Island
Ikebana by Kristina Bajunaishvili at East Side Outside Community Garden in Manhattan
Testu Collective at East Side Outside Community Garden in Manhattan
Heart Sutra Collectives with Ines Sun at 6/15 Green Community Garden in Brooklyn
Nature in Absentia: Monarch Migrations with Michele Brody at Friends of Brook Park in the Bronx
Community Poetry & Tea - Song of the Simple Truth at Maggie's Magic Garden in East Harlem