
Community Engagement Tea
Community Engagement Tea
In collaboration with NYC Parks GreenThumb, we bring accessible creative arts and tea programming to our partner community gardens throughout NYC.
With a focus on historically underserved communities, we train community gardeners in the art of tea through our Mentorship Program so they in turn can take the lead on bringing creative arts and tea programming to their gardens to nurture and sustain community roots and connections.
Community Engagement Teas #s
140+ local members served
All 5 boroughs
100% free to the public
“…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