The Battery

Yoga in The Battery
2019-06-26 18:30 - 19:30, 2019-06-23 11:30 - 12:30 UTC | The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
June 2 – September 29, Sundays 11:30am and Wednesdays 6:30pm: Join Tejal Yoga amid The Battery’s perennial gardens overlooking the Statue of Liberty and 11,000 acres of New York Harbor for open level yoga practice. FREE. www.thebattery.org/programs.

Volunteer at The Battery
2019-06-25, 2019-07-06 | The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
Tuesdays and the first Saturday of the month: Orientation for new Volunteers: Get involved! There are many opportunities for individuals at The Battery, the beautiful historic park at the southern tip of Manhattan. Volunteers are an essential part of The Battery Conservancy team. Volunteer opportunities include gardeners, greeters, tour guides, and Battery Urban Farm.

Community Gardener Workshops at The Battery
2019-07-27 11:00 - 12:00 | The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
July 27, 11am: Vegetable Gardening (and Eating!) with Kids: Community Gardeners can learn to get children of any age engaged in gardening! Battery Urban Farm’s Educators will give participants insight on how we plant seeds, tend crops, harvest and cook with budding gardeners. Includes a raw cooking demo and tasting with produce harvested from Battery Urban Farm. Kids of all ages welcome. RSVP required; registration opens in June. FREE. www.thebattery.org/programs.

Family Volunteer Day at The Battery Urban Farm
2019-07-27 09:00 - 11:00 | The Battery Urban Farm
Join us at The Battery Urban Farm for some kid-friendly projects in the vegetable farm. This is a fun and active event for families looking to get outside and get dirty! Farm educators will lead participants in the tasks needed to keep our farm thriving this summer – these tasks could include everything from planting to weeding or harvesting and spreading mulch. No experience necessary! We recommend this event for ages 4 and up with adult supervision and participation; younger siblings are welcome. This event will be structured to engage all participants in completing farm tasks, while the 11am event will be structured as more of a classic workshop.

Family Farm Volunteer Day
2019-07-27 09:00 - 10:00 | The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
July 27, 9am: Family Farm Volunteer Day: Join us at Battery Urban Farm to help us with some kid-friendly projects in the vegetable farm. This is a fun and active event for families looking to get outside and get dirty! Farm educators will lead participants in the tasks needed to keep our farm thriving this summer – this could include everything from planting to weeding or harvesting and spreading mulch. No experience necessary! For ages 4 and up. Registration opens in June. FREE. www.thebattery.org/programs.

Campout at The Battery
2019-07-20 18:00 - 2019-07-21 06:00 | The Battery, New York, NY, 10004, United States
Bring your sleeping bags, Dads, Moms and Kids. We provide family tents, a lightning bug show, campfire songs, and s’mores! A night under the stars in The Battery Backyard with adventures provided by The Battery Educators. Registration opens 2 weeks before each event. FREE. www.thebattery.org/programs.

Workshop at The Battery: Vegetable Gardening (and Eating!) with Kids
2019-07-08 11:00 - 13:00 | The Battery Urban Farm
Learn to get children of any age engaged in gardening! Battery Urban Farm’s Educators will give participants insight on how we plant seeds, tend crops, harvest and cook with budding gardeners. Includes a raw cooking demo and tasting with produce harvested from Battery Urban Farm. This event will be structured in a workshop style, while the Family Volunteer Day earlier in the morning will engage participants more fully in completing farm tasks.

Kids of all ages welcome with parent or guardian.

Community Gardener Workshops at The Battery
2019-06-29 11:00 - 12:00 | The Battery, Plaza in front of Castle Clinton, New York, NY, 10004, United States
June 29, 11am: Summer Ornamental Plants in The Battery: Community Gardeners can stroll through the park with The Battery Conservancy’s Chief Horticulturalist and learn the common and scientific names, identification features, cultural requirements and ornamental values of our herbaceous, perennial plants. The workshop will take place in the beautiful Piet Oudolf-designed perennial gardens throughout The Battery. RSVP required. FREE. www.thebattery.org/programs.

Pollinator Week Nest-Building at The Battery
2019-06-27 18:00 - 19:30 | The Battery Urban Farm
Build and take home nests for native, non-stinging bees! In celebration of National Pollinator Week, join us in the farms and gardens of The Battery to learn about the nesting habits of lesser-known bee species and explore how you can support bee conservation. We’ll tour the garden highlighting our most bee-friendly plants, and lead each participant in building a tunnel nest for bees, to take back to their own garden. Register by following this link to our Eventbrite page.
