Bronx Food & Farm Tours: Bronx River Oases

Bronx River Community Garden | 1086 East 180 Street at Devoe Avenue

Join us to celebrate the gardens of the Bronx River! On this walking tour, we will explore the history of some of the Bronx’s oldest community green spaces and their relationships with the Bronx River. We will begin at Bronx River Community Garden, a 49-year-old community garden home to raised vegetable beds, rainwater harvesting, composting, and a native plant garden. Next, we’ll walk to Drew Gardens, a two-acre community garden alongside the river that was transformed from an industrial landfill to a lush green space in 1994. Finally, we’ll walk to Starlight Park, where we’ll visit the Bronx River House, learn about the Bronx River Alliance and Bronx River Foodway, and enjoy a community meal.

This tour will be facilitated in English with live Spanish interpretation.

We will be traveling a total of 1.4 miles. If riding in a vehicle for part of the tour would make this tour more accessible for you, please contact bronxgreenup@nybg.org (limited space available).

In partnership with B-Blossom Catering, Bronx River Alliance, Bronx River Community Garden, Drew Gardens, Montefiore Einstein, NYBG’s Bronx Green-Up & Urban Conservation Center, NYC Parks GreenThumb.