Children and families play in a lush vegetable garden on a sunny day

Sensational Seeds Weekend

October 7–9, 2023

12–5 p.m. | At the Garden

Just a subway ride to fall fun

Join us for hands-on gardening, crafts, and exploration throughout the state-of-the-art Edible Academy campus. Enjoy cooking demonstrations featuring special guests and the many plants of the African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience.

Join us for Gardening Activities

12–5 p.m.
Howell Vegetable Garden

Our gardeners always welcome a helping hand, and they’re happy to share their years of knowledge to help you grow a garden at home. Grab a watering pail, meet our fun team, and join them to learn how to form a seed ball and more.

Dig, Plant, and Water
Help us plant and tend the crops throughout our garden.

Meet our Global Gardeners
Meet the Global Gardeners and learn about their foodways as they share their culinary traditions and show you what they’re growing in their garden beds.

Make a Seed Ball
Create your own take home “seed ball,” a fun option for storing and planting seeds.

Get Crafty at the Makers Station

12–5 p.m.
Solar Pavilion

Visit the Edible Academy’s Solar Pavilion for colorful crafts to take home, from decorating a harvest bag to creating a seed-based seasoning for your favorite snack.

Decorate a Harvest Bag
Design your own colorful harvest bag with garden- and vegetable-themed stamps.

Cooking with Seeds
Make your own take-home, seed-based recipe.

Taste Flavorful Fall Recipes

12:30, 2, & 3:30 p.m.
Pauline Gillespie Gossett Overlook Pavilion

Enjoy ongoing culinary demonstrations presented by local chefs and culinary educators using seasonal crops from the garden that will inspire chefs of all ages. Recipes will be shared to take home following each workshop.

¡Corre, Abuelita, Run! with NYC Children's Theater

October 7
12 & 2:30 p.m.
Edible Academy

This interactive performance, a celebration of Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, uses language, music, puppetry, and movement to explore the vibrant and diverse neighborhoods of New York City.

¡Corre, Abuelita, Run! celebrates and explores the power of community, the joy of intergenerational family relationships, New York City, and the importance of language and traditions.

a large group of adults and children gathered at the Edible Academy Amphitheater listening to people talking on a stage

Celebrate Seed Stories

12–5 p.m.
EAT Lab

Seeds are archives of information, and the stories they tell reach across science, culture, and distance. Discover the long history of seed-saving techniques and more as we celebrate the place where our fruits and vegetables start.

Explore Seed Stories
Learn more about the crops in our garden, seed-saving techniques, and more.

Sharing Stories
Explore the history and practice of seed saving through some of our favorite books.

Close up of multiple vintage seed packets, showing here red raddishes, a yellow onion by the Huth Seed Co. Inc, San Antonio, Texas.

Tour the African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience

1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.
Meet at the African American Garden entrance

NYBG Tour Guides lead tours of the African American Garden: The Caribbean Experience, curated by Dr. Jessica B. Harris—a space that celebrates the plants of the Caribbean and the ways they’ve influenced foodways here.

Entrance of African American Garden: Remembrance & Resilience

Enjoy Live Entertainment

October 7, 8, & 9
1 & 3 p.m.
Susan P. and Coley Burke Amphitheater

Join Doc Wallace Trio for live music and entertainment all weekend long as you explore the Edible Academy!

About the Band:
The Doc Wallace Trio has been thrilling listeners with its unique blend of jazzy Texas-style fiddling and swing since their first performance in 1999. The trio’s presenters include Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the New York Philharmonic. The Doc Wallace Trio is committed to engaging the community, and actively brings its artistry to schools, hospitals, houses of worship, and harvest festivals.