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www.nycgovparks.org/sub_about/parks_history/historic_tour... 1902 ... in De Witt Clinton Park the first "Children's Farm Garden" was established. One of the first Parks Department recreation programs, Children's Farm Gardens, allowed children to garden in small plots of land in parks.

Kick-off day for the program in 1911: May 20.

www.nycgovparks.org/sub_about/parks_history/historic_tour... 1902 ... in De Witt Clinton Park the first "Children's Farm Garden" was established. One of the first Parks Department recreation programs, Children's Farm Gardens, allowed children to garden in small plots of land in parks.

This section exclusively for girls, or so it would appear. In 1911, the New York Children's Gardens opened on May 20.

"A children’s farm garden, one of many which flourished in parks in the first half of the 20th century, opened on May 20, 1911 with 1008 plots for children to grow flowers and vegetables. Designed as a place of respite for child laborers, the farm garden later hosted nature study classes and, during the World Wars, provided a lesson in self-sufficiency for local children." www.nycgovparks.org/sub_your_park/historical_signs/hs_his...

Thanks for this information artolog. We'll add some of it to the record the next time we update.

You're welcome, Ryan..I don't even remember this one from 6 years ago. This view is looking from the East River, maybe from a recreational pier that was about there in the river, northwest across Jefferson Park to the corner of 113th St. and Pleasant Avenue. www.google.com/maps/@40.7938455,-73.9331828,834m/data=!3m...