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GrowNYC
May 30, 2018 3 GrowNYC Staff Named to Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center’s ’40 Under 40′ 2018 List
We are so thrilled for GrowNYCers Jessica Douglas, Rishma Lucknauth,and Jerome Nathaniel,who were recentlynamed “rising stars” in New York City Food Policy by Hunter College. The list recognizes individuals “who are working to transform the food system.” Here’s a...
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Greenmarket
April 02, 2018 Plastic Cleanse: This April, BYO Bag
Why Bring Your Own Bags? Single-use plastic bags are environmentally harmful.• Even when properly disposed of, because of their weight and aerodynamic properties, plastic bags often become litter, clogging storm drains and waterways.• New Yorkers use 9.37 billion carryout bags per year, the vast...
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February 15, 2018 GrowNYC’s 2017 Annual Report
We're proud to announce that our 2017 Annual Report is here! Highlights from 2017 include:We renovated more than 30 community gardens throughout the year, and built our 100th new garden!We launched Compost on the Go, 18 new food scrap collection sites conveniently...
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February 06, 2018 Greenmarket Home Bakers Meet-up
Home Bakers Meet-up Monday, February 24th Project Farmhouse, 76 East 13th Street (Manhattan)Tickets $20 Break bread with GrowNYC Grains and your fellow home bakers! Bakers of all experience levels are welcome to swap samples with fellow grain geeks and share secrets...
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February 01, 2018 Greenmarket Winter Warrior ‘Fly Somewhere Warm’ Contest
You know who you are Winter Warriors -- it's 20 degrees outside and you're piling on the layers, getting Fido into his doggie-sweater, and grabbing the frozen compost -- all in preparation for your farmers market trip. We want to reward you for your Greenmarket love...
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Recycling
December 15, 2017 Fighting Food and Clothing Waste – 15 Million Pounds and Counting!
(click photo to view slideshow) As the curtain closes on 2017, we mark TWO milestones for GrowNYC’s zero waste programs. We are thrilled to announce; thanks to YOU we have collected more than 10 million pounds of food scraps at our Greenmarkets!There’s more! YOU...
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