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GrowNYC
July 04, 2016 Volunteer Profile: Jonathan Kong
Volunteers are a major source of strength for nonprofits and GrowNYC is fortunate to have the time, effort and talents of so many dedicated New Yorkers. Whether they are corporate groups giving back to the community by helping with a garden build for a neighborhood...
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Greenmarket
July 02, 2016 Storm Advisory
Severe weather in the city or in the greater region may affect markets. Markets may close early or farmers may not make the trip in to the city. We are watching tropical storm Hermine. There are no market closures expected at this time, but please check back for...
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Greenmarket
April 26, 2016 Greenmarket 40 for 40
A note from GrowNYC Executive Director, Marcel Van Ooyen:Forty years ago this July, Greenmarket founders Barry Benepe and Bob Lewis organized a small group of farmers to truck their fresh produce into the city and set up shop in an empty parking lot across from the...
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April 22, 2016 Hammers are swinging at Project Farmhouse!
Construction has officially begun at GrowNYC's new center for sustainability and education in New York City's Union Square: Project Farmhouse. NYC has the International Center for Photography, a Museum of Sex, A horticultural Society, a Costume Institute but NO environmental center -- until...
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Greenmarket
March 28, 2016 Greenmarket Turns 40: What’s in store for the next 40 years?
On Wednesday, March 23, Greenmarket Director Michael Hurwitz presented at a New York City Food Policy Center discussion on GrowNYC's Greenmarket program celebrating its 40th Anniversary. What began with 12 farmers July 16, 1976, in a parking lot on 59th Street has...
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Greenmarket
March 24, 2016 Grow Your Garden with EBT
Spring is here and it's time to start getting your backyard and window sill gardens planted! Greenmarket producers offer a variety of plant starts for a small window herb garden or more extensive gardens of fruits and vegetables. Shoppers using their EBT cards are...
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