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September 30, 2015 GrowNYC Pilots Green Beetz Health-Based Curriculum in 10 NYC Public Schools
Beginning in Fall 2015, GrowNYC will partner with Green Beetz to deliver the organization’s holistic food-based curriculum to over 300 elementary school students city-wide. GrowNYC will distribute and support teachers in implementing Green Beetz’s health-based...
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Greenmarket
September 25, 2015 Beer and Spirits of New York Pop-up
Thanks to funding from Empire State Development, GrowNYC is hosting a rotating cast of New York State brewers and distillers paired with a local restaurant at our Union Square and Grand Army Plaza Greenmarkets every Saturday until November 21. Each week shoppers will...
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Community Gardens
September 11, 2015 GrowNYC Builds 9 New Rainwater Harvesting Systems
This Spring and summer GrowNYC completed several new rainwater harvesting projects and updated several existing ones.At Governors Island Teaching Garden, we installed 3 systems from a child sized shade structure that collects into 2 - 5 gallon containers and allows...
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Environmental Education
September 01, 2015 GrowNYC Releases Green Design for Students Manual
GrowNYC is proud to announce the publication of Green Design for Students, a manual of all of the major environmental and infrastructure issues that impact our daily lives, such as energy consumption, water treatment, agriculture, waste management, and sustainable...
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Recycling
August 03, 2015 Five Million Hi-Fives to Greenmarket Composters!
Spring, winter, summer or fall, New Yorkers are increasingly dedicated to building a collective compost pile, facilitated by Greenmarkets and community composters throughout the city. In partnership with the NYC Department of Sanitation, GrowNYC has diverted more...
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August 03, 2015 Greenmarket Video Series Produced by Our Name Is Farm
GrowNYC's Greenmarkets have partnered with Our Name Is Farm to bring you short video profiles of our farmers and producers, along with their products and processes. Our Name Is Farm offers a variety of services in digital media and event production in support of...
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