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Greenmarket
July 12, 2012 Discover You Can! Summer canning demos at Greenmarkets.
Join local chefs, jammers, picklers, cookbook authors, and canning experts and enthusiasts as they demonstrate how to preserve the summer harvest by putting up what’s fresh now for enjoyment later in the year. Learn at-home canning techniques and get ready to enjoy...
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Environmental Education
July 09, 2012 NYC Teens take “Fast Food IQ Test”
In preparation for the 2012 Youthmarket season, GrowNYC brought together more than 50 young people from across the city to learn about food, agriculture, and the basics of running a farm stand. Incoming youth-staff read nutrition labels and took a “Fast Food IQ...
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Greenmarket
July 03, 2012 Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn Announce Health Bucks Expansion at Union Square Greenmarket
Mayor Bloomber (center) and (left to right) Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Council Member Gale Brewer, Greenmarket Assistant Director Cheryl Huber, Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, and NYC...
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Greenmarket
June 18, 2012 15 Reasons To Eat Locally Grown Grain
Since 2010, Greenmarket has required its bakers to use at least 15% local flour in their breads and baked goods. Why? To make sure Greenmarket bakers are as much a part of local agriculture as Greenmarket farmers. The great news is that, since then, bakers have...
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Greenmarket
June 13, 2012 Bread is Agriculture: Greenmarket Bakers and Local Grains
In 2010, after years of conversations with its bakers and farmers, Greenmarket implemented a rule requiring its bakers to source at least 15% of the flour they used from local farms and mills. As an organization which seeks to strengthen regional agriculture,...
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Greenmarket
June 07, 2012 Senator Gillibrand visits Union Square to Challenge Food Stamp Cuts
Marcel Van Ooyen, Executive Director of GrowNYC, welcomes Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and fellow anti-hunger advocates to Union Square.On Monday, the Union Square Greenmarket hosted New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Marcel Van Ooyen, executive director of...
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