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Community Gardens
May 04, 2011 29 Mini-Grants Awarded to NYC School Gardens!
Grow to Learn recently awarded 29 Mini-Grants of up to $2,000 to help NYC schools keep their gardens growing. Schools will use funds to purchase soil, tools, seeds, hoses, wheelbarrows, gloves, and even provide professional development and garden training for...
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Recycling
April 28, 2011 Compost pilot hits 41,000 lbs
Since launching our compost pilot collection at several Greenmarkets on March 5, participation has grown by "greens and browns." Over eight weekends we have collected more than 41,000 pounds of food scraps at select markets in Brooklyn and Manhattan.The pilot runs...
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Environmental Education
April 26, 2011 Learn It, Grow It, Eat It spring interns talk nutrition
Learn It, Grow It, Eat It started it's annual spring break internship five years ago after hearing from high schoolers how bored they were during their week off. Last week, 8 students from 3 high schools (Bronx International, Bronx Regional and LaGuardia high...
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Greenmarket
April 11, 2011 Wholesale Greenmarket now open for the 2011 Season
Last Friday marked the opening of the 2011 season at the Wholesale Greenmarket. The restaurants, garden centers, landscapers, and everyday shoppers in attendance were thrilled to see the colorful offerings on display. Coming from as close as 15 minutes outside the...
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Community Gardens
March 21, 2011 Get your soil’s pH tested
We are no longer accepting soil for testing. See the link below for other testing facilities.GrowNYC will be offering $5 soil pH tests from now until Friday, April 1st.Interested gardeners can send a tablespoon of soil from the first 6 inches of their garden, in a...
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Greenmarket
March 11, 2011 Interview with Stephan Cantor of Deep Mountain Maple
How long have you been tapping maple trees? It corresponds pretty well with how long we’ve been at Greenmarket-- since 1986. We’re going into our 27th season of selling new syrup at the market. The first market we ever did was Union Square Friday. That first year, we...
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