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Greenmarket
February 04, 2011 NFDP presents at NOFA-NY
Eleven New Farmer Development Project farmers participated in this year’s NOFA-NY annual winter conference, which brought together nearly 1400 organic farmers, gardeners, activists and eaters from around New York state.NFDP participants included Nestor Tello, the...
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Recycling
January 25, 2011 Reuse: the new retail therapy
Photo by Dave SandersOn January 22, GrowNYC celebrated National Swap Day with the second of five Stop ‘N’ Swap events taking place across the five boroughs this winter. More than 300 New Yorkers stopped by I.S. 52 in Manhattan to donate perfectly usable items and partake of the bounty...
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Greenmarket
January 20, 2011 NFDP Graduates 13 Immigrant Farmers
On the ten-year anniversary of the New Farmer Development Project, the project completed another successful farmer training class, La Nueva Siembra. Designed specifically for immigrants with agricultural experience who are interested in starting their own operation,...
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Recycling
January 15, 2011 Green Grades: NYC Schools Recycle!
NYC public schools have a goal to double their recycling rate by 2012. With around 1,600 schools in NYC, there needs to be model recycling programs for schools to emulate. Green Grades is a short film that highlights the efforts of two NYC schools that make recycling...
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Greenmarket
January 07, 2011 Governor Cuomo features GrowNYC
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo released A Transformational Plan for a New New York, a 31-page plan designed to "fundamentally transform New York State’s government and economy."The plan included a section entitled Expand Fresh Food into Urban Centers: Urban Markets...
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Community Gardens
January 06, 2011 Community garden survey released
In 2009 and 2010, GrowNYC hosted Compton Mentor Fellow Mara Gittleman. Mentored by Open Space Greening Assistant Director Lenny Librizzi, Mara's first project was updating the community garden information on OASIS, a powerful GIS-based online map that allows users to...
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