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GrowNYC
December 19, 2022 Food Access For the Love of New York
Our food system is broken.1.4 million New Yorkers are food insecure - a number that will only continue to increase as the effects of climate change destroy crops and farmland in the Northeast.We lose a farm every 3 days to real estate development and in the...
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GrowNYC
November 29, 2022 Gardens For the Love of New York
1 in every 16 New Yorkers lives in a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) development, few of which provide access to any sort of community green space. Home to more than 4,500 New Yorkers, the NYCHA Houses at Castle Hill in the Bronx were no exception.In 2020,...
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November 18, 2022 Farmstands For the Love of New York
In the fall of 2021, the Associated Supermarket located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn shut its doors due to development. Neighborhood residents, including many seniors, found themselves without access to a grocery store.Community members were concerned about the lack of...
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Greenmarket
September 20, 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
On September 28th, the Biden-Harris Administration will host the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, with the goal of ending hunger and increasing healthy eating and physical activity by 2030, so that fewer Americans experience diet-related diseases like...
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Environmental Education
June 09, 2022 Plastic Free Lunch Day (PFLD)
ALL TOGETHER NOW! P.S. 971 School of Math, Science, and Health Living – a school inspired by PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY! The first ever Plastic Free Lunch Day (PFLD) in NYC public schools happened on May 16th. All over the city, students joined the Office of Food and...
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GrowNYC
April 29, 2022 Notice of Expected Behavior during GrowNYC Programs
GrowNYC is committed to providing safe and accepting community programing. We do so by standing firmly against hateful speech and behavior of all kinds and firmly behind our employees, partners, participants, community members and others who share our values. We...
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