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- Gardening
School Gardens Handbook
This GrowNYC School Gardens Handbook is a compilation of 10+ years of experience working with over 1K schools in all five boroughs. We’ve distilled best practices, resources, technical considerations, and more into one place. It is meant to be a starting point,...
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- Nutrition Benefits
- Greenmarket
GrowNYC 2026 Food Access Guide (English, Español, 中文, Polski, বাংলা)
We make regionally-produced food accessible to all New Yorkers through the promotion and acceptance of nutrition benefits, incentive coupons and credit cards. Learn how to use your nutrition benefits such as SNAP EBT at GrowNYC markets!
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- Gardening
A Year in the Life of a School Garden
Maintaining a school garden isn’t as simple as it looks; multiple facets are involved and tasks are not always linear. In this guide we detail those garden tasks for each month and go behind the scenes with garden committee meetings, budgeting, events, fundraising,...
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- Noise
Noise Awareness Publications
Publications on the Mental and Physical Health Effects of Noise, Regulating and Mitigating Noise PODCAST: Making Your Yard A Quiet Oasis For Birds With Arline Bronzaft Dr. Arline Bronzaft, an environmental psychologist from Quiet Communities who specializes in the...
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- Compost
Green Team Guide Toolkit
Recruit a school Green Team, Student Council, or other student group to promote proper recycling practices and reach your school's Zero Waste goals! Green Team's provide a platform for students passionate about sustainability to drive positive change in their school....
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Why Zero Waste Matters
Zero Waste at your school has the immediate benefits of a cleaner cafeteria and a more orderly sidewalk collection area. These small contributions in schools add up to a bigger change globally: helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the amount of waste...
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