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Environmental Education
May 25, 2011 Solar ovens in Union Square
This afternoon, teens from our environmental education program were out cooking food at the Union Square Greenmarket in their pizza box solar ovens. One oven went above 200 degrees!
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Environmental Education
November 30, 2010 Pelham Bay Park clearing
As part of GrowNYC’s Environmental Education program, 31 students from DeWitt Clinton HS spent half a day clearing 3,800 square feet of bush honeysuckle invasive plants at Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx. The NYC Parks Department will follow the students’ work by...
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Environmental Education
November 22, 2010 Learn It, Grow It, Eat It on LunchNYC
NYC Media, the official television, radio and online network of the City of New York, recently profiled Learn It, Grow It, Eat It on LunchNYC.Our part starts at 6:40. Check it out!
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Greenmarket
November 01, 2010 Halloween & Candy Apples
On Saturday, Market shoppers at Union Square indulged their sweet tooths on candy apples donated from Terhune Orchards, Locust Grove, and Migliorelli Farms and candied by Deb Gavito, owner of Body and Soul Bakery.Thanks to our wonderful Greenmarket volunteers, who...
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Greenmarket
October 22, 2010 Taste of Greenmarket 2010: A success!
Our 3rd Annual Taste of Greenmarket took place on October 6th at The Altman Building and was a huge hit.Over 600 people joined GrowNYC and 30 of the city’s best chefs and mixologists, who were serving Greenmarket-inspired dishes and cocktails. The event benefited...
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Environmental Education
October 20, 2010 Learn It, Grow It, Eat It students in the garden and at market
We started our Learn It, Grow It, Eat It (LGE) program in 2005 as a collaboration between our community garden and environmental education programs. LGE students, from four high schools in the Bronx and one in Manhattan, take part in a three-part program: growing...
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