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Environmental Education
July 09, 2012 NYC Teens take “Fast Food IQ Test”
In preparation for the 2012 Youthmarket season, GrowNYC brought together more than 50 young people from across the city to learn about food, agriculture, and the basics of running a farm stand. Incoming youth-staff read nutrition labels and took a “Fast Food IQ...
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Environmental Education
January 26, 2012 Support Teen Farmers – Get a Calendar!
Order your beautiful, colorful and informative 2012 Endangered Species calendar, designed by high school students from the South Bronx today.10 talented Morrisania-based teens and Learn it, Grow It, Eat It program interns designed a calendar featuring endangered...
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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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Community Gardens
December 01, 2010 A new stage and mural for JDD Garden
Recently, the roof on the stage/gazebo at JDD Garden had fallen into disrepair. In addition to providing gardening space for some of our Learn It, Grow It, Eat It students, the garden plays host to community events, meetings, and parties, so a solution was needed....
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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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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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