Our Work Connecting New Yorkers to Food
We partner with schools, older adults centers and community organizations to explore the story of food, how it’s grown and how it nourishes us. Together, we learn about food origins, its cultural roots, cultivation methods, nutritional value, delicious and easy ways to prepare it.
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1,200
School gardens in our network
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7k
Kids and adults took field trips and participated in educational programs at our Teaching Garden on Governors Island
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50+
Garden and environmental education workshops and trainings
Our Work Cultivating thriving school and community gardens
We provide educators and New Yorkers with the curricula, workshops, and resources they need to sustain flourishing garden spaces.
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Teach Your K-12 Students About Food and Nutrition
Examine food and agriculture in your classrooms to help your students discover how they impact our health, the environment and communities.
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Connect Your Students to Fresh and Local Food
Seed to Plate, our nutrition education curriculum for third to sixth graders. The curriculum tells the story of local food and why it’s important for our bodies, the environment, and our community, inspiring nutritious food choices and environmental leaders.
Seed to Plate is interdisciplinary and standards-aligned, suitable for social studies, ELA, health, or science. Students experience local food through hands-on preparation and tastings, Greenmarket tours, and farm visits.
Seed to Plate was designed in collaboration with Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy at Teachers College Columbia University and is supported by the Amazin’ Mets Foundation.
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Take Action on Food Access with High Schoolers
Explore a practical way to address food access with your high schoolers through our Farmstand Business curriculum.
Book An Educator Have a GrowNYC Educator Visit Your Community
We offer in-person presentations at older adult centers and community-based organizations, introduce local, seasonal fruits and vegetables. Included is a simple cooking demo and tasting sample. Our program meets the New York State Office for the Aging requirements for one nutrition education credit.
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Mar 17 2026
Virtual Food Access Technical Training: How to Run Your Own Food Stand or Farm Box
GrowNYC’s SNAP Ed Capacity Grant Food Access Technical Training is a free capacity building opportunity designed for nonprofit organizations and community based groups interested in launching or strengthening a retail farm...
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Mar 24 2026
Virtual Sustainability, Stewardship & Community Engagement Workshop
Learn how to inspire students to care for their world by turning real-world projects and community partnerships into powerful lessons in sustainability. This workshop gives educators practical ideas to help students take...
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Sep 17 2026
GH On The Park In Season: GrowNYC Gala
GrowNYC is celebrating 50 years of New York’s farm-to-city movement! For five decades, GrowNYC Greenmarkets have been the heart of New York City’s local food movement, where farmers, chefs, neighbors, and visitors come...
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