GrowNYC is a leading non-profit that creates and implements food access and sustainability initiatives across NYC. Our work is funded by grants, government contracts, donations, partnerships, and corporate sponsors. Explore our past initiatives that built a healthier, greener, and more resilient New York City.
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- Food & Farmers
- 2025 - 2025
New York Food for New York Families
GrowNYC’s New York Food for New York Families project, linked small and mid-sized New York State family farms with neighborhoods in New York City facing high rates of food insecurity. The...
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Beginning Farmers
The challenges confronting New York's agricultural sector are significant. The average age of farmers is 57, and many lack succession plans, while restrictive policies pose a threat to the stability of the food supply. Aspiring farmers are often discouraged by...
- Food & Farmers
- 2001 - 2025
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Zero Waste: Food Scrap Collection, Stop N Swap, & Compost Outreach
About 14 million tons of waste are thrown out each year, costing the City of New York nearly $400 million annually to transport to distant landfills and incinerators. Organic waste, the largest portion of the city’s trash, decomposes in landfills, releasing methane,...
- Education
- 2006 - 2024
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Emergency Fresh Food Box
During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, GrowNYC partnered with the City of New York and launched an Emergency Fresh Food Box Program, distributing a total of 6.1 million pounds of fresh food, equivalent to 5,083,333 meals. Through a network of distribution points...
- Food & Farmers
- 2020 - 2022
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Youthmarket
In 2006, two youth and a business owner from Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn partnered with GrowNYC to create the first Youthmarket, an urban farmstand, selling fresh produce from local farms. The first local produce delivery showed up in a station wagon. Open on a weekly basis,...
- Education
- 2006 - 2021
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Greenmarket Grains
The GrowNYC Grainstand operated from 2015-2021 with the mission of supporting the development of a regional small grain economy in the Northeast by bridging the gap of market access to both producers and consumers. First piloted in 2014, Grainstand was a pop-up...
- Food & Farmers
- 2015 - 2021
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The New Greenmarket Cookbook
One of NPR's top books of 2014 and recommended by the New York Times! "From spring to summer to fall to winter, the variety of recipes and interweaving stories make this a fascinating, fabulous and flavorful find." Examiner.com "The New Greenmarket Cookbook is a...
- Food & Farmers
- 2014
