Feeding the Apple: New York’s Future Food Supply
Join Dan Barber, chef and co-owner of two restaurants, Blue Hill in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Pocantico Hills, NY, and New…
Brooklyn Farm Crew: 5/20 Brunch and Serve at the Youth Farm
The Brooklyn Farm Crew is having its next farm day of the season! We are excited to join the Youth Farm for one of their monthly volunteer opportunities. We will volunteer from 10am-12pm, then enjoy some lunch together on the farm.
Tree Giveaway with SCA
Join Student Conservation Association and the New York Restoration Project to help ConSERVE New York City this Earth Day!
Together, they will giveaway 250 trees to NYC residents like you! Sign up to take home one of nine native tree species, including Tulip Poplar, Serviceberry, Black Tupelo, and more!
Modeling an Urban Agriculture Business
Anastasia Cole Plakias, a Co-Founder of Brooklyn Grange, will walk participants through the different contemporary models of urban agricultural businesses, with a focus on New…
SWALE: A floating edible forest docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Swale, a floating food forest built on a 130-foot by 40-foot barge made from repurposed shipping containers by artist Mary Matting, will be docked for just…
The Power of Community Gardens in New York City
The New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College is partnering with the New York City Community Garden Coalition to host a breakfast seminar exploring…
Urban Food Policy Forum: Beyond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City
Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet the benefits that many people attribute to urban agriculture—fresh food, green space, educational opportunities—can mask structural inequities, thereby making political transformation harder to achieve.
Urban Sustainability Day!
Get your “hands dirty” and join us outdoors at the East Side Outside Garden with Common Ground Compost to prepare the urban garden for the fall and to learn about their business’ environmental sustainability based model.
Book Talk – Beyond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City
Join authors Kristin Reynolds and Nevin Cohen for a discussion of their new book: Beyond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City.
Civic Art Lab | Sustainability + Performance
The evening will feature performances that reflect on the intersection of sustainability, community, and the arts. Sliding scale donations for drinks and performances. All donations for this evening support the performers. Artists to be announced.
Getting to know transition culture at COFFEED
A discussion of Transition culture, the global movement of communities organizing to build environmental and economic resilience at COFFEED, the socially responsible, sustainable cafe.
Brooklyn Grange — Beekeeping Workshop
Learn about the complex art of beekeeping, the life cycles of bees, and the dangers affecting colonies in this immersive workshop led by Stone Barns bee keeper, Dan Carr.
New Farmer Development Informational Day at Queens County Farm!
This Monday, join FARMroots staff and other aspiring farmers as we visit to the oldest continuously farmed plot of land in New York at the Queens County Farm Museum!
High Line Honey Day
High Line is teaming up with Brooklyn Grange to bring beekeepers from all five boroughs to the High Line for honey tastings and activities for kids.
Vacant lots into community gardens: a profile of 596 Acres
596 Acres seeks to turn the abundance of vacant lots in New York City into opportunity. Its mission is to help make unused land in the city accessible and to help transform it into “community resources,” usually gardens.
GreenThumb Workshop: Community Composting Operations – Scaling Up
Join Earth Matter/NYC Compost Project and GreenThumb as they tour the Earth Matter composting system on Governor’s Island and learn advanced composting techniques, such as forced aeration and browns recipe from fellow gardeners and compost experts.
GreenThumb Workshop: Attracting Native Pollinators
Want to attract native bees, butterflies and other pollinators? Come and learn how to do so with wonderful smelling plants with showy flowers and fragrances that will also welcome your neighbors.
GreenThumb Workshop: Building a GardenHaus
Ever wondered, “What can I build in my community garden?” Join GreenThumb for a GardenHaus build day at Carolina Garden.