All Posts Under Food Systems

New York City Green Festival

Join the Green Festival Marketplace by exploring over 250 exhibitors, learning from over 50 inspirational speakers, indulging in some delicious vegan or vegetarian food and learning all you need to know to live a more sustainable lifestyle.

$11.54 – $31.59

Global Premiere: “Thirty Million” a documentary on climate change

UN Secretariat - Conference Room 7 46th and 1st avenue , New York, NY, United States

Thirty Million is a film made to explore the issue of sea level rise in Bangladesh and lift the wider concerns of rising seas into the public domain. After all, Bangladesh isn't the only country with a coastline.

Free

Summer Social & Local Food and Farming

North Brooklyn Farms 320 Kent Avenue , New York, NY, United States

Come celebrate the first day of summer at the new farm in Williamsburg and learn about Brooklyn Farms' history, plans for the future and the consciousness behind the “eating and farming local” movement !

$25

Wiggle Your Way Into Composting

John H. Holmes Community House 28 E. 35 Street, New York, NY, United States

Learn how worms work their magic, converting kitchen scraps into a rich organic fertilizer, and reducing our carbon footprints.

Free – $44

Plant-Based/Raw Food Demo

Crossroads Seventh Day Adventist Church 410 W 45th St, New York, NY, United States

During our class, you will discover how to prepare Healthy, Delicious and well-balanced Plant based meals that will bring mealtime enjoyment and may add years to your life ! Starts June 26th then every second Sunday until December 11th, 2016 !

Free

Every Tuesday Young Sprouts Gardening

Battery Park City South Cove, New York, NY, United States

Young Sprouts is a FREE BPCPC’s gardening program for children 3 to 5 years old and an accompanying adult. The event happens every week until August 30th.…

Free

Civic Art Lab | Sustainability + Performance

Creations Gallery Pop Up 89 Avenue C, New York, NY, United States

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.

Free

Variance Music and Arts Festival

Brooklyn, NY, United States

Calling all music lovers! Come to Brooklyn to enjoy food, art, and all types of music, including electronica, indie, disco, house, and world music, all intertwined with a message of diversity and sustainability.

$30 – $65

Time to Choose Screening

AMC Loews 19th St. East 6, New York, NY, United States

Documentary filmmaker Charles Ferguson turns his lens to address worldwide climate change challenges and solutions, presented by Gathr.

$17.30

The Future of Food: An Actionable Evening

abc home 888 Broadway, New York, NY, NY, United States

Join us for an actionable evening with EWG Co-Founder Ken Cook & Functional Medicine Leader Frank Lipman, M.D all about diets, health and our food system !

Free

Food Waste: Where Are We Now?

Brooklyn Foodworks 630 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, NY, United States

Food Waste has been a part of our vocabulary for several years now and we have reached momentum in the space. Come and join the dialogue with a leader in sustainability, a chef and a voice for the food insecure. We promise a lively discussion, thought provoking ideas and solutions to take back to your own kitchens.

Free

Urban Food Policy Forum: Beyond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social Justice Activism in New York City

CUNY School of Public Health and Health Policy 55 West 125th Street 7th Floor, New York, NY, United States

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.

Free