All Posts Under urban agriculture

High Line Honey Day

The High Line High Line at West 17th Street and 10th Avenue, Manhattan, Select a Country:

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.

Free

Brooklyn Grange Farm Tour

Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm - Navy Yard 63 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Come check out the world’s largest rooftop farm in Brooklyn’s Navy Yard!

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

Urban Sustainability Day!

Common Ground Compost East 11th Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue A, New York, NY, United States

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.

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.

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The Power of Community Gardens in New York City

Hunter College's Silberman School of Social Work Auditorium 2180 Third Ave at 119th Street , New York, NY, United States

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…

Free

SWALE: A floating edible forest docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6, Brooklyn, NY, United States

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…

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Modeling an Urban Agriculture Business

Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm - Navy Yard 63 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

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…

$35

Tree Giveaway with SCA

Riverbank State Park West 145th Street and Riverside Drive, New York, NY, United States

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!

Free

Brooklyn Farm Crew: 5/20 Brunch and Serve at the Youth Farm

The Youth Farm 600 Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

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.

Free

Feeding the Apple: New York’s Future Food Supply

Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York

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…

$25