Queens Botanical Garden: Indoor Gardening Workshop: Start your Summer Veggies Indoors
Join Fred Gerber, Director of Education Emeritus for an adult workshop on starting your summer vegetables indoors.
TEDXManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat
Union Square Hospitality Group CEO and Founder Danny Meyer and Food Tank co-Founder and President Danielle Nierenberg are among those who will take the stage at TEDxManhattan, “Changing the Way We Eat,” on March 7, 2015, in New York City.
With an exciting roster of experts and innovators, TEDxManhattan raises public awareness about critical issues facing the food system while fostering collaboration within the food movement.
In order to be inclusive, TEDxManhattan also invites communities, organizations, and individuals to organize viewing parties worldwide for the live webcast of this one-day TEDx event!
Made in Brooklyn: Food Waste to Biofuel
The eight futuristic, stainless steel-clad digester eggs at Brooklyn’s Newtown Creek wastewater plant are designed to process as much as 1.5 million gallons of waste every day.
Join the Urban Green Council at this exciting event to learn more about the eggs, results from the plant’s recently completed food waste pilot program, and the three-year full-scale demonstration project that will be launching there soon.
Food For Thought
In a world that continues to struggle with agricultural challenges to support the global population, developing sustainable solutions for crop production, agricultural resource use, access to food, and food waste is critical.
Come hear from the New York Area Sustainability Group’s expert speakers as they point out problems in our food system, and discuss the changes that need to take place to solve these issues.
Film Showing: Food Design
This film takes a look at the secret chambers of a major manufacturer of food, where designers and scientists are defining your favorite mouthful of tomorrow.
Sustainability in the Wine Industry: Italy and the U.S
A presentation of the Italian Report on Wine Sustainability and a roundtable discussion on sustainability issues and challenges within the wine industry in Europe and the U.S., including cultural, macro economic and business practices with a goal of defining best practices.
Following the panel discussion, we will taste four different Italian wines at a delectable reception!
Doc New York City screening of A Small Section of the World
Have you ever wondered how many hands it takes to create a cup of coffee?
And how many of those hands belong to women?
A SMALL SECTION OF THE WORLD is an inspirational story about a group of women from a remote farming region of Costa Rica whose ideas sparked a revolution in the coffee growing world.
Folks, This Ain’t Normal, Joel Salatin on Sustainable Food Systems
Come learn about sustainable food systems from Joel F. Salatin, an American farmer, lecturer, and author whose books include Folks, This Ain’t Normal; You Can Farm; and Salad Bar Beef.
Slow Food New York City
Interested in the Slow Food movement in NYC? This is the perfect opportunity!
On Nov. 5th, the board of Slow Food NYC will hold an open meeting to connect with members and the NYC community.
Family Workshops at Dulce De Harlem Community Garden
Oct. 11th: Indoor Container Gardening
Oct 18th: Make Your Own Pickles (and pickle your veggies!)
Oct. 25th: Seed Saving & Pumpkin Carving
Nov 1st: Compost: A New Beginning
Science-Based Solutions for Sustainability: The Big Ratchet
Ruth DeFries, professor at the Earth Institute at Columbia University, will speak about the history of human and technological development and her new book, the Big Ratchet: How Humanity Strives in the Face of Natural Crisis.
Food and farming journalism fellowship seeks applicants
The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is offering Food and Farming Journalism Fellowships in a new program established by Michael Pollan. Applications due 3/1/14.
Policy meeting: do New Yorkers have the right to know how their food is produced?
Discuss the rights New York citizens have as consumers when it comes to knowing how their food is produced.
Winter Solstice Feast
Enjoy tastings from top area chefs and community members, live music, and a great crowd at EcoStation’s annual celestial celebration and fundraiser for Bushwick Farmers’…
Vermont Sail Freight Project sails into New York City
A sailboat, filled with local produce and other goods, sails from Vermont to New York City, delivering its Northeast Kingdom bounty along the way.
Your Future in Farming and Homesteading
Living off the land is not always easy. If you don’t have a mentor who knows the ropes, chances are you’ll make some costly mistakes. …
Farm-to-table benefit dinner on top of Brooklyn Grange
Join City Growers for a sunset tour, open bar, and farm-to-table dinner on Thursday, September 26. Thanks to COFFEED, 100% of your ticket price supports…
TEDx Long Island City: City Atlas hosts Eric Sanderson and Diahann Billings-Burford at the Brooklyn Grange
Eric W. Sanderson is creator of Mannahatta and now Mannahatta 2409, and ecologist at the Wildlife Conservation Society. Diahann Billings-Burford is Chief Service Officer for…