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April Climate and Urban Agriculture News
New York City high school students organize Earth Day protest in response to climate crisis BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL, BROOKLYN (WABC) — Dozens of area high school students skipped out on their usual after-school activities and instead participated in a protest to raise awareness about climate change on Friday. Organizers are calling this one of the…
Read MoreThe Many Different Hands at East New York Farms! with Sol Bacio
By LinYee Yuan for Field Meridians Sol Bacio: We have our two, half-acre farms: the Youth Farm, where we are now, and Pink Houses with NYCHA, which serves a lot of community gardeners and is comprised mostly of raised beds. We also have two smaller gardens: Fresh Farms, around the corner from here on Livonia,…
Read MoreLifestyle Medicine Program Expands to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County as Part of Citywide Expansion
Each site will partner with local community-based organization(s) to explore ways to support community members in nutrition and other aspects of lifestyle change. The Lifestyle Medicine Program at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County will collaborate with United Community Centers in Brooklyn. “We are very excited to be able to collaborate to share preventative solutions to community members looking to…
Read MoreS:US Hosts First Summit to Serve New York
The first of Summit to Serve New York conference, which will address social justice themes, focused on Food Security, took place on Wednesday, April 19th at NYU’s Kimmel Center for University Life. This half-day gathering featured noted community leaders in the NYC-region food justice movement, diverse speakers from multiple sectors, and organizations serving New Yorkers in the food security…
Read MoreIllegal dumping trashes NYC’s lower-income areas
Green spaces and vacant lots in some of New York’s lowest-income neighborhoods are filled with illegally dumped debris. Check out how East New York Farms’ staff and volunteers took part in this article to make a change!
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