Posts by Karen Alessi

Thank you to everyone who helped get the word out, this year we had over 100 young people from East New York apply.  We’ll keep you posted on the process for our interns this year. This program is great experience, don’t take our word for it here are some quotes. “I learned how to use…

To our Friends and Supporters, The first snows coated the farm last week, signaling for us that it is time to slow down, reflect, and appreciate the season that is coming to a close.  We’ve experienced so much this year as a community, both positive and negative, and yet I sense that this is just…

It was with disappointment, but with little surprise, that we read the article “The Root of All Evil” in this Sunday’s New York Post.  This article is the third that Gary Buiso has written concerning lead contamination in NYC garden soils–his fear-mongering, faulty reasoning and sham investigative reporting are typical of the New York Post.…

On October 11, 2014 East New York Farms!/United Community Centers hosted a “Regional Rooted In Community Youth Summit” with participants from 10 projects arriving from 5 states in the Northeast. The day started with a breakfast of Brooklyn bagels, laughs and energizers led by interns from East New York Farms.  Youth learned West African, West Indian music, Latin, and hip hop…

CONTEST RULES Pies must be entered by 10:00 AM – Judging begins at 10:30 (Judging ends at approx 12:00 or until we run out of pie or judges) There are two categories: Savory and Sweet Criteria for Judgment: Taste, Originality and Presentation Main ingredients must be in season Two of the same pie for each…