Posts by Karen Alessi

“…some of the most devoted and prolific gardeners in the City of New York.” Sounds about right! Check out the whole wonderful article and slideshow.

The last 6 weeks have been busy, but we have a lot to show for it.  On May 1st, HPD transferred jurisdiction of our new farm site to Greenthumb/DPR, and on May 3rd we cut the lock and got to work! With the help of our youth interns, volunteers, and a surprise visit from Sanitation,…

Planting season is here, and all of us in East New York are working overtime to get seeds and plants in the ground. We’ve had a lot of visitors coming to check out our work, and there have been some great articles in the last couple weeks. -Hands and Heart gets a mention in the…

A group of stores in East New York that have been working the Brooklyn District Public Health office, as part of their Creating Healthy Places Program, to expand the healthy foods available in their stores, including things like produce, wheat bread, low-sodium canned goods, no-added sugar juices, and more. Check out the locations here, and…