Posts by Karen Alessi

Open Volunteer Days Spring is here and we’re ready to begin work in the gardens!  We have expanded volunteer days this year to four Saturdays a month, divided between our two farms.  Volunteer days are a great way to get to know our farms, meet the youth and gardeners involved in our project, and learn…

On Saturday November 20th, East New York Farm-ers were honored to attend the first Annual Black Farmers and Urban Gardeners Conference, and receive the George Washington Carver Youth Award for the strides we have made in youth development and the food justice movement! To learn more about this amazing conference, click here

Check out this article in the Daily News about urban farms in Brooklyn, including this quote from one of our customers: “I’d rather spend my money on healthy stuff than unhealthy supermarket products,” said Janet Brown, 42, a skin therapist who lost 26   pounds this year in part, she says, because she’s eating more fresh…

It’s here! The official cookbook of ENY Farms!, Made in East New York: Community Cook Book is stuffed with all the delicious recipes East New York has to offer. Looking for a creative twist on rice salad? How about a few new ways of preparing okra? Or calalloo? Or bitter melon? They’re all in here…