Posts by Sarah Bacio

The 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,…

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Lifestyle 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…

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