News & Updates

We are pleased to announce the publication our youth program guide: Growing Young Leaders: Lessons from the East New York Farms! Youth Internship Program by former ENYF project director Sarita Daftary-Steel.  With the support of the Food Dignity project, we have put together this guide to share broader youth development lessons as well as specific curricula,…

Do you need seeds, seedlings, and compost? Do you want to improve your gardening skills and make more connections to the food justice community? Check out our Spring Calendar for workshops, conferences, and events for March through May. DOWNLOAD OUR SPRING CALENDAR HERE

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…

Join East New York Farms and Corbin Hill Food Project as we take your taste buds through a journey of fresh and local recipes. Seasonal Appetizers (LIVE cooking demos and cook off challenge) Exclusive tasting of some of Corbin Hill’s Winter “Add-On” items (jams, syrup, apple sauce, honey, cheese & more)! Wine Tasting Raffles Prizes…

Brooklyns’ Official 4th Annual Hot Pepper Eating Contest October 11th, 2014 @ 12pm SHARP! Do you have what it takes to retire East New York’s 3x champion Pepper Boss?! #bkpepperboss #bkhotpeppercontest #eastnewyorkfarms #ENYF  Rules:  1. You must be 18 or older. 2. Everyone starts at the same time with 10 habanero peppers and 10 minute time…

For stellar leadership, alumni intern Celeste Leandry won the Just Food McKinley Hightower-Beyah Award an award that honors a New York City youth who is committed to urban agriculture, community leadership, and social justice. She first joined the Youth Internship in 2010 and has since dedicated herself in becoming a leader in the food justice movement both…