ENYF News

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,…

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…

The first of Summit to Serve New York conference, which will address social justice themes, focused on Food Security, took place on Wednesday, April 19th at NYU’s Kimmel Center for University Life. This half-day gathering featured noted community leaders in the NYC-region food justice movement, diverse speakers from multiple sectors, and organizations serving New Yorkers in the food security…

Green spaces and vacant lots in some of New York’s lowest-income neighborhoods are filled with illegally dumped debris. Check out how East New York Farms’ staff and volunteers took part in this article to make a change!

Brooklyn Book Bodega teamed up with New York Cares to bring volunteers to Brooklyn Book Bodega giveaways alongside our partner organizations like United Community Centers in East New York, Brooklyn. Read on to see what a book giveaway is like and why community members find it essential.