Dear colleagues, friends, partners, and supporters, After nearly 7 inspiring years as Executive Director at City Growers, I have made the difficult decision to pursue new challenges. When I was hired as City Growers’ first employee, we had just received our first grant to engage 1,250 students from Western Queens in environmental and food education…
City Growers’ compost workshop is featured on NowThis Food! Check out our awesome educators introducing kids to the wonderful world of worms:
Winter Highlight: Urban Expeditions Winter is upon us, but the CGBEES continue to venture out and about around this great city. Each week, the middle schoolers who take part in our year-round after school program visit places of innovation and sustainability across NYC, of which there are no shortage! Pictured below: City Growers visits the…
Dear Fellow City Growers, Each year, City Growers has created innovative new food and environmental education programs, steadily expanded the number of students who participate in them, and ensured that children from low income families comprise the lion’s share of our participants. We could not accomplish all of this without our incredible community of supporters:…
Camp Memories As we begin to drift in colder temperatures, we are warmed by memories of our summer camp expansion! This past summer, City Growers Summer in the Soil was home to 135 young people in Sunset Park (PS 516), Clinton Hill (Arts & Letters), and Long Island City (PS 166Q). From field trips,…
Farm Workshops: Meet our Educators The start of a new season is upon us – there is potential all around! We’re psyched to welcome a new crop of educators up to the roof to teach alongside some of our perennial farm educators. Lots of peas and radish seeds to plant, red wiggler worms to…
Dear Fellow City Growers, As we reflect on this last year and make plans for the future, we want to express our deep gratitude to our incredibly supportive, committed and enthusiastic community. You’ve helped us accomplish so many things this year, and brought us so much energy, that we want to return the favor. We…
National Geographic visited our B.E.E.S. after school program last month, and spoke to our middle school students about their experience of growing (up) on their local rooftop farm. “Sky joy” indeed. Check it out: A Farm, Tended by Tweens, Grows on a Brooklyn Rooftop
The air has begun to cool to a crisp and the leaves have begun to golden to a crunch. Fall marks the end of harvest, and farmers must prepare for the winter by saving seeds and planting cover crops. While the coming winter lends to harsh growing conditions, saving seeds in the fall from this…
Yesterday kicked off the first day of our brand new SONYC urban farming and ecological stewardship after school program! With support from NYC’s Department of Youth and Community Development and in collaboration with the Urban Academy of Arts & Letters in Clinton Hill Brooklyn, City Growers is offering a year-long opportunity for 30 students in 6th,…
Q: What do honeybees do in the winter? Do they hibernate?
A: Although honeybees are much less active in winter, they do not hibernate. All season long, busy bees make honey from nectar and pollen collected from flowers. Their hard work pays off in winter…
Growing food from seed is one of the most fulfilling acts. It seems magical that a tiny carrot seed can transform into such a substantial root. Thanksgiving comes at the end of the harvest season in New York, and provides a wonderful opportunity to reflect and give thanks for the bounties of the past year.
