GreenThumb is about to issue the new 4-year license agreement for community gardens operating on NYC Parks land. In preparing the rights and requirements for the new term, GreenThumb is asking gardeners to respond to an online survey. NYCCGC urges everyone to…
Category: NYCCGC News
Notes from the Urban Ag Town Hall
Councilmember Espinal and Brooklyn Borough President Adams hosted an Urban Agriculture Town Hall on May 8, 2018. Community gardeners and many supporting organizations including NYCCGC attended to communicate the value and needs of urban ag in our city’s public gardens.…
Help Shape NYC’s Urban Agriculture Policy
The City is in the process of developing an Urban Agriculture Policy. This will affect all of us. Your input is important. We will be at the table for an upcoming listening session with stakeholders and City officials. Be part of…
Gardens in the News
Catch up on the latest about community gardens in the news in our media round-up! Upcoming Events Saturday, March 24th, 9am – Persist / Resist! 2018 Just Food Unconference Sunday, March 25th, 8:45am – Persist / Resist! 2018 Just Food Conference The…
Gardens in the News
Upcoming Events Thursday, February 15th, 6:30pm – Community Board 10 Land Use Meeting on Mandela Community Garden Despite the community’s dedication to Mandela Community Garden, the mayor has designated it for housing development. Please attend this meeting, be passionate, hold them…
Gardens in the News
On the Radar Park or Playground? Semantics Dispute Illuminates Preservationists’ Fight NY Times, 1/1/18 Uptown Community Board Backs Creation Of Community Land Trust Patch, 12/20/17
Gardens in the News
On the Radar Absentee Landlord Threatens to Fence Off Harlem Community Garden — J.D. Wilson DNAInfo, 10/25/17 Inside the Fight to Save Little Italy’s Most Romantic Garden — Elizabeth Street Vogue, 10/23/17
Save J.D. Wilson Memorial Garden
The Joseph Daniel Wilson Memorial Garden in Central Harlem was created more than 30 years ago by an elderly Guyanese gentleman–a Harlem homeowner, a group of teens, a young woman and her future husband. An amazing oasis emerged from what…
Aug 5: Public meeting to discuss Mayor’s Rat Reduction Plan
Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens (LUNGS) and the NYC Community Garden Coalition would like to invite you to a public meeting to discuss Mayor DeBlasio’s Rat Reduction Plan and how it will affect our neighborhood. The Mayor has included the East Village…
Gardens in the News
Catch up on the latest about community gardens in the news in our media round-up! Scroll for On the Radar, Community News, and Garden Stories. On the Radar Seeds of discord? Garden sprouts a sue-ready group The Villager, 4/27/17 Official…