Please be advised that the Committee on Parks and Recreation will hold a hearing on January 27, 2021 at 1:00pm, virtually via Zoom-Webinar regarding “The State of Community Gardens and Urban Agriculture and Int. No. 1059 A Local Law in relation…
Author: Aziz Dehkan
From the Ground Up: A Petition to Protect New York City’s Community Gardens
Together with @Earthjustice & over 50 orgs, we petition NYC to protect our cherished community gardens. As gardens offer access to greenspaces for our communities & ecosystem benefits including flood mitigation gardens deserve strong protections. https://earthjustice.org/features/petition-protect-new-york-city-community-gardens
Petition
The New York City Community Garden Coalition (NYCCGC) asks you to join us and support our efforts to correct the GreenThumb License Agreement. We have been trying to bring the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Mayor’s Office, and the…
License Negotiations Continue following the Rally for a Fair License
NYCCGC and our electeds officials continue talks with GreenThumb and City legal to correct flaws in the license. At a City Council hearing on September 16th, Assistant Commissioner for Community Outreach and Partnership Development Sam Biederman testified that Parks is…
Garden Survey
Recently GreenThumb sent a survey asking Community Gardens questions ahead of receiving new licenses. The City will be issuing new 4-year licenses for our gardens in December. We believe these agreements should have input from the gardeners. We are all volunteers working…
NYCCGC and NYC’s Urban Ag policy
I want to offer some information on our early organizing work to help engage existing soil-based as well as other community-driven urban ag growers, activists, and leaders as local elected officials begin to consider the development of urban ag policy…
Request for Proposals, deadline 4/22/16
The New York City Community Garden Coalition (NYCCGC) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify New York State licensed professional landscape architecture/engineering design, and planning firms best qualified to provide the services necessary for a feasibility study and…
Project Manager for Gardens Rising
Position Available: Project Manager, Gardens Rising Program Background Since 1996, the New York City Community Garden Coalition (NYCCGC) has promoted the preservation, creation, and empowerment of community gardens through education, advocacy, and grassroots organizing. NYCCGC is the only organization in…
Community Board 11 Meeting tonight –Tuesday, Jan 19, 6.30 pm
We’re on the agenda to speak out on saving community gardens from development tonight at the CB 11 meeting. Please show your support for preventing destruction of our community gardens by standing up with us at the Community Board 11…
We’re Looking for Interns
Position Available: Intern (Multiple Positions Available) Background Since 1996, the New York City Community Garden Coalition has promoted the preservation, creation, and empowerment of community gardens through education, advocacy, and grassroots organizing. NYCCGC is the only organization in New York…