Author: Magali Regis

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.…

Time is running out to complete US Census of Ag

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers that the window is closing on the opportunity to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. To date, NASS has received more than 1.5…

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

#Sandy5 Mobilization Around Fifth Anniversary of Superstorm

Five years ago, Superstorm Sandy blasted our city and our communities. Join us on October 28th as we remember, resist, and rise together five years after the storm. It will be a powerful display of our resilience and our commitment…

Join NYC’s Browns Distribution Network

Calling all NYC woodworkers, landscapers, coffee roasters, community composters, gardeners, and more! Do you produce a chemical-free, carbon-rich byproduct (like sawdust, woodchips, or coffee chaff)? Are you a composter looking for locally-produced “waste” materials that can amend your piles and…

From Seed Bombs to City Hall – Interview with Aziz Dehkan

Inverview with NYCCGC Executive Director Aziz Dehkan Posted to EcoCentric by Grace Communications Foundation GRACE Communications Foundation develops innovative strategies to increase public awareness of the critical environmental and public health issues created by our current industrial food system, and…