For Immediate Release: NYCCGC response to the New York Post November 16th 2014 article “Root of all evil: Vegetables in NYC gardens are ‘toxic’” by Gary Buiso Contact: Aziz Dehkan, Executive Director, New York City Community Garden Coalition (NYCCGC) — 973-222-5413 aziz@nyccgc.org In response to yet…
Open Letter from East New York Farms
By David Vigil, reposted with permission It was with disappointment, but with little surprise, that we read the article “The Root of All Evil” in this Sunday’s New York Post. This article is the third that Gary Buiso has written…
November General Meeting
Come join us at our November general meeting! All are welcome. We’ll get updates from threatened gardens, plan for December’s Board elections, and start planning for next year. WHEN: Thursday, November 20, 6:30pm-8:30pm WHERE: Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 E. 11th…
NYCCGC Goes to Moscow
NYC Community Gardens featured at the 1st Moscow International Forum, 16 October 2014 By Magali Regis, NYCCGC Board Member I was invited to participate in the 1st Moscow International Forum. The theme this year was: Culture – Look into the…
Update on LaGuardia Corner Gardens Case
Reposted from Ellen Horan: Dear Gardeners and Garden Coalition members, This is not over. There was ruling today on the NYU case called ‘Glick v. Harvey’ (see here). Just to make clear to you, (and to my best understanding), this is…
More Gardens & HONK NYC presents the East Village Cavalcade for Community Gardens
This Saturday, October 18, More Gardens & HONK NYC is presenting the East Village Cavalcade for Community Gardens from 2-6pm. HONK is an international activist brass band extravaganza and for the third collaborative year with More Gardens! they are marching through to the Lower…