Farming Concrete (www.farmingconcrete.com) is a project partnering with GreenThumb and Just Food to measure food production in NYC community gardens. We will be mapping areas under cultivation and weighing produce throughout the growing season.
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In less than a decade, Bed-Stuy has welcomed and sustained three farmer’s markets, a community supported agriculture project, and an increase in community garden participation. Even pantries are offering organic, locally grown food in their emergency food packages.
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New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”), on behalf of the City of New York (the “City”), is seeking proposals from qualified individuals, companies or organizations to lease, operate and maintain a shared commercial kitchen space (“Kitchen”) of up to approximately 4,000 square feet in the market building at La Marqueta.
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Since 2002, Brooklyn Rescue Mission (BRM) has provided emergency food and clothing assistance to residents of Bedford-Stuyvesant and beyond. A few years ago, disappointed by the lack of fresh, quality produce both in the neighborhood and through donations, BRM took action and converted two city-owned but abandoned, litter-strewn lots in back of their headquarters into [...]
