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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by Jennifer Wilkins, PhD, RD
from: World Hunger Year (WHY): Finding Answers for Hunger and Poverty
12 Actions to:
build vibrant, community-based food systems
support food and agriculture policies based on health and sustainability, and
enhance the pleasures of eating.
Think globally, eat locally. Most regions are capable of producing a wide range of [...]
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Pick-Your-Own Apple Season has begun!
Check out these Hudson Valley area farms and enjoy over 250 varieties of apples.
Call for exact dates and times.
Some also have Pumpkins, so be sure to ask.
Wilklow Orchards
Ulster County
845 691 2380
Breeezy Hill Orchard
Dutchess County
845 266 3979
Prospect Hill Orchards
Ulster County
845 795 2383
The Orchards of Concklin
Rockland County
845 354 0369
Trapani Farm
Ulster County
845 795 5607
There are over 60 farmer’s markets in New York City, so I’m always amazed when someone asks why I can’t (and don’t) just go to the FoodTown, Key Food, or even Whole Foods Market, for that matter.
I’m not above shopping at these places, and sometimes I have to.
I just don’t buy certain kinds of produce [...]
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