This workshop will provide an overview of United State Department of Agriculture’s Local Food Promotion Program and Farmers’ Market Promotion Program. Topics covered include how to develop programs targeted to the funding opportunity, details on preparing your proposal, and writing your application
At the workshops, happening on April 4th and 11th, WeAct will be exploring the future environmental and social impacts of climate change on Northern Manhattan, while also developing a long-term strategy for mitigating those impacts on local communities that suffer disproportionately from environmental pollution. In other words, the workshops are an opportunity to learn about the challenges that hurricanes and heat waves will present, while also creating our own vision for a clean environment, fair economy, and a city where communities are valued, not exploited.
As the food movement gains traction, lawyers are becoming more vital to the conversation.…
This two day conference brings together experts, scholars, and professionals to discuss aspects of food in New York City. Six panels will cover topics as varied as history, places of consumption, provisioning and the connection with the region, the impact of the media on the food business, policy debates, crises and post-Sandy resiliency.
Designing for just, equitable, sustainable and resilient places. Hunts Points Lifelines: Update
Participatory budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. In other words, the people who pay taxes decide how tax dollars get spent.
Real money, real projects, real power. Your vote can make the difference.
At the workshop, WeAct will be exploring the future environmental and social impacts of climate change on Northern Manhattan, while also developing a long-term strategy for mitigating those impacts on local communities that suffer disproportionately from environmental pollution. In other words, the workshops are an opportunity to learn about the challenges that hurricanes and heat waves will present, while also creating our own vision for a clean environment, fair economy, and a city where communities are valued, not exploited.
The Youth Farm Internship Program is back, in the TurnUp Garden at Nicole’s Place…
The Food Studies Collective at the CUNY Graduate Center hosts Liz Carlisle and David Oien for the NYC book release of Lentil Underground. This special event will be held in Room 5414, and it is free and open to the public. Please bring an ID for building access.
Please join the Mailman School for its continuing exploration of obesity-prevention programming.
Black Lives Matter and Public Health Join the Root Cause Collective and public health…
Join us for the inaugural meeting of Healthy Food For Upper Manhattan (HFUM), a workgroup and…
What’s the Farm Stand?
Low-cost fruits & veggies are sold at the youth-led Farm Stand. All produce comes from the P.S. 7 school garden and local farms.
Join the New York City Nutrition Education Network for a dynamic discussion about physical activity in New York City. They will explore barriers to exercise, programs for adults and children as well as ways to modify the built environment to encourage physical activity.
Join six of New York City's leading food justice visionaries in a conversation about in a conversation about the devastating impact of poverty, as it relates to hunger, racial & income inequalities.
Together, we will explore the solutions needed to create a more equitable New York City for all. An evening of networking, conversation and delicious food! Free admission! (Limited seats available)
