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Our Work Connecting New Yorkers to Food
We partner with schools, older adults centers and community organizations to explore the story of food, how it’s grown and how it nourishes us. Together, we learn about food origins, its cultural roots, cultivation methods, nutritional value, delicious and easy ways to prepare it.
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1,200
School gardens in our network
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7k
Kids and adults took field trips and participated in educational programs at our Teaching Garden on Governors Island
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50+
Garden and environmental education workshops and trainings
Our Work Cultivating thriving school and community gardens
We provide educators and New Yorkers with the curricula, workshops, and resources they need to sustain flourishing garden spaces.
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Teach Your K-12 Students About Food and Nutrition
Examine food and agriculture in your classrooms to help your students discover how they impact our health, the environment and communities.
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Connect Your Students to Fresh and Local Food
Seed to Plate, our nutrition education curriculum for third to sixth graders. The curriculum tells the story of local food and why it’s important for our bodies, the environment, and our community, inspiring nutritious food choices and environmental leaders.
Seed to Plate is interdisciplinary and standards-aligned, suitable for social studies, ELA, health, or science. Students experience local food through hands-on preparation and tastings, Greenmarket tours, and farm visits.
Seed to Plate was designed in collaboration with Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy at Teachers College Columbia University and is supported by the Amazin’ Mets Foundation.
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Take Action on Food Access with High Schoolers
Explore a practical way to address food access with your high schoolers through our Farmstand Business curriculum.
Food Education Resources
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A Year in the Life of a School Garden
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Youth Workforce Development Info Session
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Seeds to Success: How to Create a School Garden Program
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Book An Educator Have a GrowNYC Educator Visit Your Community
We offer in-person presentations at older adult centers and community-based organizations, introduce local, seasonal fruits and vegetables. Included is a simple cooking demo and tasting sample. Our program meets the New York State Office for the Aging requirements for one nutrition education credit.
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Jul 31 2026
Union Square Greenmarket Greenmarket 50th Celebration in Union Square
Greenmarket is turning 50 and we would love to celebrate with you! Please join us for a special evening of live music, delicious food, beer garden, and activities for all ages as we honor five decades of Greenmarket farmers...
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Aug 01 2026
Teaching Garden on Governors Island Cyanotype Workshop
Join GrowNYC's free Cyanotype Workshop at The Teaching Garden on Governors Island this Saturday August 1, participants will take home their own cyanotype made with natural materials from the garden. First come, first served...
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Aug 12 2026
Rockefeller Greenmarket Rockefeller Greenmarket Opening
A gorgeous open-air market in the heart of the Big Apple, the Rockefeller Center Greenmarket has brought local farms and farmers to the iconic Rockefeller Plaza since 2002. Every Wednesday, from late summer and into fall,...
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