Our network of Greenmarket farmers markets, Youthmarkets, Fresh Food Box pick-ups, and Greenmarket Co. ensures that all New Yorkers have access to the freshest, healthiest local food.
GrowNYC works with corporate groups of any size on outdoor volunteer projects all across New York City.
Building urban farms, planting in community gardens, and starting new school gardens are all projects that GrowNYC's corporate volunteers have tackled.
Whether it be planting flowers or tackling a construction project like building wooden garden beds, our staff will work with your company on designing a volunteer day that is engaging, educational, and fun!
COVID-19 updates: GrowNYC is offering safe, distanced, outdoor volunteer projects. GrowNYC is providing PPE for all volunteers and socially distancing as appropriate.
Interested in volunteering with GrowNYC? Contact Mike Rezny by using our contact form, calling (212) 788-7935, or emailing mrezny@grownyc.org.
Volunteer Highlights
GrowNYC's corporate volunteering program worked with more than 4,300 volunteers in 2019, putting in 17,000 hours at 25 different gardens across the city. These volunteers worked on building brand new gardens, refurbishing old gardens, working at our spring plant sale, building rainwater harvesting systems, and much much more.
Altogether, GrowNYC build 10 brand new community gardens in 2019, giving the city 136,000 square feet of new green space for growing food, community meetings, and youth development.
