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Farm School NYC September Newsletter

09/17/2023

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๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ก๐—ฌ๐—– ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€
๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ
Citywide students recently completed Crop Management. They explored the best crops for NYCโ€™s climate, reviewed plant families and their specific needs, and imagined personalized creative crop plans. We share a special thanks to first-time FSNYC facilitators Grace and Ciara from Randallโ€™s Island Park Alliance Urban Farm. Stay tuned for updates next month as students begin preparing for winter!

๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด
Are you interested in high tunnels? Join our 5-WEEK course to explore high tunnels, their versatile uses, values, and styles. Learn all about site selection, construction, and maintenance, tailored to fit growing spaces in NYC. Learn [โ€ฆ]

September 17th, 2023|Categories: Events, External posts, Job postings, Newsletters|

Farm School NYC August Newsletter

08/16/2023

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๐˜พ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™™๐™š ๐™‹๐™ง๐™ค๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ข
Citywide students recently completed Irrigation and moved into Crop Management. During Irrigation, they enjoyed touring Morning Glory Garden in The Bronx and Brooklynโ€™s Red Hook Farms, better understanding the watering methods of the unique growing spaces and why. Students also worked together, familiarizing themselves with the parts of a drip irrigation system. See the photo below, captured by a current student, of a hands-on practice build at Red Hook Farms. We thank our co-facilitators, Jane and Maya, as well as our sites and guides, Cayla, Aazam, and Brendan.

Making their way through Crop Management, students are exploring the best crops for [โ€ฆ]

August 16th, 2023|Categories: Events, External posts, Job postings, Newsletters|

Your August Monthly Harvest from NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets is here!

08/02/2023

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๐“˜๐“ท ๐“ฃ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“ผ ๐“˜๐“ผ๐“ผ๐“พ๐“ฎ
โ€ข Statewide News
โ€ข The Great New York State Fair Updates
โ€ข Taste NY Updates
โ€ข NYS Grown & Certified Updates
โ€ข Funding Opportunities
โ€ข Spotlight: New York Wines Now Sold in Puerto Rico

๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€!
Visit Your Local County Fair for a Chance to Win Tickets to the Great New York State Fair

New York is home to more than 50 county and youth fairs, providing opportunities for New Yorkers of all ages to learn about local agriculture, where our food comes from, and how itโ€™s grown, harvested, and [โ€ฆ]

August 2nd, 2023|Categories: Events, External posts, Grants, Job postings, Newsletters|

Farm School NYC July Newsletter

07/19/2023

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๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป!
โ€ข ๐˜š๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด:
Are you curious about the ancient origins and current practices of soilless food cultivation? Would you like to learn about aquaponics and hydroponics? If so, consider joining our Soilless Practices public course!
Participants will be able to hear from experienced soilless ecosystem stewards and visit Universe City for hands-on learning about system design, operation, and maintenance. Whether youโ€™re a seasoned farmer or a curious beginner, Soilless Practices offers a unique opportunity to explore more sustainable, space-efficient ways to grow food. Learn more and register here!

โ€ข ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ด:
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July 19th, 2023|Categories: Events, External posts, Job postings, Newsletters|

Farm School NYC June Newsletter

06/16/2023

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๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜†๐—ป! ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ
Jocelyn Germany (she/hers) is the newest addition to the FSNYC team. We are honored to have this passionate individual leading our advocacy work. Jocelyn was born and raised in the unceded Lenapehoking lands of the South Bronx. She is currently a Farm School student for the 2022-2023 cohort and has enjoyed a deep sense of community and spiritual connection. Jocelyn enjoys playing video games, watching movies, learning, hanging out with friends, and dancing.

๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ
Our Citywide Learning the Land course is complete. Students heard from guest speakers, Cecilia and Milton, describing colonizationโ€™s expansive harmful impacts that are still evident and felt by [โ€ฆ]

June 16th, 2023|Categories: Events, External posts, Job postings, Newsletters|

Your June Monthly Harvest from NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets is here!

06/07/2023

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๐“˜๐“ท ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“ผ ๐“ฒ๐“ผ๐“ผ๐“พ๐“ฎ:
โ€ข Statewide News
โ€ข Taste NY Updates
โ€ข NYS Grown & Certified Updates
โ€ข Funding Opportunities
โ€ข Spotlight: New York Products Featured at PGA Championship in Rochester

๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ!
Itโ€™s officially one of our favorite months of the year โ€“ known to most as โ€œJune,โ€ but to us, more importantly โ€“ as Dairy Month! Starting with World Milk Day on June 1, Dairy Month provides us all an opportunity to recognize our tremendous dairy farmers and dairy manufacturers who are producing and processing some of the very best dairy products in the world. Dairy is the largest single segment of [โ€ฆ]

June 7th, 2023|Categories: External posts, Grants, Job postings, Newsletters|

Farm School NYC May Newsletter

05/16/2023

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๐—™๐—ฆ๐—ก๐—ฌ๐—– ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ๐˜๐—ต!
Will you help Farm School NYC cultivate a powerful Board of Directors? Nominate someone you know whose values align with Farm School NYCโ€™s! We are looking for board members with experience in foundation fundraising, accounting, human resources, individual giving, and conflict resolution. If they have these skills (or many more), please, nominate them (or yourself) today!

Watch the info session linked on this page and reach out to jazz@farmschoolnyc.org for more information about duties, commitment, or process of becoming a board member. We are excited to see who you nominate and [โ€ฆ]

May 16th, 2023|Categories: Events, External posts, Job postings, Newsletters|

Farm School NYC April Newsletter

04/19/2023

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๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€
After over eight years of dedicated service at Farm School NYC, Onika Abraham has decided to step down as Executive Director and will transition out of her role at the end of May 2023. She is excited to pursue a new leadership opportunity in the environmental and nature education and equity space. Read more about her journey and the impact of Onikaโ€™s leadership in strengthening our community in this letter from our Board of Directors. If youโ€™d like to express gratitude, please email her to share memories and sentiments. We are also excited to announce that our organization will [โ€ฆ]

April 19th, 2023|Categories: Events, External posts, Grants, Job postings, Newsletters|

Complete 2023 Stellar Farmers Markets Educator Job Postings from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

04/18/2023

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is seeking highly motivated, energetic individuals to join our Stellar Farmers Markets (SFM) team!

We are seeking temporary, part-time educators to engage the public with free, bilingual nutrition workshops and cooking demonstrations at farmers markets throughout New York City. These positions are a great way to gain skills in public speaking, facilitation, and community engagement. Nutrition, Culinary and Bilingual Educators will work as a team to deliver workshops. Head Educators will plan and facilitate team meetings, support virtual partner workshops, and assist with additional coordination tasks and implement workshops, as needed.

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April 18th, 2023|Categories: External posts, Job postings|

Farm School NYC March Newsletter

03/16/2023

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๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ
The Propagation course is in full swing with students learning about seeds and the needs of plants during the earliest stages of life. Together via Zoom, theyโ€™ve started various seeds at home and in-person. Classes at Sunset Parkโ€™s Brooklyn Grange and the L.E.S Girls Club will introduce an array of propagation methods, materials, and grow sites. We thank our hosts Jane (FSNYC grad and facilitator), Vargas (FSNYC grad), and Jennifer (current FSNYC student).

๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
โ€ข ๐™Ž๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ค๐™› ๐™Ž๐™ค๐™ž๐™ก: ๐˜ฝ๐™ก๐™–๐™˜๐™  ๐™€๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™’๐™ž๐™จ๐™™๐™ค๐™ข
Join Soul Fire Farmโ€™s Leah Penniman and Farm School NYC director Onika Abraham as they discuss the Black food justice activists [โ€ฆ]

March 16th, 2023|Categories: Events, External posts, Job postings, Newsletters|

March enews from GardenShare

03/09/2023

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๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป!
GardenShare is happy to share that Bonus Bucks applications are open!
If you, or someone you know, would like to take advantage of the bounty of local food that St. Lawrence County has to offer, but find it hard to stretch your food dollars to purchase, we may be able to help!
Apply Here!

๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜ & ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—–
Registration Extended to March 8th
Our GardenShare intern, Marli, is currently recruiting for her intervention study through her Masterโ€™s program at SUNY Oneonta. The goals of the study are to increase fruit and vegetable intake and knowledge of our Bonus [โ€ฆ]

March 9th, 2023|Categories: Events, External posts, Job postings, Newsletters|

Your March Monthly Newsletter from NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets is here!

03/09/2023

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๐“˜๐“ท ๐“ฃ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“ผ ๐“˜๐“ผ๐“ผ๐“พ๐“ฎ:
โ€ข Statewide News
โ€ข Taste NY Updates
โ€ข NYS Grown & Certified Updates
โ€ข Funding Opportunities
โ€ข Spotlight: Intergrow Greenhouses
โ€ข Job Opportunities

๐—” ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น: ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†!
As we turn the corner into March, Iโ€™m once again reminded of the sense of optimism and excitement the start of a new growing season always brings. Every year, March helps us kick off the growing season with the sweet, first agricultural crop of the year, maple! New York is home to the largest resource of tappable maple trees in the U.S. and our hardworking producers help make our state second in [โ€ฆ]

March 9th, 2023|Categories: Events, External posts, Grants, Job postings, Newsletters|