12/16/2023
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ก๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
โข ๐๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ป๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต
As the year ends, our staff is taking a break. FSNYC staff will be out of the office from December 21st to January 3rd. We wish you all a warm, safe, and happy holiday season filled with rest!
โข ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ!
Have you seen our Fortifying FSNYC Foundations campaign? We asked our community to contribute to this end-of-year campaign, and it isn’t too late! We’ve raised $1,375 of our total goal and need your help to reach the rest. Please consider donating a gift to Farm School NYC today. Donate here!
โข ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ด
We’re looking to fund your campaign! Do you have an idea about how NYC can strengthen agriculture through advocacy or legislation? We want to help you create and run a campaign around it! From carbon sequestration to native species preservation, let us know your idea and how we can help you make it happen. We have six spaces open. Each group, organization, or person selected can receive up to $3,600 for their work. Our farmer advocate, Jocelyn Germany, will support the campaigns through 2024. Please e-mail Jocelyn@farmschoolnyc.org to share ideas and ask questions.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ
โข ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต
The National Young Farmers Coalition is partnering with Chipotle to offer $5,000 grants to 50 young farmers and ranchers to support them in building careers in agriculture.
This year, forty-five awards will go to businesses already in operation and five to farm and ranch operations starting in 2024.
Applications are open until January 15th, at 3pm. Please reach out to em@youngfarmers.org with questions. Apply here!
โข ๐๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด
We’re excited to announce the upcoming Winter Business Skillshares Series. This series aims to share knowledge and skills on crucial aspects of business, catering specifically to Black Farmers. Are you interested in participating in this series as a paid co-facilitator or co-educator? If you have expertise in Co-Ops, Finding Funding, Finances, Marketing, Operations, Human Resources, Land Access, or Food Policy, we want to hear from you!
To share interest, fill out this form.
โข ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ
Urban county committee members provide outreach to ensure urban producers understand USDA programs, serve as the voice of other urban producers, and assist in program implementation that supports the needs of the growing urban community. Join the upcoming meeting to learn more!
โข ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ข ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐บ
The Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance (Ujamaa) is a BIPOC-led collective seeking to increase grower and crop varietal diversity in the United States. In partnership with the University of Vermont, they are conducting a research study to examine how food and agriculture can better enhance access to culturally meaningful seeds and food. This information will support farmers and other participants in the seed value chain to expand regionally adapted, sustainably grown, and less commercially available seed varieties. Completing the survey will take about 20 minutes.
Participating in the survey is voluntary, and responses will be kept confidential. If you do participate, you can opt into a raffle for one of 50 $100 gift certificates.
โข ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ญ๐ด ๐๐ญ๐ถ๐ฃ!
Learn about the various plants and herbs that live around us and their potential healing and soothing properties with artist Italy Bianca from the Lower Eastside Girls Club. This workshop will provide a welcoming and supportive space to explore the environmental and personal benefits of plants that grow in New York City. Participants will create herbal tea blends to take home with them and set intentions for the New Year. This program is a collaboration between MoMA and the Lower Eastside Girls Club.
This 75-minute, in-person program is free and takes place in person at MoMA. Join in on Saturday, January 6th, from 2 pm to 3:15 pm at 11 W. 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019
โข ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต
The Hattie Carthan Homesteaders Market on Saturday, December 23rd, is a full day of winter solstice celebrations! Suggested donations range from $25- $80 depending on the item or activity, and no one will be turned away due to funds. The event will take place in person at the Hattie Carthan Community Market, the address is 363-365 CLIFTON PLACE between Marcy and Nostrand Avenue.
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The Community Composting budget is a $6 million dollar budget that includes the entire NYC Compost Project. Operations run by these programs include:
โข Collections from Food Scrap drop-offs at greenmarkets and community gardens (~155 in total, collecting ~8.3 million lbs annually)
โข Master Compost Certificate Course (1,000 annual participants) including 11,000 hrs of annual volunteering to keep neighborhoods litter free & beautify green spaces in NYC
โข Food scrap processing/compost production at Earth Matter NY (Governors Island), Big Reuse (Queensbridge, Gowanus Salt Lot, Red Hook Farms), Queens Botanical Garden, and Snug Harbor
โข Technical assistance (teaching community members to do their own processing) for community gardens (over 43 that do their own processing)
โข Outreach providing community education and volunteer programs around the curbside composting program, rat mitigation, street tree care events, and soil remediation work
โข 1,794,695 pounds of compost distributed per year to individuals, non-profits, community gardens and the NYC Parks Department.
These stats are from the Grow NYC Community Composting Cuts Breakdown. The programs will be terminated over the next 2-3 weeks. 115 staff, including 47 union staff, will be laid off by New Year’s Day. Additionally, among the 266 community food scrap drop offs, 198 will cease to receive support and likely close. Act today!
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RAFI- Grassroots Engagement Lead
Rock Steady Farm- Farm Education Coordinator
Edible Schoolyard- Mobile Garden and Kitchen Teacher
Edible Schoolyard- Temporary Garden and Kitchen Teacher
