For the rest of September, the City Council is conducting citywide, borough-based hearings on the Revision of the City Charter. This holds major implications for determining how Land Use (including ULURP) decisions are made and how local Community Boards, Borough…
Survey: New 4-year GreenThumb License
GreenThumb is about to issue the new 4-year license agreement for community gardens operating on NYC Parks land. In preparing the rights and requirements for the new term, GreenThumb is asking gardeners to respond to an online survey. NYCCGC urges everyone to…
Notes from the Urban Ag Town Hall
Councilmember Espinal and Brooklyn Borough President Adams hosted an Urban Agriculture Town Hall on May 8, 2018. Community gardeners and many supporting organizations including NYCCGC attended to communicate the value and needs of urban ag in our city’s public gardens.…
NYCCGC and NYC’s Urban Ag policy
I want to offer some information on our early organizing work to help engage existing soil-based as well as other community-driven urban ag growers, activists, and leaders as local elected officials begin to consider the development of urban ag policy…
Time is running out to complete US Census of Ag
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers that the window is closing on the opportunity to participate in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. To date, NASS has received more than 1.5…
Help Shape NYC’s Urban Agriculture Policy
The City is in the process of developing an Urban Agriculture Policy. This will affect all of us. Your input is important. We will be at the table for an upcoming listening session with stakeholders and City officials. Be part of…