Our mission is to promote the preservation, creation, and empowerment of community gardens through education, advocacy, and grassroots organizing

NYC Community Gardens
Joined January 2010
#NYC #CommunityGardens need your support this #HolidaySeason! #NYCgardens are under siege, being DESTROYED by developers across NYC. Please help us #SAVEnycgardens by donating for th holidays to @nyccgc. #ThisIsOURLand #GardensRising nyccgc.org/DONATE
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License Negotiations Continue following the Rally for a Fair License nyccgc.org/2019/10/license-n…
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New Date for Rally to Celebrate Community Gardens at City Hall: 9/19 nyccgc.org/2019/08/new-date-…
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Community Garden License Deadline Extended for 30 Days nyccgc.org/2019/08/community…
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Update: Some Progress on the New License Terms nyccgc.org/2019/08/update-so…
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NYCCGC Calls on Parks to Make the New Licenses Mutually Beneficial to the City and Community Gardeners nyccgc.org/2019/07/nyccgc-ca…
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Relicensing Packet Submission Dates for Community Gardens on NYC Parks property nyccgc.org/2019/07/relicensi…
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NYCCG-United We Grow retweeted
Thank you councilmember @RLEspinal for recognizing the value of Elizabeth Street Garden & community gardens across #NYC. There are “truly vacant lots” that can provide real solutions instead of false choices. #SaveESG @NYCCGC @Mandela_Garden google.com/amp/s/ny.curbed.c…
In San Jose, where there was a study done on the impacts of gardens, culturally favorite foods were grown. A wider range of foods provides both a healthy diet and ecosystem, as well as an important cultural bond for communities. #greenspace #CommunityVoice #nationofimmigrants
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Growing our own food helps us save money on food. that way everyone can have access to sustainable whole food ingredients. It also allows access to a greater variety of fresh produce. #unitedwegrow #WednesdayMotivation #foodsecurity
Community gardens help maintain access to fresh fruits and vegetables, and the produce that come from our hard working community members doesn’t come wrapped in ocean polluting plastic #plasticfree #plasticwar #foodsecurity #agriculture #wednesdaythoughts
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NYC has 100 acres of community garden space. Essentially providing the first line of defense against climate change.
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Regarding community gardens as empty space open development, the city ignores how incredibly valuable the space is. NYC will face impacts from climate change, including flooding. Community gardens help suck in water during storms. Vacant lots do not. #ClimateCrisis #Community
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By adding organic materials for urban agriculture to promote productivity, porosity and soil quality improved. This can increase infiltration and promote replenishment of groundwater aquí fuera #climatechange #GreenNewDeal #greenfuture #gardening #WednesdayWisdom
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In city areas, soul loses almost all if it’s inherent physical and chemical abilities to filter, absorb and purify water. Meaning, a vacant lot doesn’t do much to help absorb water during an intense storm #themoreyouknow #protectgreenspace #greenspace #urbanag
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Often soul quality in vacant lots is so poor with lack of organization matter that almost nothing will grow naturally on them...
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