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GrowNYC Solidarity Statement |
"Change starts within. We hear the voices of the many who are coming together to cry out for long overdue corrections to unfair systems that too often and for too long have resulted in loss of income, opportunity, liberty, and life..."
Please continue to read full the statement right here
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Volunteer Role Descriptions |
Please read the following descriptions before you sign up to volunteer. These provide information about the duties and qualifications required:
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Virtual Volunteer Orientation (August) Waitlist Only |
Tuesday, August 11th
11am-12pm
Interested in volunteering with GrowNYC? Join our online orientation where our Volunteer Program Manager will provide information about GrowNYC, local agriculture and food access, safety protocols, and current and upcoming volunteer opportunities.
Orientation is open to all, however GrowNYC volunteers must be 18 years of age or older. Orientation is required to participate in volunteer opportunities (sign up)
Don’t worry if you missed August, we’ll be offering another one in September. Registration will open first week of the month.
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Be a Food Access Information Docent at our Greenmarkets
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Every week we are working to keep our Greenmarkets open with proper safety procedures to continue to provide food access sites for New Yorkers. You can help our staff inform and direct the public from a safe distance to practice awareness and social distancing.
Volunteers will be provided with single-use gloves, hand sanitizer, wipes, and masks, but If you have your own mask, we encourage you to bring it! These events are outdoors, rain or shine. Please dress for the weather. Sign up for one or more opportunity at the following Greenmarkets (GM):
Bronx:
Lincoln Hospital GM - Tues & Fri (sign up)*
*Spanish speaking vols. preferred
Brooklyn:
4th Ave Sunset Park GM - Saturdays (sign up)*
7th Ave Sunset Park GM - Saturdays (sign up)
Grand Army Plaza GM - Saturdays (sign up) Bay Ridge GM – Saturdays (sign up)
Fort Greene GM - Saturdays (sign up)*
*This weekend only
Manhattan:
Abingdon Square GM - Saturdays (sign up)
*Mainly assist with customer counts and closing market with staff
Staten Island:
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Be a Fresh Food Box Site Assistant |
GrowNYC's Fresh Food Box Program is a food access initiative that allows communities to purchase fresh, healthy, locally grown produce in pre-packed boxes containing the best of what’s seasonally available on regional farms.
Volunteers are needed to help our Fresh Food Box sites run efficiently as essential food access for New Yorkers. Volunteers will work with Fresh Food Box staff to implement proper safety protocols to ensure the public, staff, and volunteer safety. Volunteers will also help pack Fresh Food Boxes in paper grocery bags. Volunteers will be provided with gloves, wipes, hand sanitizer, and a mask, but they are highly encouraged to bring their own mask.
Brooklyn:
Bed Stuy Fresh Food Box - Saturdays (sign up)
Manhattan:
East Harlem Fresh Food Box - Thursdays (sign up)
Uptown Grand Central FFB - Wednesday (sign up)
Lenox Hill Fresh Food Box - Tuesdays Waitlist Only (sign up)
Queens - Coming Soon!
Hunters Point South - Saturdays (sign up)
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Jonathan in the middle dressed up as a maple tree for Maple Fest at Union Square Greenmarket, 2017. |
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Check Out Our Amazing Volunteer of the Month! |
This month we are highlighting a volunteer who has been extremely helpful to us this year.
Meet Jonathan Kong!
Jonathan has bee has been volunteering with GrowNYC since 2014! We adore his passion and dedication to help out Greenmarket! It is an absolute joy having him volunteer with us every year. Thank you so much Jonathan for being amazing!
GrowNYC: Please tell us about yourself, what interests you and how do you spend your time.
Jonathan: I'm currently a full-time student studying Human Development with a Health & Wellness minor at Binghamton University. I plan on continuing into graduate school next year in Social Work or Public Health. My interests include listening to Taylor Swift and Rachel Platten songs, watching romance movies like The Notebook, and learning more about how the mind or brain works in social situations. I spend my time hiking, yoga, pilates, biking, Zumba, Crossfit, rowing, cardio exercise, and jazz dance, but not running. After graduating, I want to work in either event management or mental health awareness.
GrowNYC: Why did you decide to volunteer with us?
Jonathan: With COVID-19, I felt that there's a need for volunteers to assist with the food assess programs even during a pandemic. I also wanted to be more active with my community by contributing my time to help give back to people who are struggling with financial and economic disparities.
GrowNYC: What has been your favorite moment/memory volunteering with us so far?
Jonathan: My favorite moments volunteering with GrowNYC was dressing up as a maple tree for Maple Fest, a strawberry for Berry Jam, and an apple for Apple Palooza when EscapeMaker did their events at Union Square in 2016 and 2017.
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Translation Volunteers Needed |
Our GrowNYC Education team is looking for volunteers who can translate written resources from our Distance Learning Page. Most resources range from 1-6 pages and are cooking, gardening, and recycling-related.
Need translation for languages: Arabic, Bengali, Haitian Creole, Korean, and Urdu.
Volunteers must be fluent in writing in these languages.
The schedule is flexible and all work is done remotely. Volunteers can translate one-time or ongoing. Please email our Volunteer Program Manager at [email protected] if you are interested
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Other GrowNYC News You Can Use |
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GrowNYC Cooks with Chef David Stample |
Sunday August 9th, 16th 23rd, and 30th @ Noon and 6pm
Join Chef David Stample for a virtual farmers market cooking class and will be teaching how to cook simple and delicious go-to meals that highlight the best of what's in season in the Northeast.
You will also go behind-the-scenes of the world-famous network of GrowNYC's New York City Greenmarkets
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GrowNYC Summer Garden Series |
Aug 19 @ 2pm
We are hosting gardening workshop this summer! Learn Rat Mitigation, Herbal Remedies, Container Gardening, and Gardening with Kids!
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GrowNYC Union Square Greenmarket every Wednesday and Saturday year-round.
Additional market dates:
August 8: Grand Army Plaza (Brooklyn)
August 15: McCarren Park (Brooklyn)
August 22: Fort Greene (Brooklyn)
GrowNYC Grains will return to the Columbia, Jackson Heights, and 79th street Greenmarkets in September.
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Gardening Ebooks & Distance Learning Page
Summer reading and gardening season are upon us. Pictured here are (just a few!) staff picks for gardening books that you can find online as Ebooks.
GrowNYC's Education programs are providing Distance Learning including weekly reads and activities using upcycled, easy-to-access materials for children and adults learning from home. We have lessons from our virtual teaching garden, indoor gardening tips, cooking recipes, zero waste tips, materials for educators, and more!
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GrowNYC
Our mission is to improve New York City's quality of life through environmental programs that transform communities block by block and empower all New Yorkers to secure a clean and healthy environment for future generations.
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Help us fight hunger and protect family farms. Bank of America is providing a guaranteed match for donations to GrowNYC up to $250,000. Please give today to support programs like our Emergency Food Box in high need NYC neighborhoods. |
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