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Healthy, Tasty Beverage Ideas
Learn about infusing water to make healthy beverages! We visited one of our GrowNYC community gardens, the Marcus Garvey Tenant's...
Oct 21, 2020


Teaching Garden Update 10/16
Cosmo flowers are blooming in the Teaching Garden and this week we donated just under 400 pounds of produce to Chili's on Wheels! Our...
Oct 16, 2020


5 Easy-to-Make Fall Treats
Looking for something fun to do this fall? A day of cooking can be the best pick-me-up. Stay healthy (or treat yourself!) and explore...
Oct 14, 2020


Juice and Smoothies
We hear it all the time: Eat More Veggies! Our educator Susie went out to our GrowNYC Farmstands in Central Brooklyn this summer to ask...
Oct 13, 2020


Teaching Garden Update 10/9
This week in the teaching garden we donated just over 200 pounds of produce to the Black Feminist Project this week. Our donation...
Oct 9, 2020


Fall Gardening Ideas (Virtual Workshop)
Learn what you can plant in October in NYC, how to do fall landscaping chores, methods to extend your growing season, and techniques to...
Oct 8, 2020


Uses for Homegrown Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is one of the easiest plants you can grow in your house - it is low maintenance and has many uses! Unlike other house plants,...
Oct 5, 2020


Teaching Garden Update 10/2
It is officially fall and along with our usual donation harvest this week we have been busy planting out our fall crops. This week we...
Oct 2, 2020


Vegetable Skin Chips
With the change of seasons comes fall root vegetables, such as potatoes, beets and carrots. While these vegetables are yummy to eat raw,...
Sep 30, 2020


Teaching Garden Update 9/25
This week in the teaching garden we donated about 250 pounds of produce to the Black Feminist Project. This weeks donation included... 3...
Sep 25, 2020


Chia Seed Friend
Make your own chia seed friends! We've all seen the famous infomercial with the catchy jingle, but did you know you can make your own...
Sep 23, 2020


Make Apple Cider Vinegar
You can make your own apple cider vinegar using apple scraps! Apples are an autumn staple for delicious baked goods like crumbles and...
Sep 21, 2020


Teaching Garden Update 9/18
This week we donated about 310 pounds of produce to Chilis on Wheels! Our donation included a whopping 176 pounds of Pac Choi! We planted...
Sep 18, 2020


Cooking with Common Herbs
Wondering what to do with all your fresh herbs? Many people have been using the small area on their kitchen windowsill, a balcony,...
Sep 16, 2020


Spotlight on GrowNYC Teaching Garden's Donation Partners
Any way you look at it, 2020 has been a wild ride. At the Teaching Garden, we are thrilled to have wonderful partners taking the ride...
Sep 14, 2020


Teaching Garden Update 9/11
This week in the Teaching Garden we donated about 130 pounds of produce to the Taylor-Wythe Houses Community Center. Our regular donation...
Sep 11, 2020


Rice Paddy Update
Growing rice in NYC? You bet we are! This year the Teaching Garden team tried growing three different varieties of upland rice in our new...
Sep 7, 2020


Teaching Garden Update 9/4
Earlier this week we donated just under 300 pounds of produce to Chilis on Wheels. Our donation included 61 pounds of Collard Greens, 42...
Sep 4, 2020


Preparing Your Garden For Fall
As summer comes to an end, we look ahead to enjoying our fall garden. With a few tips in mind, a fall garden can be as abundant and...
Sep 2, 2020


Teaching Garden Update August 28
This week we donated just under 250 pounds of produce to the Black Feminist Project. There it is all packed up in the car ready to travel...
Aug 28, 2020
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