Farm To Table Slides
- 1. Craft Farm-to-Table Brainstorm Session Friday, 11 December 2009
- 2. How to find interns? POTENTIAL PARTNERS PROS CONS - Builds on existing internship Fresh Air Fund: program - Find additional partnership(s) - Can send kids to either an for farm training urban or rural farm for training - Direct path to youths in - May have to conform to existing community with farming interest/ youth programs curriculum and Existing Urban Farm With Teen experience timing Program: - Farming capacity built-in and - May limit youth pool to teens local local to those farms - Youth education capacity built-in - Curriculum in place - How to fit in with school year Schools With Existing Farm - Network of educators timing and curriculum Program: - Access to youths with existing interest - May have limited focus on - Excellent facilitators for youth youths programs, farming, awareness- - May have limited capacity (often Farming Technical Assistance raising and fundraising volunteer-based) Programs: - Existing network in farming - May have more focus on rural community and greenmarkets farms than urban - Garden focus and small scale - Grassroots, community focus - Volunteer-based--very limited Community Garden Programs: - Could take approach of starting capacity “Craft Garden” - Informal programs
- 3. Urban Farm Organizations Added Value Mission/Overview: A non-profit promoting the sustainable development of Red Hook Location: by nurturing a new generation of young leaders. Creates Red Hook, opportunities for the youth of South Brooklyn to expand their Brooklyn knowledge base, develop new skills and positively engage with their community through a socially responsible urban farming enterprise. East New York Farms Mission/Overview: Aims to organize youth and adult residents to address food issues Location: in the community by promoting local and regional sustainable East New York, agriculture and community-based economic development. ENYF Brooklyn grows food for the community, engages youth in agricultural learning and leadership, develops economic opportunities through a neighborhood farmers’ market; preserves community gardens as open space; and educate residents about healthy food and environments.
- 4. Technical Assistance Organizations Mission/Overview: Improves NYC quality of life through environmental programs. “Learn It, Grow Possible Role: It, Eat It” is a collaborative effort of 3 CENYC programs (Open Space - Facilitator of program Greening, Greenmarket, Environmental Education) that improves the health of Council on the - Make connections between youth young people through nutrition education and improved food access in their Environment and farming schools and communities. The project gives students nutrition information; - Fundraising assistance helps them make the connection between the environment and food consumption through gardening; and introduces healthy food choices with in- school food preparation featuring Greenmarket produce. Mission/Overview: Just Food connects local farms to NYC neighborhoods and communities by Possible Role: uniting local farms and city residents of all economic backgrounds with fresh, - Facilitator of program seasonal, sustainably grown food. Just Food fosters new marketing and food- Just Food - Make connections between youth growing opportunities that address the needs of small and medium family and farming farms, urban gardeners, and NYC neighborhoods. Through training, leadership - Fundraising assistance development and organizing efforts, JF builds diverse partnerships to advance dialogue and action on farming, hunger and nutrition. Mission/Overview: NYRP carries out Founder Bette Midler’s dream of a cleaner, greener NYC. by restoring, revitalizing and developing under-resourced parks and community Possible Role: gardens throughout the city, working to ensure that every and neighborhood - High profile partner has access to green spaces. By providing educational and community NY Restoration - Program support programming, NYRP also works to instill respect for nature and responsibility Project - Involvement through for contributing to environmental sustainability. Serving as a centerpiece for development of Bronx urban farm NYRP educational outreach, the Bronx Urban Farm will host workshops on subjects including organic farming, cooking demonstrations, healthy eating seminars and other activities designed to engage local residents and community youth.
- 5. High Schools With Urban Agriculture Curricula Fully developed program for students to gain John Bowne High School, education and experience in agriculture. On-site Queens farm.