Many researchers have cataloged the benefits of school gardens, and they go far beyond seeing how food grows.
OYSTER HARVESTS OFF of Long Island and along New York’s waterways could be historically poor this year after an unusually harsh winter.
The 15-year-old garden and green space is locked up as volunteers push a longshot bid for a city takeover to save it.
Participants purchase a share of a local farm’s harvest upfront, receiving weekly produce deliveries in return.
NEW YORK FARMERS ARE UNDER INCREASING ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PRESSURE because of federal policy changes.
Bushwick’s RiseBoro Community Partnership awarded $50K state grant to boost local agriculture, supporting food resilience and CSA programs.
Sunny skies prevailed after several rain-soaked days just in time for the Carol Pino Learning Farm Community Plant Giveaway event.
Farmer Jeremy Brown calls cows the queens of the barn at Twin Birch Dairy, where he cares for 3,200 — especially the pink-nosed ones.
Earth Day, the annual event focusing on promoting action to protect the environment, has a significant impact in the courthouse as well.
GOV. HOCHUL on Friday ordered live bird markets temporarily shut after inspectors detected seven cases of bird flu in poultry this past week.
NEARLY 60 STUDENTS from New Utrecht High School recently visited Wil-Roc Farms dairy in Kinderhook, New York.
The Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse will feature two special programs, “The Art of Tablescaping” and “The Iconic Brooklyn Townhouse.”
Despite this year’s uncharacteristically warm winter, it’s hard to deny that the vibrant flavors of fresh summer produce are but distant memories. These days, when we go to the grocery
When Stephen Nixon recently noticed a “beautiful” spotted lanternfly by his bag as he skateboarded in Brooklyn, he heeded the request of city officials. He stomped on it. “I don’t
New York City’s education department recently served its millionth free summer meal to young people across the five boroughs. The vast majority of those meals were served during the school
Midsummer is the time for forecasts of the size of this year’s “dead zones” and algal blooms in major lakes and bays. Will the Gulf of Mexico dead zone be
Products derived from the cotton plant show up in many items that people use daily, including blue jeans, bedsheets, paper, candles and peanut butter. In the United States cotton is
It’s still going strong. Despite COVID-19, the Ditmas Park Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is entering its 14th year of bringing fresh vegetables to the local community. For 2021, the group
Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout. It’s a familiar routine for many — and indicative of habits that contribute to a global food
Volunteers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday braved rising COVID-19 numbers to plant more than 1,800 young trees and shrubs at the Salt Marsh Nature Center in Marine Park in a
The Trump administration has waged what I and many other legal experts view as an all-out assault on the nation’s environmental laws for the past four years. Decisions at the
The Walentas Family Foundation on Tuesday announced the first winners of The David Prize, a new annual award granted to trailblazing, as-yet-unrecognized New Yorkers with progressive visions to improve New
Thousands of trees were uprooted across New York City in Tropical Storm Isaias on August 4. The city’s Parks Department received more than 21,000 service requests for street and park
One of the country’s largest egg producers illegally inflated prices when the pandemic hit New York, taking in $4 million as it charged up to four times more per carton,
A high-profile coalition of educators, activists and philanthropists — including the American Federation of Teachers, the NAACP and the charity World Central Kitchen — is urging Congress to extend and
A move by the Trump administration to end Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits has drawn the attention of Attorney General Letitia James and the New York City Corporation Counsel,
Beloved Xaverian baseball coach dies John Joseph Woods, educator and baseball coach at Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge for 38 years, died on Saturday, according to the Brooklyn Reporter
“You get to bring these flavors and these crops in a beautiful way into people’s lives.”