Mission/ Method:
- Established in 1978, GreenThumb remains the nation’s largest urban gardening program, assisting over 600 gardens and nearly 20,000 garden members throughout New York City. Our aim is to foster civic participation and encourage neighborhood revitalization while preserving open space. Community gardens provide green space and easily accessible recreational opportunities in the areas that need them most. GreenThumb was initiated in response to the city’s financial crisis of the 1970’s, which resulted in the abandonment of a tremendous amount of public and private land. Residents of these devastated communities transformed these unattractive and unsafe spaces into green havens.
Where:
Over 600 gardens in New York City.
How to get in contact with them:
- GreenThumb
49 Chambers Street, Rm 1020
New York, New York 10007
Tel (212) 788-8070
Fax (212) 788-8052
- Edie Stone
Director
(212) 788-8075
edie.stone@parks.nyc.gov
Target populations:
The community (New Yorkers).
Current resources:
- Added Value, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Citizens Committee for New York City, Council on the Environment of New York City, Earth Celebrations, Just Food,La Familia Verde, New York Botanical Garden, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, NY Restoration Project, Partnerships for Parks, The New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, Treebranch Network, Trust For Public Land, American Community Garden Association, Green Guerillas, City Farmer, FarmGarden UK, LaGuardia Corner Gardens, 6th and B Garden, 9th Street Community Garden, Clinton Community Garden, El Sitio Feliz/ Union Settlement Assoc., JFK High School - Enchanted Garden, Liz Christy Garden, The Riverside-Inwood Neighborhood Garden (RING), Green Acres Community Garden, The New York City Compost Project, Botanique, Organic Gardening, Gardens Alive!, Victor Pest Control, Seeds of Change, Victory Seeds, Johnny’s Seeds, Arizona Elephant Garlic, Plant a Row for the Hungry.
What CHEFs can provide:
- An opportunity to further better the community by providing nutritional information to young students.
- More publicity (support) by hosting CHEFs events at the gardens.
- Gardening classes for interested students
- Aid in procuring the resources, training, and support needed to complete the earth school rooftop garden
