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USDA is expanding its People’s Garden Initiative to include eligible gardens nationwide.  School gardens, community gardens, urban farms, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural, suburban, and urban areas can be recognized as a “People’s Garden” if they register on the … Continue reading →

Dear Educators, Please share the following information with your teaching networks regarding our upcoming ASPDP Professional Learning course, "Energy, Water, and Waste: Integrating Themes of Sustainability Into Your Classroom." We hope you can join us! NY Sun Works is offering … Continue reading →

JOB Wildlife & Fisheries Ecologist EVENT Schoolyard Habitats® Teacher Workshop November 5, 2019 | 8:30am-2:30pm P.S. 29 | 425 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Free; for K-8 Teachers Learn how to transform your schoolyard into an outdoor classroom and habitat … Continue reading →

Dear NYC School Teachers and Educators, It is our pleasure to announce that City Parks Foundation LEARN is bringing back the Teacher Training Program that was launched in the fall of 2019. The training theme is Experiential Learning: Using Parks … Continue reading →

Good morning, We are looking for someone to fill our school day position that goes from now until the end of June. This candidate will work with schools and our gardens located in Jamaica, Queens and Morrisania, Bronx. Must have … Continue reading →

Good morning garden community! I wanted to share an exciting opportunity with you all: we are looking for docents to help us teach our new Learning Gardens afterschool workshop program: ECOKIDZ! EcoKidz is where late elementary and middle school students … Continue reading →

Dear School Gardeners, Please spread the word – we are looking for new staff to grow our school hydroponic gardening programs to teach science and sustainability to our NYC students! Best, Megan Megan Nordgrén Director of Program Development 157 Columbus … Continue reading →

Sorry it didn’t go through. Email Jessica directly at kewkidsforest(at)gmail.com Manna Hara | Associate Director of Environmental Education, Learning Gardens City Parks Foundation | 1234 Fifth Avenue Room 213 New York, NY 10029 p. mhara http://www.CityParksFoundation.org Follow Us City Parks … Continue reading →

Hi everyone, I’m posting for a friend who is in need of a guest gardener during DOE’s spring break! They had someone cancel last minute and they are scrambling to find an alternate. I’m hoping someone from this group can … Continue reading →

Dear Friends, It is our pleasure to announce that City Parks Foundation LEARN is launching our spring season Teacher Training Program starting this spring of 2019. The training theme is Experiential Learning: Using Gardens as Outdoor Classrooms. If you are … Continue reading →