The USDA’s People’s Garden Initiative
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In 2023, the USDA and Just Food awarded up to $10,000 to many other New York City community gardens.
By Anna Speck
NYC Food Policy
June 26, 2024
Excerpt:
In 2022, three of New York City’s existing gardens were selected to be registered as People’s Gardens. In the Bronx, the Garden of Happiness and Taqwa Community Farm were chosen. The third was the Urban Soils Institute on Governors Island. Each is designated one of the country’s 17 Urban Hubs that work with local Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) representatives to ensure that the goals of the gardens – to grow food, educate, and conserve natural resources while building climate resiliency and fighting food insecurity – are being met.
The Garden of Happiness opened in 1988 under Operation GreenThumb under the auspices of the NYC Parks Department. Since its genesis, it has been a place where children and adults gather to be educated about agriculture, and community initiatives are discussed and planned. Run by Karen Washington, who helped found it in 1988, the Garden of Happiness was a beacon throughout the pandemic for providing fresh food and a place for safe gathering. Since becoming a registered People’s Garden, it has worked with Natural Resources Conservation Service employees, the New York Botanical Garden, the Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center, and the Xerces Society to clean out waste, weed raised beds, and plant native species to provide for pollinators. The garden has also received funding for community education and to further their existing programs while increasing conservation efforts. Of the Initiative, Karen Washington said “This is what these gardens are all about. Planting the seed, bringing community together, and nurturing the next generation.”
Source: https://cityfarmer.info/the-usdas-peoples-garden-initiative/
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