Grow to Learn NYC

08/19/2019

Hello friends, At the end of the month, this page is shutting down. Starting September 1, all future Grow to Learn content will be posted on . Follow us on to keep up with all things Grow to Learn. Want even more Grow to Learn? Sign-up for GrowNYC’s Education Newsletter at growtolearn.org.

08/14/2019

Kudos to our friends at GreenThumb Community Gardens!

“550+ gardens across NYC produce 500,000 lbs of food annually & improve our air quality, biodiversity & well–being. Many are managed by immigrants, who literally breathe new life into our city through the green spaces they've cultivated and share w/ fellow NYers. https:/...

08/09/2019

🌟School Gardener Spotlight🌟Erin from PS 721 K at their school’s weekly garden farmer’s market. D75 (special ed) schools are in session during the summer, and she and many other D75 gardeners are harvesting summer wonders with their students!

08/09/2019

Want to garden on a slope? Tiered garden beds are a creative solution! greening recently finished building this tiered feature at a community garden in Williamsburg.

08/06/2019

Here’s to a new generation of community gardeners! 🎉 At the United Nations today celebrating all the youth in the Youth Leadership Council, a community gardens program of our partners . Thanks to all these amazing youth who have dedicated their summer to community gardens.

08/05/2019

A fun summer carpentry project with youth: the Leopold bench! Doesn’t require much lumber, and we built it in about 4 hours as a beginner carpentry activity. @ Bronx, New York

07/29/2019

Brooklyn Botanic Garden is offering free composting classes this summer! You can register for a class on their website bbg.org. Topics include composting with worms and black soldier flies, useful knowledge you can bring back to the

07/26/2019

Sign up for our monthly newsletter on our website growtolearn.org! The August and September issues especially will feature lots of garden grant opportunities.

07/25/2019

Happy bees, happy flowering trees!

07/23/2019

🌟School gardener spotlight🌟The school garden at PS 20 in Queens has been stewarded by teacher Barbara for over 13 years! She recently partnered with an Eagle Scout/former student to re-build and re-vamp the garden this summer

07/22/2019

Do you know the name of this plant/herb/flower? Find the answer and 3 facts below:
1) It is native to North America and has been used for centuries by Native Americans in the Great Plains as traditional medicine. Today hundreds of medicines are derived from it
2) Bees and butterflies love it!
3) It is drought-resistant and deer-resistant
It is...echinacea! Aka purple coneflower.