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Food justice for equity through in-school hydroponic farms and youth-led advocacy programming across NYC. Instagram:

Our after-school program trains youth, ages 12 to 18, to build and maintain indoor hydroponic farms that serve as local sources for fresh food and centers for nutrition and health education in their schools and communities. Students use cutting-edge hydroponic technology to grow substantial quantities of crops for their school, families, and neighbors. They are trained to become health and nutriti

on ambassadors who teach skills for healthy eating, shopping, cooking, fitness and lifestyle behaviors to others. Through their own, their peers’, their families’ and their neighbors’ involvement, these young leaders will be the catalysts for a grassroots food justice movement in their community. The Need:
Teens for Food Justice addresses one of NYC’s most critical challenges: getting nutritious food and health resources to those most in need. Sixteen percent of New Yorkers are food insecure and undernourished; 1 in 4 children live in households lacking sufficient food. And, even when healthy choices are available, they are often underutilized due to lack of familiarity with how to shop for and prepare the food. The TFFJ youth-led program brings these resources to food desert neighborhoods, exposing families to foods and lifestyle habits that improve community health, while building the next generation of advocates in the fight for food justice.

08/21/2026

Can you guess what Jessenia is holding? Drop your guess below; we'll confirm in the comments!

Just like all our crops, this one grew from seed to harvest inside a school building! 🌱

08/19/2026

Tiny cucumber alert! 🥒 What's your favorite way to eat them? Salad? Pickled? Straight off the vine? Tell us below!

08/13/2026

1 in 4 children in New York City are food insecure. That means skipping meals, going hungry, or relying on a food pantry or soup kitchen just to eat. Numbers like this are why we do this work.

What's one thing you wish more people understood about food insecurity in your community?

08/11/2026

What does a plant need to grow? Summer Rising students at TFFJ's farm at Urban Assembly Unison School answered that question using choice boards, hand-drawn diagrams, and planters full of microgreens. 🌱

Tell us: what's the first thing you ever grew?

08/05/2026

The all-new TFFJ merch store is here! We've got a lineup of classic TFFJ-branded gear: aprons, a pouch, water bottles, and travel mugs. 🌱

Then pick your favorite plant-based pun. Hail Kale for the leafy green diehards. Cool as a Cucumber for anyone who keeps it chill. Romaine Calm when things get hectic. Go Chard or Go Home for the ones who go all in. Each comes in hoodies, tees, hats, beanies, and onesies.

Every purchase advances food justice, supporting students who grow food for their schools and communities every day, on farms built inside their own school buildings.

🔗 Shop the full lineup: https://www.bonfire.com/store/teens-for-food-justice-official-store/

07/30/2026

This Swiss chard grew indoors, under LED lights, with no soil. It went from farm to table without ever leaving the school. Visit the TFFJ Resource link below to see what our farms are doing for Title I schools in NYC and Denver. 🌱

https://linktr.ee/teensforfoodjustice

07/27/2026

Last week, Fiona C., a proud Maker Academy graduate and TFFJ Alum, spoke up in Times Square during and 's Flatten Big Soda rally. They highlighted the industry's hefty $11 billion advertising budget and urged that the health of all New Yorkers should come first.

07/24/2026

Yesterday, TFFJ alumnae stood in Times Square to help flatten Big Soda. 🥤🚫

Fiona C., a Maker Academy graduate and TFFJ alum, took the mic at the Flatten Big Soda rally with the Interfaith Public Health Network (IPHN) and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), calling out the billions the soda industry spends every year to make sugary drinks feel like a normal part of our communities.

Najae S., another TFFJ alumna from Maker Academy, spoke with IPHN in an interview on the same topic. That conversation will be released soon, and we'll be sure to share it here. She also took part in a youth advocacy council dinner with youth advocates from Altagracia, Interfaith Public Health Network, Chilis on Wheels, and the City of Rochester.

We're proud to see our students holding industries accountable and using their voices for real change. Thank you to and for opening the door to young advocates and for creating the Youth Advocacy Council.

07/23/2026

Live from Times Square with TFFJ alum, Fiona, IPHN and Center for Science in the Public Interest

07/20/2026

The school year has ended, but here's what students grew. 🌱

Swipe through to see where it went!

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33 West 60th Street
New York, NY
10023

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+18335242742

Website

http://www.teensforfoodjustice.org/donate

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