Latest News
-
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service with Nourishing, NYCCAH, and JP Morgan / Chase Bank GoodworksJanuary 16, 2012
New York, NY – January 16, 2012- Nourishing (Nourishing USA and Nourishing NYC) held it’s third annual MLK Day of Service with the New York City Coalition Against Hunger (NYCCAH) and the JP Morgan-Chase Bank Goodworks at the Greenpoint Reformed Church. Over 50 volunteers helped Nourishing to create Nourishing USA Anti-hunger Advocacy Kits. Volunteers helped to paint, [...]
-
Nourishing’s 2011 Annual ReportJanuary 9, 2012
2011 Annual Report Published January 9, 2012 The 2011 Annual Report for Nourishing NYC and Nourishing USA (Nourishing) has been published online today. The report covers the organization’s achievements and progress during 2011, including three major initiatives Nourishing has undertaken this year: the introduction of a national advocay program; expansion of Junior Chef programs; and the roll [...]
-
L’Oréal Paris Honors Nourishing NYC’s Gina Keatley in the Sixth Annual Women of Worth AwardsNovember 7, 2011
Vote for Gina as the National Honoree: November 7 – November 23 on womenofworth.com New York, NY (November 7, 2011) – New York resident Gina Keatley has been honored as a Woman of Worth by L’Oréal Paris for her work with Nourishing NYC/USA, a community food program that strives to provide “nutrition for all” in [...]
Upcoming Events
-
Mar 15, 2012
Lead Garden Volunteer Recruitment Day. We will we searching to find 5 part time garden and agriculture lead volunteers that will design and plant the Nourishing Gardens. More details to follow.
-
Apr 21, 2012
3rd Annual Nourishing Earth Day Celebration will be celebrated on Saturday, April 21th, at 11 am-3pm at Carver Community Garden on 124th Street between 2nd and 3rdAvenues in Manhattan. Organizers of the event, led by Nourishing NYC, have been presenting Earth Day celebrations since 2008. This event is a day of education, celebration and action for the world in which we live. In the spirit of Earth Day, and through the generosity of its sponsors, this event is free for the whole family!
Nourishing NYC Earth Day, East Harlem’s largest Earth Day festival sets a clear example for people and businesses how simple lifestyle changes can make a difference. For example, Nourishing NYC Earth Day will feature onsite recycling demonstrations, edible art, free fresh produce distributed from a vegetable oil powered VAN, and energy efficient give outs. There will also be healthy food demonstrations providing goodies that require few wasteful utensils and are good for the body. Additional highlights of the day will include environment displays and demonstrations, interactive and educational booths by local environmental non-profit and small business groups, exhibits by local artists, and a Kids Zone for youngsters.
3rd Annual Nourishing Earth Day Celebration is an amazing demonstration of how the everyday decisions we make in life affect our environment, explains Nourishing NYC Earth Day organizer Jessika Carney. It is a chance to better understand the issues affecting our region while taking direct action to be part of the solution. Its the most fun you can have saving the planet!


