Latest News
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Nourishing Welcomes new Special Projects CoordinatorFebruary 16, 2012
Just joining Nourishing, two new Special Projects Coordinators, Loren Berman and Monica Johnson will be helping to feed, educate and advocate for thousands this year. Loren Berman comes to us from The Jewish Theological Seminary at Columbia University where he brings his inventive and passionate skills focusing on Social Entrepreneurship and Microfinance. Monica is an [...]
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Harlem Edge & Nourishing NYC/USAFebruary 11, 2012
Nourishing is excited to have presented to the panel of jurors at the Center for Architecture (AIANY) for the Harlem Edge, Cultivating Connections project. All the submissions look great! How will they decide? Competition Brief The Harlem Edge/Cultivating Connections competition will explore the redevelopment of the decommissioned Department of Sanitation marine transfer station located in the Hudson River at 135th Street. [...]
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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, [...]
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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
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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.
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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!
