It is winter, the earth is cracked and dried, the trees are like little gray skeletons, your fingertips are numb and the thought of spending time “relaxing” in your garden plot makes you cringe. Bring your garden indoors and let the flora and fauna therapy continue this season. As long as your home is 60 [...]
The TJX Companies And Nourishing USA Pack Hunger Kits To Help Feed Thousands of Families Around The USA TJX through their corporate responsibility programs are volunteering with Nourishing USA to pack Hunger Kits for groups across the U.S. so they can combat hunger and malnutrition in their communities NEW YORK, NY, October, 11, 2011 – [...]
New York (CNN) — When Gina Keatley first moved to New York to attend culinary school, she noticed that many of her neighbors were missing limbs. “I lived on 99th Street across from some projects,” she said. “I would walk to the train and think, ‘Why are there so many amputees?’” Keatley found out that [...]
by Emma Taylor Have you ever wondered what gives mustard or curries their bright yellow color?? Well the answer can be found in a little ingredient called turmeric. Not only is this spice a color enhancer, but you might not have know that it also has many potential health benefits! Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a [...]
Nourishing NYC was happy to welcome back TJX volunteers on Wednesday August 10th for their annual cooperate volunteer day in Harlem, New York. With store manger, Steve Mulvey leading the crew, TJX volunteers spent their day harvesting local organic produce from the garden that will be used to feed in-need clients in East Harlem. In addition, [...]
Nourishing NYC is happy to congratulate Manhattan Land Trust for their completion of title transfer. They are now finally owners of all 32 plots in Manhattan and the Bronx used by the MLT group. “All of our gardens were slated for sale by the city in 1999, which would have led to their certain demolition. [...]
Nourishing NYC welcomes our newest blogger, Erin Saccomano. Â Erin is currently studying to become a Certified Nutrition Practitioner and will be sharing with us her experiences with healthy living. You can look forward to lots of delicious recipes and advice for healthy living! Erin Saccomano www.thesacc.wordpress.com Having a garden is an amazing way to keep [...]
Nourishing NYC’s 2011 Earth Day Festival was a huge success thanks to dedicated Earth loving volunteers and sponsors. This year Nourishing NYC’s Earth Day centerpiece was the Festival at Carver Garden in Harlem New York, which was sponsored by Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, Earthbound Farm, TCP Inc., News Corporation’s Global Energy Initiative, SpaHa Café, The [...]
Carolyn Zezima, Nourishing NYC’s Director of Urban Agriculture shows that planting an urban garden can be fun, however, there is some detailed planning that goes in to it. Check out the sketching for our first planting and the video of volunteers making it happen.
During the Earth Day Event, Nourishing NYC will collect your gently used spare kitchen gadgets and small applicances such as peelers, knife sharpeners, mixing bowls, mini-food processors, pots and pans, to support one of our partners , GEMS-Girls, an organization that provides education, advocacy, therapeutic support and housing to hundreds of New York women who are starting [...]
Columbia Community Outreach (CCO) students helped to nourish Harlem through springs first urban produce program of 2012 at Nourishing NYC. Twenty dedicated Columbia Community Outreach (CCO) students came out on March 31st, 2012 to distribute fresh produce and healthy diabetic friendly recipes in underserved supermarket dessert East Harlem. “I am very impressed with the passion [...]
Its not just pitchers and catchers getting in shape this spring. The spring Healthy Home Plate Program Chefs learned this week about the benefits of eating locally and seasonally. They had the chance to create mini-gardens to take home with them and incorporate produce in a comfort food favorite macaroni and cheese. Recipe below. No-Bake Macaroni & Cheese http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/no_bake_macaroni_cheese.html From EatingWell: April/May 2006, EatingWell Serves Two Not only [...]
