News Flash Archive

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2011

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 December 12th - December 18th

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Harvesting

Brighton Beach @KCC, December 09, 2011

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UNTOUCHED OPENS FOR BUSINESS @ UHHS HEALTH FAIR!

More on Untouched

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WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THOUSANDS OF LBS OF FOOD SCRAPS?

Its fall and Project EATS farmers are harvesting less and composting more. Arguably our most important harvest begins in late November and early December when we start collecting leaves, straw bales, horse manure, and food waste to feed our compost piles and mulch our beds.

After a long season of taking nutrients off the farm in the form of delicious produce we are now in the business of giving nutrients back to the soil.

More on Project EATS Composting.

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A heartfelt "Thank You!" to  DOS from Project EATS and the communities we serve for helping us grow food for New Yorkers, locally!

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December 5th - December 11th

STILL GROWING!

Brighton Beach @KCC, November 30, 2011

Shorter days. Cooler temperatures. Seasonal Crops.  We will continue to farm at our sites throughout the winter.  Crops will grow slower and there will be less to harvest. Yet, our work continues.  Community farm and business skills in our neighborhoods will continue to develop this winter and be ready for the 2012 season.

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WITH A BANG!

East New York @TJHS, November 23, 2011

Community Market season for 2011 went out with a BANG!  To all our community customers, "Thank You!"  Next spring,  we look forward to providing you and your neighbors with just-picked affordable food grown naturally and chemical-free in your neighborhoods. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

NATURAL SWAG

UNTOUCHED

ABOVE AND BEYOND

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OPEN FOR BUSINESS

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NATURAL SWAG in Brownsville. UNTOUCHED in Mott Haven. ABOVE & BEYOND in  East New York. These new enterprises will open for business in your neighborhoods this week.  They will be selling Brie's Garden products for your body and health needs at neighborhood prices.  Follow them online as they face the trials and tribulations of starting a business.  If you live, work, or study in these neighborhoods buy Brie's Garden direct from them and support your new neighborhood businesses! For everyone else, Shop Here Online or locally at By Brooklyn (718.643.0606).

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A heartfelt "Thank You!" to  DOS from Project EATS and the communities we serve for helping us grow food for New Yorkers, locally!

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NOVEMBER 21ST-25TH

SPECIAL THANKSGIVING MARKETS

This year, Brownsville and East New York families, elders, students, teachers, and administrators can complete their Thanksgiving shopping with Brooklyn-Grown, Just-Picked, Chemical-Free veggies and herbs at Project EATS Thanksgiving Markets. November 22nd and November 23rd from 1-5p. We hope to see you there! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Soothing & Healing Care For Your Body From Project EATS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     LIP BALMS

TATTOO BALM

 

 

 

 

HANDMADE, NATURAL, & CHEMICAL-FREE!

 

 

 

 

* Early shoppers can find Brie's Garden products at BY BROOKLYN, 261 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY. (718) 643-0606. 

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A heartfelt "Thank You!" to  DOS from Project EATS and the communities we serve for helping us grow food for New Yorkers, locally!

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RADISHES, COMPOST, & ARTISTS....OH MY!!

November 17, 2011

Artist Senga Nengudi was in town for a talk on her work and an opening of the exhibition Contemporary Art From The Collection at the Museum of Modern Art (thru February 17, 2012) which includes her installation, R.S.V.P.  Visiting from Colorado Springs, Colorado, she took time to visit our Project EATS site @ Kingsborough Community College. Senga is a long-time supporter of Active Citizen Project along with her friend, artist David Hammons, who joined her on a tour of the site that was given by our farmers, Andrew Casner and Kadeesha Williams.  Their friends A.C. Hudgins, Ian White, and Sarita Hudgins joined them. 

 

 

Senga watches Andrew, Project EATS' Farm Manager, harvest radishes.

 

 

Andrew releases heat generated by organic matter in compost bin as David and Ian look on.

 

 

 

Sarita, David, A.C. & Ian tasting the "fruits" of Project EATS' labor!

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NOVEMBER 7TH- 11TH

BROWNSVILLE: A COMMUNITY SUCCESS @ AMBOY MARKET!

 A good community turn-out on October 25th for the Special Market Day at Amboy made it a win-win for everyone. The community took home affordable, just-picked, chemical-free vegetables for their home-cooked meals and ACP got one step closer to its goal of starting a weekly community market at the Brownsville @ Amboy site next spring! Our final Special Market this fall will be held on November 22nd, we look forward to seeing you there!!

BRIGHTON BEACH: TURNING TOMATOES INTO COMPOST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We were grateful for a very long season of tomato crops this year and look forward to another one next year! We plan to start our season early and extend it longer by growing tomatoes in our hoop houses. For now, we're turning the remains of our plants into compost on Volunteer Work Day at Brighton Beach @ Kingsborough Community College site.

 

MANHATTAN: PREPARING TO LAUNCH BRIE'S GARDEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Production to Quality Control Testing, Project EATS is preparing to launch Brie's Garden, its all-natural, chemical-free, handmade body and health products for its community, local, and on-line markets. Sales of these products support access to affordable, fresh, and nutritious food in Project EATS communities and paid apprenticeships for community youth and adults at Project EATS farm sites. Students participating in Project EATS through their schools will be starting their own "enterprises" this month to sell Brie's Garden products.  Check back later this month for details.

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OCTOBER 10th - 14th

WE'RE EXTENDING OUR GROWING SEASON!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inside the hoop house.

Project EATS Farmers, volunteers, and KBCC visitors from Finland completed construction of the hoop house at the KBCC site on October 8th.  We will continue to use cold hoops over raised beds at all of our sites to extend our growing season.  However, this hoop house provides us with a large and more efficient environment for growing vegetables, year-round.

IT GREW!

 

 

 

Jon, his watermelon, and Kadeesha who surprised Jon with it at our office.

 

When Jon planted his watermelon seeds last spring at the UHHS site, few on the Project EATS team thought anything would grow.  The growing space was small and shallow. None the less, Jon had faith and the office crew and UHHS's Summer Fellows got to eat just picked watermelon last week!

 

 

THERE'S A BUG (THE VIRAL KIND) GOING 'ROUND NYC

Sooth your scratchy throat and stuffy nose with Bronze Fennel, Feverfew, and Mallow Tea.

You can try this recipe for this herbal tea or create your own.

 Bronze Fennel

 

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OCTOBER 3-9th

WE SOLD OUT! 

Thanks to Brownsville elders and residents, the staff at Help USA, teachers and staff from Teachers Preparatory Academy, the first of three Special Markets @ Amboy this fall was a success! The next market will be held on Tuesday, October 25th from 1-6p. Visit our TJHS Market every Friday from 1-6p on Blake and Pennsylvania.

 

THERE'S A BUG GOING 'ROUND NYC

Sooth your scratchy throat and stuffy nose with Bronze Fennel, Feverfew, and Mallow Tea.

You can try this recipe for this herbal tea or create your own.

Bronze Fennel