Founded by artist Linda Goode Bryant, Project EATS is a “living installation” of neighborhood-based, small-plot, high-yield farms that use art, urban agriculture, partnerships, and social enterprise to sustainably grow and equitably distribute fresh, local, organically-grown food in communities across New York City. Project EATS transforms vacant lots and rooftops into viable farms supporting farm stands, pantries, prepared food, and community programs in neighborhoods disproportionately experiencing food insecurity and diet-related illness across the City. Communities deserve to grow their own food right where they live–Art that feeds.

Video on Project EATS: YouTube

Notable Press: BK Reader; Food Management

Linda's decades of art-based activism began with her founding of Just Above Midtown gallery (JAM) which was a self-described laboratory that foregrounded the work of African-American artists including David Hammons, Maren Hassinger, Butch Morris, Senga Nengudi, Lorraine O’Grady, Howardena Pindell and many others. JAM’s explicit purpose was to be “in, but not of, the art world” offering early—and often unique—opportunities to artists to experiment and create freely, away from art market pressures. After closing JAM, Linda dedicated herself to filmmaking, directing the Peabody award-winning documentary Flag Wars (2003), an intimate portrait of a community in-flux that explores the tensions between preservation and gentrification. Over her nearly 50-year career, Linda has and continues to advocate for a connection to “our innate ability to use what we have to create what we need”.

Linda Notable Press: NYT–T Magazine; BOMB; ArtNews; Artnet; Culture Type

• HELP USA SEC
  111 Sunken Garden Loop
  Randall's (Ward's) Island
  Farm only location.

• The Crossing
  1956 1st Avenue
  East Harlem, New York
  Farm stand opening soon.

• Marcus Garvey Apartments
  353 Chester Street
  Brownsville, Brooklyn
  Farm stand re-opening soon.

• Essex Crossing
  220 Broome Street
  Lower East Side, Manhattan
  Farm stand and Eatery
  Sat–Sun 11am-7pm

• SBH Wellness Center
  4422 Third Avenue
  Belmont, Bronx
  Farm stand
  Wed–Thu 10am–4pm

• Hollis Garden Apartments
  203-205 Hollis Avenue
  Saint Albans, NY
  Residents-only farm.

• Leah Asha Allen
  Director of Development

• Faye Bradshaw
  Senior Director of Operations

• Jess Carroll
  Seasonal Farmer

• Alexa Curnutte
  Seasonal Farmer

• Shevan Durant
  Administrator

• Shavar Elliot
  Seasonal Farmer

• Linda Goode Bryant
  Founder and President

• Marielle Ingram
  Special Projects Assistant

• Keith Jackson
  Seasonal Farmer

• Ronnie Jordan
  Seasonal Farmer

• Christina Miller
  Interim Farm Director

• Jason Murphy
  Culinary & Product Manager

• Andrew Nasti
  Seasonal Farmer

• Isaiah Trader
  Seasonal Farmer

• Barry Rosen
  Board Chairman
  Artist Estate Advisor

• Korbin Heiss
  Board Treasurer
  SVP, Wells Fargo

• Harriet Sanford
  Board Secretary
  Former President & CEO, NEA Foundation

• Jon Gilman
  Former Chef and Owner,Taste Caterers

• Liz Howng
  Global Finance People Agenda Lead,
  JP Morgan Chase

• Nilda Isidro
  Shareholder, GreenbergTraurig

• Marc Payot
  President, Hauser & Wirth

• Andrea Schwan
  PR & Image Building Consultant

• Lorna Simpson
  Visual Artist