AUGUST 25TH, 2010 — As part of the New York Botanical Garden‘s incredible Edible Garden exhibition this season, our Growing Chefs have taken the stage to present the very best of our seasonal, local foods …
Sustainability: the Children’s Edition
JULY 6TH, 2010 — Growing Chefs partnered with the Garden School in Jackson Heights, Queens this past winter and spring to teach a grow-it, eat-it gardening and cooking class. As part of our culinary curriculum, …
Summertime Berry Compote
JULY 6TH, 2010 — The beautiful, fruiting time of year has begun here in New York City, and we welcome it with open arms with this delicious recipe as prepared by our Growing Chefs culinary …
DIY Terrariums
JULY 1ST, 2010 — Growing Chefs returns to the Garden School in Jackson Heights, Queens, to pilot our new math and science curriculum. Partnering with staff with experience at Francis Perkins Academy and the Natural …
Kids Can Change the Food System
JUNE 14TH, 2010 — Written Paula Crossfield, this piece below was first featured on Civil Eats. On a recent Sunday afternoon in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, over a hundred people gathered at the 6000-square foot Eagle Street …
Bitter Lettuce & Sorrel Quiche
JUNE 8TH, 2010 — This Tuesday night was the first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) pickup at the Eagle Street Rooftop Farm. I’d harvested sorrel, scallions, and lettuces for the shareholders, as well as collected enough …
Goats: Living Lawnmowers
MAY 23RD, 2010 — For the past few weeks, I’ve been waking at 5:45 am to a sound not often heard in Brooklyn, New York: the soft, and then loud, and then louder, cry of …
The First Seed
MAY 18TH, 2010 — In years of teaching children, one thing we’ve learned is that kids love to care for something smaller than themselves. A seed fits the bill, and so do most plants! In …
Spring Chickens!
MAY 18TH, 2020 — This past week has been one of heat and rain, and the growth of all the vegetables in my life has been incredible. Another great joy has been the presence of …
Harvest Time in Harlem
APRIL 27TH, 2010 — In this day and age of schoolyard gardening-mania, the most important lesson I’ve learned in many years of attempting to grow carrots on school property is making sure you have dedicated …