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Non-profit Just Food [2]encompasses all that is farm fresh in New York City. Since 1995, the organization has been connecting sustainable food farms [3], markets, pantry programs and gardens to one another through an ever-growing network. Their Farm School NYC [4] program is a two year course that provides professional training [5] in urban agriculture, and enables New Yorkers to further inspire local action toward sustainable living.
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Students can either commit to a full two-year certificate program, or partake in many individual courses [10]. Training with Farm School NYC isn’t just a crash course on urban farming, but instead designed to create a class of grassroots leaders who will help push the food justice movement forward. By training community members to become leaders, they can incite community organization and employ advocacy techniques [11] to other community members who wish to be a part of the movement.
A network of urban farmers [12], community gardens and anti-hunger advocates make up the leaders of the program, and they pass on their expertise to each student, educating them on all fronts of food justice [13]and practicality. Because the Farm School NYC seeks to create leaders in all neighborhoods and walks of life, the program’s tuition is on a sliding scale, based on income and household size.
With classes around New York City, the Farm School NYC is helping a new generation of food-forward leaders [14] perfect their skills on urban growing, business and marketing, community organization and nutrition education.
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