Just Food Tools

The City Farms Market Guide provides information and insights to help NYC urban gardeners start, run, and grow for community-based farmers' markets in their neighborhoods. The guide offers a variety of helpful recommendations and resources ranging from logistical considerations and tips for growing for market, to important information regarding state and local market regulations.

Information was gathered from various sources throughout New York City , State and beyond to create this comprehensive guide to urban agriculture in NYC. The City Farms Toolkit is comprised of over 70 tipsheets touching on everything from planting calendars to soil care to season extension. This toolkit also contains a resour...

The CSA in NYC Toolkit provides guidance on how to start and manage a Community Supported Agriculture project in New York City.  Its convenient binder design allows for easy photocopying to share materials with your core group.  The Toolkit contains materials that are complimentary to the lessons learned through Just Food's CSA in NYC Start-Up Workshop series.

The CSA in NYC Toolkit provides guidance on how to start and manage a Community Supported Agriculture project in New York City.  Files on the CD are organized by topic making them easy to navigate and easy to share among core group members.  The Toolkit contains materials that are complimentary to the lessons learned through Just Food's CSA in NYC Start-Up Workshop series.  It is designed for non-profit organizations, congregati...

The Farming for NYC Toolkit is a resource for farmers within 250 miles of New York City who are interested in connecting with direct marketing opportunities in NYC.  This toolkit is based on the experiences and advice of farmers we currently and previously have worked with.  Divided into "Off the Farm" and "On the Farm" sections, this toolkit outlines all of the marketing options available for local farmers through Just Food inc...

The Local Produce Link Toolkit is a resource to help food banks, non-profit organizations and other groups provide emergency food programs with fresh vegetables from local farms. The toolkit describes a model developed by Just Food and United Way of NYC called Local Produce Link. It includes information about recruiting and selecting farmers, farmer-agency matching, food and farm education (including cooking demonstrations and farm trips for f...

With the joy of being a community gardener or a CSA member comes the assortment of our region's fresh fruits and vegetables. Sometimes we have more produce then we know what to do with or we find a new and unfamiliar vegetable in our CSA share. Just Food's Veggie Tipsheets will give you new creative ways to prepare the season's bounty with a variety of recipes, storage tips and nutritional information.

View a sample tipsheet ...