Recent Articles
Commissioner Hooker Encourages Consumers to Join a CSA
(Press Release PDF)
From Vacant Lots to Verdant Plots: The Leaders Who Will Feed Us
Kerry Truman speaks with Just Food Trainers and Community Gardeners
Seinfeld's World of Drones by Roger Repohl
(South Bronx to South Bay - November 22, 2007)
A Plucky New Bread of New Yorkers by Christopher Flavelle
(The Globe and Mail - November 8, 2007)
Crop Shop Craze by Chuck Bennett
(New York Post - June 4, 2007)
The Sharecroppers: Community Supported Agriculture will bring neighbors and farmers together this summer by Matt Elzweig
(A Downtown Reporter - April 23, 2007)
Green Grows Brooklyn by Emily Gertz
(Worldchanging NYC - March 17, 2007)
Friends of a Farmer by Rebecca Migdal
(Brooklyn Papers Vol. 29, No. 23 June 10, 2006)
Mission: Possible by Nanette Maxim
(Gourmet June, 2006)
Just Food for All by Sangamithra Iyer
(SATYA, April 2006)
Teaching Greens by Elizabeth Johnson
(SATYA, March 2006)
Community Farmers Cultivate Cross-Cultural Exchange by Heather Haddon
(Norwood News Vol. 19, No. 3 Feb. 9 - 22, 2006)
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New York's Grocery Gap by Gail Robinson
(November 21, 2005)
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South Bronx to South Bay: The Culture in Agriculture by Roger Repohl
(Easy Reader, October 20, 2005)
[PDF] Fresh Food Cheap: How the Bronx is Eating Well by Lisa Gross
(New York Press Vol 18 Issue 44 - November 2-8, 2005)
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Press Releases Just Food Presents "Food Justice and the Public Good: A New York City Summit on Farms and Food" (January 5, 2004)
Just Food, a non-profit organization that works to develop a just and sustainable food system in the New York City region, presents "Food Justice and The Public Good: A New York City Summit on Farms and Food," a day-long marathon of workshops and roundtables bringing together farmers, consumers, and experts to share information, increase awareness about and find solutions to a number of issues pertaining to the city’s local food system. The January 24th event will end with a fine wine and cheese reception accompanied by live jazz.
Press Release: [HTML] [PDF] [Word]
Just Food and Gardener’s Supply Company Honor New York City Urban Farmers (October 29, 2003)
Eight urban farmers and have been recognized by Just Food for increasing food access in their neighborhoods. An astounding number of New Yorkers have poor access to fresh produce. Just Food’s City Farms program, through our Grow More Food Campaign, fosters better access to healthy, fresh produce by encouraging people to grow their own.
Just Food Expands Subsidy Program to Bring Fresh, Organic Food into Low-Income Neighborhoods (May 16, 2003)
Just Food, a NYC based non-profit organization that builds economic, environmental, and social justice through local sustainable food systems, along with a generous grant from New York Community Trust, has just made it a lot easier for low-income NYC residents to participate in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). The grant will be used to subsidize low-income shares in CSA groups throughout NYC.
Brochures
Just Food The City Farms Brochure
An overview of Just Food's "The City Farms" program and its resources available to gardeners.
Just Food CSA Brochure
An overview of Community Supported Agriculture and how it works, as well as background on Just Food's CSA program.
Just Food Articles
The City Farms Goes to Cuba
Just Food City Farms program manager joined Global Exchange on a trip to Cuba.
Think Global, Act Local - Havana, October
Letters to the Editor
CSA in South Bronx (02/01/05)
Facing Biotech Research Without the Fear Factor (01/19/05)
La Familia Verde (10/08/04)
Eat Your Veggies (07/28/04)
CSA Growth (10/28/03)
Wellstone (10/28/02)
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