East New York Farms!

It’s here! The official cookbook of ENY Farms!, Made in East New York: Community Cook Book is stuffed with all the delicious recipes East New York has to offer. Looking for a creative twist on rice salad? How about a few new ways of preparing okra? Or calalloo? Or bitter melon? They’re all in here – along with 70 other recipes provided by members of the community. You can get your copy at the Farmer’s Market, or any WIC center in the neighborhood. Happy eating!

Books available for purchase at our Wednesday and Saturday Farmers' Markets.

Also available at any one of our cooking demos, "ENY Farmers' Market Cooking Demo Summer Series" , at the following WIC centers:

Brookdale Family Health Center 465 New Lots Ave (718) 240-8950

East New York Diagnostic and Treatment Center 2094 Pitkin Avenue (718) 240-0400

Kings County FAN 840 Alabama Avenue (718) 647-1700

Medisys 3080 Atlantic Avenue (718) 647-0240

Public Health Solutions 1110 Pennsylvania Avenue (718) 342-7050

1. Vote for our project in the Tom's of Maine "50 State for Good" contest
We've been selected as one of 41 finalists for this $20,000 grant award. Click here to read about our plan to organize a series of community meals and to vote for us! Five awards will be made to community organizations across the country, and voting goes until September 10, but please vote as soon as possible! It only takes about 10 seconds - no registration or anything required.

2. Make a donation (any amount is great!) and double your impact with a matching donation from All at Once
If you donate to ENYFarms! between now and October, your donation could not only help to expand our market, youth program, and work with gardens, but will also be matched by Jack Johnson's foundation. His All at Once initiative has offered to match donations made to our project up to $2,500. You can donate by either a) sending a check, made out to United Community Centers, to 613 New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207, with "ENYF - All at once" in the memo line, or b) donating at Network for Good, and include "ENYF - All at once" in the Designation bar.

For more info go to the New York City Community Garden Coalition website

What you can do right now to help protect our community gardens:

Call 311 and tell them you would like to comment on the Proposed Park Rule as published in The City Record. Here are some sample statements (or of course state your own!):
"I am dissatisfied with the Proposed Park Rule, as it does not provide community gardens with the same protections as the 2002 OAG Agreement" or "Bloomberg administration: Parks Rules Must include clear protection for all Parks community gardens in good standing!"

Read, print and distribute NYCCGC's Letter to Gardeners, which outlines the situation and ways to take action!

Contact the Commissioner via email. Fill out the form and let the Parks Commissioner know that the Proposed Rule is unsatisfactory, and tell them why gardens matter to YOU!

Make your opinion heard! Register to testify at the August 10 hearing, or submit written testimony. Details here.