The mission of East New York Farms! is to organize youth and adults to address food justice in our community by promoting local sustainable agriculture, in operation since 1998.

Goals:
Collection & Processing

• Accept and process ~7,000 lbs of organics in East NY

• Staff and coordinate Food Scrap Drop Offs at:

  • 2 local Farmers Markets

  • 2 Urban Farms

• Staff and coordinate local food scrap hauling using e-bike and trailer

  • 2+ community-based organizations

  • 2+ local businesses

Distribution

• Coordinate local deliveries of compost and clean soil to local community gardens

• Prepare, bag and distribute and/or apply finished compost and clean soil locally

• Host 3 seasonal Compost Givebacks and 2 seasonal Clean Soil Distributions

Outreach & Education

• Train and engage 3 youth for Compost-specific internship as a part of a larger 30 youth internship program

  • Youth interns learn to support general operations, deliver compost education to community members, and act as compost program ambassadors.

• Lead community workshops and engagements for community members

  • Provide support to local community partners through labor and technical assistance, supplies, garden support, and data collection

  • Outreach events, tabling, and programming

• Community street tree care events

• Lead volunteers, non-profit, school and youth groups through hands-on learning