Rock and Grow with Council on the Environment NYC
Kick off CENYC’s 40th Anniversary by watching great bands for a good cause: education programs for NYC school children.
Wednesday, March 3 at 8:00 PM
Sullivan Hall (214 Sullivan St between Bleecker & W. 3rd St).
Rock N’ Grow Benefits:
Learn It, Grow It, Eat It: (LGE) educates teens on the connection between food, health and the environment. Working in four South Bronx high schools, LGE youth learn how to grow herbs, fruits and vegetables at three local community gardens and develop an array of skills ranging from botany, research and data collection to cooking, carpentry, team-building and leadership development. In summer, LGE interns run their own farm stand and teach community members about nutrition and its relation to health and the environment.
Environmental Education: Middle and high school students learn about the resources that sustain our planet: water, air, trees, wildlife and realize that their actions and behaviors have consequences. Every day in schools across NYC, students participate in service learning programs ranging from monitoring subway noise and leaks to planting hundreds of trees to protect the watershed, creating a greener, healthier world,one block at a time.
Youthmarket: 8 youth-run urban farm stands are staffed by teens from the communities in which they are located and co-organized by CENYC and a local community group. Teens serve up healthy, local produce while learning entrepreneurial skills for future career choices. They are bringing healthy food to their communities, which are selected for their lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables and their high prevalence of overweight, obesity,and diet-related health problems. In the process they create vibrant community hubs.
Greenmarket Education: connects city children with farmers and enables them to experience food as a joyful journey that starts with a seed and ends on their table. Elementary schoolchildren are introduced to the fresh,locally grown food system at the Union Square Farmers Market. Children receive hands-on experience and supplemental materials that build an understanding of how food choices impact their bodies, the environment and their communities. Last year we launched a school-visit program that brings farmers and Greenmarket staff to NYC classrooms, and developed curricula and materials to enhance the experience.
