Central harlem has a critical need for community access to locally grown, nutritious, healthy foods and educational programs that provide our youth with a hands-on understanding of what sustainable…

This Project Grant award of $350,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service was made under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The funding will support Harlem Grown Inc., a non-profit organization, to address the critical need for community access to locally grown, nutritious, healthy foods and educational programs for youth on sustainable urban agriculture in Central Harlem, New York. The project aims to establish an urban farm-to-food process, including hands-on learning opportunities for youth, over the 3-year award period from September 2023 to September 2026.

Central harlem has a critical need for community access to locally grown, nutritious, healthy foods and educational programs that provide our youth with a hands-on understanding of what sustainable agriculture can look like in the urban farm to food process