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Sign up for CropCount 2012!

For many NYC gardeners, the 2012 growing season has already begun. How much will you grow?

Whether you recorded your harvest last year or are just getting going this year, all NYC community and school gardeners are welcome to sign up for CropCount 2012. We provide free scales, logs, training, and reports, and you record your data. When we add it all up, the results are exciting.

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Farming Concrete: Measuring Food Production in NYC’s Community Gardens

The American Community Garden Association defines a community garden as "any piece of land gardened by a group of people." These spaces - peaceful enclaves where one can reconnect with their soil, food, and fellow gardeners - are meaningful across age groups and cultures, and serve as valuable assets for community identity. Healthy food production in community gardens is especially relevant today, when the number of New York City residents who rely on emergency food and lack access to affordable fresh produce in grocery stores is increasing. In the context of a dysfunctional food system, urban agriculture is becoming evermore indispensable.

No one knows just how much food NYC community gardeners are growing. That is what this project seeks to measure.