Edible Schoolyard NYC (P.S. 216, Brooklyn)
Brooklyn, New York, United States · Operator: Edible Schoolyard NYC
Overview
Opened in 2010 by transforming a concrete parking lot at Brooklyn's P.S. 216 into a half-acre organic garden and kitchen classroom, this is the NYC demonstration school. Children learn from seed to plate while growing about 160 crops, and the model has expanded to network schools in East Harlem and the Bronx, reaching thousands of students.
Citizen participation
Public-school pupils take garden and cooking classes; at P.S. 216 a parking lot was turned into a half-acre organic garden growing about 160 crops, while network schools receive an average of six hours of edible education a year.
Operating model
An independent non-profit that brought Alice Waters' vision to New York in 2010, funded by donations and grants.
Impact
Brought large-scale garden-based food education to urban public schools, delivering edible education to roughly 4,000 students a year through its network schools.
Crops
- leafy greens
- tomato
- herbs
- grains
- fruit
- vegetables
Scale
2,000 m² — About a half-acre organic garden plus a mobile kitchen classroom; P.S. 216 is the flagship demonstration school
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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