Mott Haven Farm Stand bridges healthy food and community
In a small patch of green behind an iron fence in Mott Haven, residents come once a week for the kind of fresh produce they have a hard time finding…
Today’s empty lots, tomorrow’s oases: South Bronx groups look to green abandoned parcels
In front of a vacant, city-owned lot at the corner of Park Avenue and 138th street, members of two local grassroots groups stood by to draw attention to the neglected…
Where to compost in the South Bronx
Good news for the planet, bad news for rats. Curbside composting will be available to all Bronx residents beginning on Oct. 6, 2024, according to the Department of Sanitation. On…
La Casita de Chema Community Garden receives $415,000 in city funds
Willie Colon blasted from the speakers on Oct. 21 as City Council Member Rafael Salamanca allocated $415,000 of city funds to La Casita de Chema (Chema House) Community Garden, also…
Food waste is transformed into delicious meals at award-winning Mott Haven restaurant
Every morning, a large truck pulls up outside La Morada restaurant in Mott Haven and drops off boxes of fresh vegetables. “We don’t even know his name,” laughed Natalia Saavedra,…
Two community gardens get funding for makeovers. Some residents say changes should include more public access.
A community garden in Mott Haven and another in Melrose will each receive necessary funding for important upgrades, buoyed by a letter of support from Bronx Community Board 1. But…
A Melrose community garden that grows more than food
It was no April Fools on Saturday, April 1 when the Rainbow Garden of Life and Health on Melrose Avenue was surprised by yet another commitment of funds – $30,000,…