La Finca del Sur sets its sights on reopening in April
On a cold and windy Sunday afternoon, Erica Pantoja came out to La Finca del Sur’s Waking Up the Farm event with her kids, Faith, 12, and Izaiah, 8. Their…
Two South Bronx restaurants receive $10,000 grants
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Black leaders envision a cooperative future
The Mi Oh My farm is different from most urban farms. For one thing, it’s indoors: the entire farm is located in a one-bedroom apartment, using hydroponic mats and grow…
New rooftop greenhouse set to enhance nutrition for Bronxites
Public housing residents may have a new neighbor next year: an urban farm in the air. On the roof of Arbor House, an affordable housing structure next door to the…
Community Fridge movement gains traction
It started in 2020 with one food-packed fridge on East 141st Street. Grassroots Grocery is now a model for how food insecurity and food waste might be addressed even beyond…
As pandemic fades, rising prices squeeze restaurants
The Valencia Bakery has been in business since 1952, and it is most popular for their pineapple-filled cakes. There is only one problem, according to owner Alexandra Diaz. Following the…
Homegrown food justice organization expands beyond its Mott Haven roots
Daniel Zauderer’s clarion call is “bring produce to the people!” It started as just one community fridge on a sidewalk in a South Bronx neighborhood. Today, 10,000 pounds of fresh,…
$110 million federal grant awarded to Hunts Point Produce Market
The Hunts Point Produce Market has been awarded $110 million in federal infrastructure funding to modernize its facilities and reduce air pollution, its first significant upgrade in 50 years. Plans…