Language in the Community

Queens Botanical Garden intends to obtain an Apple iPad to run an application called Google Translate. Our visitors come from all over the globe, speaking languages other than English.

NEEDS: $0 of 876

Solar Powered Eco-Shed

Install a solar panel system on the Eco-Shed of the Bushwick Campus Farm to provide clean energy for the school’s outdoor greenhouse, vertical farm and hydroponic systems.

NEEDS: $0 of 220

VertiCulture

VertiCulture is an aquaponics project in Brooklyn that aims to alleviate the environmental, health, and social problems associated with modern agriculture by promoting sustainable food production in urban environments.

NEEDS: $0 of 4,411

Prenatal Belly Dance in Harlem

The New York City Prenatal Fitness Initiative will expand and promote access to this excellent form of activity for pregnant women.

NEEDS: $0 of 432

Adventures for Kids on the LA River

Transforming public perceptions and working toward a healthy, safe LA River through recreational-educational boating adventures for kids.

NEEDS: $0 of 2,022

Allergic to Salad - Kids Get Cooking

More healthy cooking classes! We're looking to fund FOUR children and ONE adult classes right now (5 total)! There is already a list of over 200 kiddies (and growing) eager to get cooking-- let's make it happen!

NEEDS: $0 of 4,225

Myrtle Village Green

We’re seeking to purchase gardening equipment to transform an unused, vacant piece of city-owned land into a true community amenity where people can come together to garden, compost, and enjoy passive open space.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,000

Allergic to Salad- Cooking with Kids!

The goal is for the lesson to be brought to the home! Getting children involved in the cooking process, increasing awareness of healthy, nourishing food, and getting the whole family to cook together and eat together.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,725

FREE eggs on the Free Range in Brooklyn!

Bushwick City Farm will raise organic free range chickens in Bushwick Brooklyn in order to provide the community with free organic eggs and chickening knowledge.

NEEDS: $0 of 500

Solar Arbor at 6/15 Green

Solar Electric Energy Project will be expanded and include mini green roof. Hands-on workshops show New Yorkers that solar technology is a practical reality.

NEEDS: $0 of 3,023

Rockaway Rain Reuse System

We will tackle issues surrounding storm water management by maximizing the potential uses of water by designing and constructing water catchments system.

NEEDS: $0 of 345

PS 11 Farm Market

Tent for PS 11's Farm Market - which is student-run and sells local, organic produce from a NYS Farm.

NEEDS: $0 of 403

Nutritional Detectives

Nutrition Detectives helps kids measure and compare healthy food items.

NEEDS: $0 of 52

Kids for Compost!

Help us turn our school lunch waste into soil we can use! With compost bins and supplies, we will reduce our environmental impact and learn about science.

NEEDS: $0 of 337

Chelsea Street Tree Signage Exhibit

Raise environmental consciousness using art and creative campaigns through the implementation of street tree signs and tree guards.

NEEDS: $0 of 4,776

5th Annual St George Day Festival

The St George Day Festival encourages environmental stewardship through storytelling, spectacle and innovative educational & community-building activities.

NEEDS: $0 of 540

Spring Cleaning & Planting Week

500 Hancock Block Association will beautify its block by cleaning and planting 10 planters and 29 tree pits to encourage neighborliness, safety and beauty.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,096

Urban Meadow Compost Project

Purchase composters to recycle garden waste into compost, reduce waste we throw out from the Meadow, pilot a household waste composting program

NEEDS: $0 of 862

Junior Composter Course

The Junior Composter course is an internship for youth from underserved communities to engage in composting, urban agriculture, and environmental activism.

NEEDS: $0 of 2,262

Bed-Stuy Community Farm Market Greenhouse

Help a Central Brooklyn community garden continue their important outreach by building a year-round greenhouse for the local community farmer's market.

NEEDS: $0 of 2,310

P.S. 107 Sunshine Garden

The Sunshine Garden Environmental Expansion furthers students' gardening engagement to frame studies on important environmental issues.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,150

Urban Workshop

Students to build a 12' x 12' gazebo w/ seating and rainwater-harvesting - benefits the garden, community & educates students.

NEEDS: $0 of 220

Food Extravaganza Demonstrations

Our cooking demonstration features advice on what to do with CSA vegetables and how to prepare recipes from local chefs.

NEEDS: $0 of 184

Growing on Governors Island

We'll use a rototiller to cultivate our farm on Governors Island for increased production, youth employment, and educational activities.

NEEDS: $0 of 424

A Rainbow Garden at Mad Fun Farm

Our 7-8-year-olds need your help to grow a Rainbow Garden, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers from their countries of origin, at Mad Fun Farm.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,080

Leadership Intern Field Training

LIFT is a 6-week leadership training program for underserved youth in the South Bronx; this project funds Environmental Stewardship week.

NEEDS: $0 of 1,776

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