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Service Project

Building Urban Farms in NYC with Harlem Grown!

October 03, 2020

11:00 AM - 03:00 PM EDT

New York City Platoon

Event overview

Harlem Grown's mission is to inspire youth to lead healthy and ambitious lives through mentorship and hands-on education in urban farming, sustainability, and nutrition. Harlem Grown operates local urban farms, increase access to and knowledge of healthy food and provide food to the community. The urban farm at 131st street, which has historically been used to to teach kids, has come under disrepair and needs to be revamped so that it can be better utilized to grow food and be more acceptable to youth when programming becomes available. So The Mission Continues is going to make that happen! We are going to be constructing a new urban farm for Harlem Grown that better utilizes the space and creates more farming garden bed space in the lot. So join us to continue to make NYC better! Charlie Mike!

Type

Service Project

What To Wear

Your TMC swag and cloths you don't mind getting dirty.

What to Bring

Your Mask and a can do attitude!

Inclement Weather

The project will be rescheduled if inclement weather is an issue.

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When and where

Date

October 03, 2020

Time

11:00 AM - 03:00 PM (EDT)

Location

Harlem Grown Tot Lot

39 W 131st St (Btwn Malcolm X Blvd And 5th Ave)
New York City, NY 10031

Parking Information

Closest train station is 135 and Malcom X (2 and 3)- walk south to 131 and turn left on 131. Street parking will be difficult.

Who We Are

The Mission Continues is a national non-profit that empowers veterans to continue serving in our nation’s under-resourced communities, giving veterans the opportunity to keep serving even after the uniform comes off, right here at home. Our programs deploy veterans and volunteers to work alongside nonprofit partners and community leaders to improve educational resources, tackle food insecurity, foster neighborhood identity, and more.  

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