#harlemgrown

[trascapades]

✊🏿🖤#ArtIsAWeapon

Black art, music and culture celebrating #Juneteenth (check each organization's website / social media for full details about their events):

Today, June 18 -

🎨@harlemgrown community public art installation of "Sankofa" by Jerome Haferd at #MarcusGarveyPark, 2PM-5PM; supported by @HeathGallery

🎶🎙@natblacktheatre & @parkavearmory present HIDDEN CONVERSATIONS, a celebration of NBT Founder & CEO Emerita, Dr. Barbara Ann Teer featuring live music, panels, performances, and exhibitions from:

@jojoabot, @holland.andrews, @camillegbacon, @mobrowne, @mynameisnichi, #StevenFullwood, @ebonynoellegolden, @nazarethhassan, @nonahendryx, @jerronherman, @justinhicksmusic, @qween_jean, @blacktransliberation, @sade1111, @theaaronmarcellus, @jaymc86, @djstorminnorman, @__s__t__a__r__r___, @thesoapboxpresents, #MikaalSulaiman, and @itstheclassix. 3PM, Park Avenue Armory.

💃🏾@musclecars.nyc COLORING LESSONS JUNETEENTH BLOCK PARTY at @thelotradio, 10AM-10PM with @kfeelzzz, @livwutang, @lovie.world, @yvonnetstrong, @djspinna, @kamaal; after party at @goodroombk with @karizma_kaytronic_ , @_moyasin_, @djtaranyc, @donis.bk

🎶@lincolncenter presents "To a Garden Luxuriously Verdant (Enameled with Countless Flowerings)" by @carlhancockrux featuring music + performances by @burntsugararkestra @martharedbone @aliciahallmoran @vurnt22 @evidencedance and more, a silent disco with DJ @iamrimarkable . 7PM, Lincoln Center

Tomorrow, June 19:

🎨@blackthoughtproject's Black Future Newsstand exhibition interactive zine-making workshop led by artist/designer Jen White-Johnson @jtknoxroxscenter at @theAfricaCenter, 1PM-3PM

🎶@take6official free concert at @carnegiehall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, 7 PM.

💃🏾@wildcatebonybrown & @HankWillisThomas present @BlackRodeoDisco featuring @djspinna @djhuggybear @theaustindeanashford @wideawakes at @LeBainnyc, 8PM-2AM

#JuneteenthCelebrations

#BlackCulture #BlackArt #BlackArtists #BlackMusicMonth #Freedom #FreeInNYC #BlackLiberation #TraScapades

[uptownboogiebicycle]

Blending!!!! Harlem Grown Date: Sunday, September 24th Time: 1pm - 3pm Location: 134 STREET FARM 118 West 134TH Street, Harlem, NY #communitygarden #presentation #networking #talk #newyorkstate #ny #nyc #onenyc #uptownandboogie #bicycleevent #zerowaste #zerowasteevent #urbanfarm #harlemgrown #bicycletouring #bicycle #biketour #biketouring #manhattan #harlem #newyorkcity #newyork #bikeblender #fitness #harlemcycle

#manhattan #urbanfarm #fitness #zerowasteevent #bikeblender #newyorkcity #communitygarden #bicycleevent #harlemgrown #bicycle #bicycletouring #onenyc #biketour #zerowaste #ny #networking #uptownandboogie #biketouring #nyc #harlemcycle #harlem #newyorkstate #newyork #presentation #talk

[ayce-tv]

#StreetArt + #StreetAds #HarlemGrown #Harlem #Manhattan #NYC #NewYork #Agriculture #Organic #UrbanFarms

#streetads #newyork #streetart #harlem #nyc #urbanfarms #organic #agriculture #manhattan #harlemgrown

[innerg-black]

#Muva #Nature says #Garden Hoe 😂😂😂😂😂 but first... #Lettuce Pray. 😂😂😂😂 . . #GreenThumb #FreshVeggies #GetYourGreens #EarthSigns #LeMagieFemmeNoireLife #SheebaBaby #Sunflower #KeepThatSameEnergy #Queen #Chocolate #MelaninMagic #MelaninRich #BlackIsBeautiful #BlackWomen #BlackGirlMagic #BrownSkinLady #TeamNatural #AsYouAre #Smile #SummerInTheCity #HarlemGrown #Uptown #NYC #GardenOfEden #GrowHouse #GreenHouse https://www.instagram.com/p/ByNST_plUnP/?igshid=1w1ga3ramfcus

#muva #nature #garden #lettuce #greenthumb #freshveggies #getyourgreens #earthsigns #lemagiefemmenoirelife #sheebababy #sunflower #keepthatsameenergy #queen #chocolate #melaninmagic #melaninrich #blackisbeautiful #blackwomen #blackgirlmagic #brownskinlady #teamnatural #asyouare #smile #summerinthecity #harlemgrown #uptown #nyc #gardenofeden #growhouse #greenhouse

[tuo-be]

👏🏽👏🏽💚

#Repost @becauseofthem

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Tony Hillery is the founder of Harlem Grown (@harlemgrown), an organization that teaches young people how to garden. It all started in 2008 when Hillery looked to be of service after being struck by the financial crisis. When reading about the plight of underfunded inner-city schools, he decided to try his hand volunteering at a school in Harlem, NY.⁠

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“I couldn’t have been more arrogant. I walked through the doors of the first elementary school I could find, asked for the principal, and said: ‘I’m here to try to break the cycle of poverty.’ She assigned me to the lunchroom, and that’s where I started volunteering five days a week,” Hillery recalled. ⁠

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Soon, the kids took a liking to “Mr. Tony,” many of them reminding him of his children. When Hillery learned that nearly half of those smiling faces were unhoused and living in shelters, he knew he had to do something to help. Across the street from the school was an abandoned garden that the kids called the “haunted garden.” After getting the necessary paperwork to begin cleaning it up, Hillery figured he’d start there, not knowing what he would do with the space. That’s when he got a suggestion from one of the students at the school. ⁠

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“One morning, a little girl tugged on my shoulder. A tiny little thing with glasses so big. Her name was Nevaeh. ‘Heaven’ spelled backwards. And she said: ‘Mr. Tony, why don’t we plant something,'” Hillery said.⁠

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Visit the #BecauseOfThemWeCan #LinkInBio to read the full story!

[williamsburggarment]

Today, checkout the first #handmade #denimjacket I have sewn since I was a twenty something year-old kid for @godmothernycinc to show at @denimdaysfestival. The #denimjacket will be painted by @johnnygermanoworks to help support @harlemgrown. (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BycyTplpRnA/?igshid=1gucpi8p5pqo

#handmade #denimjacket

[homesteadbrooklyn]

This past Saturday we got together @lululemonnyc for the 5th #NYCPlantSwap co-hosted by Homestead Brooklyn and @healthade and this is just a little selection of photos by Jenna @nyceventphotography.⁣ ⁣ Look at all these smiles! ⁣ ⁣ Special thanks to all of our partners @healthade @lululemonnyc @diginn @harlemgrown @brooklyngrange @thesill @espomaorganic @matchabar @kloraneusa and everyone who joined in on the fun. We were able to raise over $1,100 in ticket sales for our partner, @harlemgrown.⁣ ⁣ More photos up on my FB page in the #NYCPlantSwap19 album. :) 🌿💚 (at lululemon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5q57TlpVY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jdcb4odp6vu3

#nycplantswap #nycplantswap19

[littlefreelibrarynocostl]

eyeseeme_bookstore

Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

by Tony Hillery

“An inspiring picture book for youngsters with meaningful ties to the environment, sustainability, and community engagement.” —Booklist

“Hartland’s gouache illustrations wobble endearingly, colorfully capturing the children’s triumph, and the kinetic energy and colorful vibrancy of the city neighborhood.” —Publishers Weekly

Discover the incredible true story of Harlem Grown, a lush garden in New York City that grew out of an abandoned lot and now feeds a neighborhood.

Once

In a big city called New York

In a bustling neighborhood

There was an empty lot.

Nevaeh called it the haunted garden.

Harlem Grown is an independent, not-for-profit organization. The author’s share of the proceeds from the sale of this book go directly to Harlem Grown.

@harlemgrown

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEVSJWNBmwf/

#kidlit #picture book #black authors #WeNeedDiverseBooks #EyeSeeMe Bookstore

[sneevish]

“Once, in a big city called New York, in a bustling neighborhood called Harlem, there was a man with an idea. There were kids who wanted to help. And they made a farm.”⁠⁠ From “Harlem Grown” by Tony Hillery and Jessie Hartland.⁠⁠ ~⁠⁠ #harlemgrown #tonyhillery #jessiehartland #picturebook #kidlit #childrensfiction #picturebookillustration #picturebooks #picturebookstagram #childrensbook #kidlitart #picturebooksofinstagram #simonandschusterbooksforyoungreaders #apaulawisemanbook⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/CUM2jvRlMdE/?utm_medium=tumblr

#harlemgrown #tonyhillery #jessiehartland #picturebook #kidlit #childrensfiction #picturebookillustration #picturebooks #picturebookstagram #childrensbook #kidlitart #picturebooksofinstagram #simonandschusterbooksforyoungreaders #apaulawisemanbook

[uptownboogiebicycle]

Special thank you to farmer Daphne from @harlemgrown for helping at the Zero Waste Bicycle Event: How to Travel by Bike presentation! It was fun watching people work hard for their smoothie :) #NY #bicycles #farmer #communitygarden #harlem #harlemgrown #newyork #nychealth #newyorkcity #nyc #urbanfarming (at Harlem Grown)

#nyc #nychealth #farmer #bicycles #harlem #harlemgrown #urbanfarming #communitygarden #newyorkcity #newyork #ny

[jayann031]

Volunteering at the Harlem Grown Mother’s Day spring event with one of my preceptors from Lenox Hill. Had such a great time discussing women’s bone health and shopping tips with the Mom’s of Harlem. #HappyYOU #HarlemGrown #Women’sHealth #CalciumAndVitaminD #BoneHealth #rd2be🍎

#bonehealth #women #harlemgrown #rd2be🍎 #calciumandvitamind #happyyou

[derrickmcny]

Did you know that the rise of swing and the Harlem Renaissance coincides with a movement among African-American intellectuals and artists known as the "New Negro"? This movement sought to redefine what it meant to be African-American in the United States. Instead of waiting for change to happen, scholars such as Alain Locke helped promote the importance of economic determination, participation in the political process, pride in African-American traditions, and focus on various forms of cultural self-expression. The movement also sought ways to address how African-Americans faced legal discrimination while receiving a level of mainstream acceptance during the Harlem Renaissance. When we study dance, we learn more about the world dancers lived in....Onward...

*Photo: The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) Parade, organized in Harlem, Date Issued: 1920

*Division: Schomburg Center For Research in Black Culture, Photographs, and Prints Division

*Content: Accession: SC-CN-79-0039

One of the slogans carried in the parade: "Harlem, corner of the 135th Street and Lenox Avenue."

#historyonthedaily #makeitplain #dancescholars #harlemgrown #swingdance

[homesteadbrooklyn]

Super tuckered out after the #nycplantswap19 —but über-thrilled at how it all went down. BIG THANK YOU to the crowd who joined in (and sorry we couldn’t get everyone in who wanted to come). Special thank you to @healthade for being our partners; @diginn for the food; @harlemgrown as our guest of honor; @lululemonnyc for the space and good vibes; @brooklyngrange for the addition to the panel. And our other partners @thesill @espomaorganic @kloraneusa @matchabar and more. And can I say a BIG THANK YOU to those I traded with (and the beautiful gifts). The fact that YOU had a good time is the greatest gift of them all! 💚 Stay tuned for the next #NYCPLANTSWAP in the summer—and in the meantime, check out the community swap on the blog! 🌿 (at Williamsburg, Brooklyn) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwx3u6zlpLw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vgjdok4b1733

#nycplantswap19 #nycplantswap

[uptownboogiebicycle]

Special thank you to presenter Calista @flyingchopstik for presenting her and husband bikepacking journey with their @bromptonbicycle in Havana, Cuba at the Zero Waste Bicycle Event: How to Travel by Bike presentation! It was awesome having you there! #NY #bicycles @bromptonlovers #bromptonbicycle #bromptonbicycles #bromptonbikes #communitygarden #harlem #harlemgrown #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #urbanfarm #bikepacking #biketouring (at Harlem Grown)

#harlemgrown #bromptonbikes #newyork #newyorkcity #bikepacking #ny #bicycles #communitygarden #urbanfarm #harlem #biketouring #bromptonbicycles #nyc #bromptonbicycle