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2023-12-31
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2024-03-30
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Brooklyn, NY 11201
Seeds in the Middle began in 2009 at a school in a low-income neighborhood in Brooklyn to empower students, schools and their communities to create healthier places to live and learn. We have 18 schools in NYC who would like our student-run farm stands, Hip2B Healthy Cafes and other programs that help communities themselves fight and overcome food insecurity and health and educational disparities. We need to raise funds for them. We know we need to show our impact. So, we need folks who can interview people impacted by our programs, collect data about the communities, and graphics and help us create a wonderful impact report. We welcome all talents in this - this is about empowering people to change their food and environmental landscape in our poorest neighborhoods. All of our schools are in food-insecure areas, predominantly neighborhoods of color. Please help us collect data or even come up with fundraising ideas. Feel free to email us at info@seedsinthemiddle.org
Date Posted: 2023-12-31
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2024-02-07
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2024-05-06
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Brooklyn, NY 11233
Seeds in the Middle is dedicated to erasing food deserts in NYC, particularly central Brooklyn and it all comes back to empowering the local community to create the change they want to see - with support from us! We have a series of community and school-run farm markets and edible gardens and we are opening more. We now want to begin Hip2B Healthy Cafes run by locals - youth to seniors- in neighborhoods lacking nutritious ,delicious options for eating out... or catering in. Are you a healthy chef? Do you like to cook fresh and healthy and want to share? Do you spend time crafting recipes using fresh ingredients to empower lucky eaters to build their immune systems and enjoy a healthy life? Would you like to work with community members to create menus and craft cafes tied to local schools, businesses and other possiiilities. If so, please reach out. Times are flexible. Our school markets are across Brooklyn, Bronx, even lower East Side. Commitment would be one afternoon. If you want to develop a series of cooking classes with fresh ingredients with students, and can offer a curriculum, please let us know. Our biggest days for markets are Wednesday, Thursdays, Fridays. Coming soon - other weekend markets in Flatbush, Brownsville, Crown Heights - we hope if you can volunteer. We also welcome you to vollunteer with kids at our spring Tastes of Brooklyn food and drink crawl. THese were spring 2023. We will be planning more in spring 2024, with your help. Saturday, March 25 - Franklin Ave. Saturday, April 29 - Bed-Stuy Saturday, May 6. Pop-up on Watkins Street, Brownsville Saturday, May 20, Gowanus Saturday, Jun e3, Park Slope - 5th Avenue Please go to the web link to tell us what you can do: bit.ly/seedsvolunteersignup Learn more about our locations by going to linktr.ee/seedsinthemiddle Questions: email info@seedsinthemiddle.org Please send any responses to that email address and tell us about you, what you can cook, when you can cook and anything you would like us to know.
Date Posted: 2024-02-07
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2024-02-07
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2024-05-07
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Brooklyn, NY 11201
Are you good with social media? Do you love to visit restauranst and bars and post video about it? Help us fundraise by offering to do a reel about a restaurant or bar who donates a certificate to Seeds in the Middle. Other fundraising ideas? Please share. See our Tastes of Brooklyn Instagram and Seeds in the Middle Instagram (and Facebook) Also - we have Seeds in the Middle on TikTok but not Tastes of Brooklyn. If you want to build a resume or portfolio as a foodie, this is your chance. Email us at info@seedsinthemiddle.org and tell us exactly what you can do and days and times you are available.
Date Posted: 2024-02-07
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2024-02-07
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2024-05-07
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Brooklyn, NY 11233
Help us a community-run farm and flea markets and help us sustainably challenge food insecurity. Yes, we give community service credits! Did you know Black and Latino residents have the highest rates of diabetes, obesity, heart disease and live in neighborhoods known as "food deserts" - food-insecure, low-income areas with chronic lack of fresh fruits and vegetables? Fight for equal access to fresh food for all, with us. Help us challenge these terrible statistics by helping all get healthy and do well in school because they have nutrients! Fresh fruits and vegetables Help us at our farm stands in central Brooklyn. This can be virtual or on-site and you can do healthy cooking, too! We need volunteer help a few days a week in central Brooklyn - Flatbush, Brownsville, Crown Heights. See our schools at this map link: cutt.ly/2023farmstands See all the schools who want us at this map link: cutt.ly/seedsimpactmap Please let us know if you can help out and just give us your hours. We also have virtual work. Hours can be anywhere from 10 am - 7 pm Want to help deliver for us with as new Direct Fresh plan for Brownsville, Flatbush, Wyckoff - Boerum Hill - Gowanus and more of central Brooklyn? Where are our fall/winter/spring markets? WEDNESDAYS, HILLEL PLAZA, FLATBUSH/NOSTRAND JUNCTION, 4-7P (SET UP AT 3:30) FRIDAYS, PS 139, 330 Rugby Road, 2:30-4:30 (1-5:30p, with set up and breakdown needed) FRIDAYS, CLARA BARTON HS, 2-6pm (1-6:30p, with set up and breakdown) WEDNESDAYS or THURSDAYS (day TBD) - First Step NYC, 225 Newport , 1-4 (1-6 PM with set-up and breakdown) or PS-IS 184, 273 Newport, Brownsvillle SATURDAYS - 1-4 pm, Drink Lounge, Franklin Avenue indoors (12-5 with set-up and breakdown) DELIVERY - CAN HAVE CAR OR BIKE, OR JUST LIVE NEARBY AND WALK! When? Shifts vary but mostly like this: WE ALSO WILL weekend pop-ups 10-12 - set up (good if you can lift) 12-5:30 - any two hours to help deliver, give out, put up or give out posters and flyers nearby 4-7 pm: Help us break down (good if you can lift tables. Delivery help needed, too. We need other help at our other farm stands... Email us what you can do at info@seedsinthemiddle.org Fill out the volunteer form here at bit.ly/seedsvolunteersignup Help us build more farm stands in food deserts. Tell us what you can do. Help us at our GARDENS also. VIRTUAL and KEEPING DISTANCE: Can you help us also with getting flyers out, or publicizing the markets? Calling locals to come and remind them to come? Please let us know - this can be virtual. And we need help fundraising for these initiatives. You can help us with Tastes of Brooklyn or our current online fundraisers. Tell us about you and your background. Write us an email and tell us about you. Only write if you are committed to giving at least 3 hours.
Date Posted: 2024-02-07
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Flexible Schedule
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Brooklyn, NY 11201
Help us build our Tastes of Brooklyn fundraisers for 2024- food and drink crawls around Brooklyn. Plus - if you love to share cooking - join us at one of our schools for a Chef Night. Help us promote Brooklyn eateries and bars and food businesses and do good at the same time. We super-need social media help! Go to bars/restaurants/food establishments and interview an owner or take photos of food. Help us recruit places for our spring Tastes of BK food and drink crawls. This is a great opportunity for anyone wanting to get experience in: - event planning - building events - getting to know the restaurant or bar business, especially their owners! - public relations - digital promotion Or just join us for the day to help out! We need help getting sponsors and marketing and planning our events for the coming year Here's some of what we need help on: Before events: - Reach out to food establishments to ask them to join Tastes of Brooklyn events - Posting on social media about food and helping promote our struggling eateries via social media, etc. Can you go to places and take photos of food and give us a fun, descriptive post we can put on our Facebook and IG pages? Want to create a Tik-Tok for Tastes of Brooklyn? If you do, please just email us at tastesofbk@seedinthemiddle.org with a sample photo and post, highlighting the restaurant, bar of food business in Brooklyn. Tell us what neighborhood and what's special about it. Read about our Tastes of Brooklyn. events at tastesofbrooklyn.com Our neighborhoods to spring 2024: - Carroll Gardens - Maybe Fort Greene - Maybe Greenpoint - Bed-Stuy - Gowanus - Park Slope - Franklin Ave. Crown Heights (Want us to do another?) Tastes of Brooklyn both helps us bring back our restaurants and bars and eateries back - but also funds good by supporting Seeds in the Middle's efforts to expand farm stands in low-income neighborhoods. Seeds in the Middle has been working with Brooklyn communities for more than a decade to provide farm fresh food and influence healthier eating habits for kids, We know the terrible toll the virus has taken on our borough’s most vulnerable plus we know how much the businesses have suffered through loss of business. Help us promote. Follow us on IG and Facebook @tastesofbrooklyn. Want to help create a Tastes of Brooklyn food and drink crawl in a neighborhood? Tell us. Here's what we would have to do. Go to the volunteer form at bit.ly/tastesvolunteerform Here's how to help for Tastes of Brooklyn: -- Call restaurants and bars to see if they want to do it. - Create content and posting on social media to advertise the places - Create a list of media outlets and calling them to tell them about the event - Find event calendars we can post on and post! - Call friends and telling them to come! - Sell tickets! On day of event (tbd) - Help at ticket table - Assist restaurants - Help with set up and breakdown - Work at farmstand/flea - Help at Hip2B Healthy Market with kids - Help with advocacy for fresh food -get petitions signed Along with general volunteering, we are offering a few special options. 1. Walk around, take great photos for IG, hand out free masks and provide sanitizers... and gently tell people if they are gathering unsafely. 2. Delivery - If you have a bike or on foot, we will have designated places where people can meet you. You go around and pick up 4 - pre-ordered tastes, and then meet the customer at specified places. See below for all options. DETAILS: WHAT IS TASTES OF BROOKLYN? THE EVENT; WHAT: A neighborhood food and drink crawl in a designated neighborhood. A chance for people to try small dishes and drinks that the local bars and restaurants are super proud of. Ticket prices are set at 4 tastes for $40 12 for $115- Buy at tastesofbrooklyn.com - Venmo Cashapp @seedsinthemiddle, Paypal at seedsinthemiddle@gmail.com Tickets here for Tastes of Carroll Gardens: Go to http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=vdv77qhab&oeidk=a07ejz2ykq01e4d31b2 HOW: You buy tickets. We provide a map and menu and ticket-holders walk to each establishment for some great takeaway food & drink! WHERE HAVE WE HAVE HAD THEM? BED-STUY, COBBLE HILL, CARROLL GARDENS, GOWANUS, RED HOOK, FLATBUSH, CROWN HEIGHTS, PARK SLOPE PROSPECT HEIGHTS, PLG, FLATBUSH... LOVE TO EXPAND TO SUNSET PARK, FT. GREENE. WHY WE do it: Support small businesses and promote fresh food for all. Proceeds go to Seeds in the Middle, a 501c3 charity creating sustainable farm stands, school-run healthy programs and projects to raise achievement and the quality of health in Brooklyn’s food deserts. Build farm stands with us, and businesses get proceeds, too. Questions? Email tastesofbk@seedsinthemiddle.org
Date Posted: 2023-12-31