"The Bronx stands apart from New York City's four other boroughs in stark ways. Home to 1.4 million residents and the nation's poorest congressional district, it once flourished as fertile farmland. Today, we're restoring this land-not to its agricultural roots, but as fertile ground for raising healthy, happy, and prosperous children. And in the process, we're cultivating opportunity for a new generation of citizens."
"My wife Lizette and I founded and run Green Bronx Machine (GBM). Our nonprofit is dedicated to rewriting the narrative about the Bronx and its residents. Inside Community School 55, just across the tracks from rows of dilapidated public housing towers, sits an unexpected oasis: a thriving garden where fruits and vegetables grow alongside young dreams and possibilities. All year long, grandmothers find respite in the greenery while children eagerly plant seeds, harvest crops, raise chickens, and gather eggs."
The Bronx, home to 1.4 million residents and the nation's poorest congressional district, has been transformed through urban agriculture and education initiatives. Green Bronx Machine operates a thriving garden and program inside Community School 55 that engages students, elders, and neighbors with year-round planting, harvesting, and animal care. The program uses project-based learning, community engagement, and school gardens to increase attendance, engagement, and opportunity. A classroom experiment with daffodil bulbs revealed plant-based motivation for students, leading to program expansion to more than 1,000 schools across the United States and a dozen countries, with plans for further scaling.
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