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On May 1, Teens for Food Justice held its annual Student Leadership Conference at West End Labs in Manhattan. 122 students from 11 New York ...

Funding will expand farm-based programming to students with disabilities across New York City. Teens for Food Justice has been awarded a $100,000 Innovation Grant and ...

Saag Paneer Students at Murry Bergtraum Educational Campus developed this recipe and wanted to make it again, according to Francesca, MBEC’s farmer educator. The dish ...

On a breezy but beautiful Saturday, my kids woke me up brimming with excitement for our day’s adventure—a Far Rockaway beach cleanup to celebrate and ...

On Saturday, April 18, 2026, more than 100 people gathered at Beach 86th Street in Rockaway Beach for a community cleanup organized by New York ...

Candice Green's approach to her role is straightforward: if a student or family needs it, it should be available inside the school building.

On March 24, Teens for Food Justice convened the third installment of its Far Rockaway Food Systems Networking Breakfast, this time at the Rockaway YMCA, ...

For the second year in a row, Teens for Food Justice invited students across its network to shape the visual identity of the Student Leadership ...

Vegan Kofta with Tzatziki Students in the afterschool culinary club at Murry Bergtraum Educational Campus (MBEC) brought the farm into the kitchen with this vegan ...

Dr. Meg Groome on Gaining Momentum: Why School Farms Are the Future of Food Meghan Groome, PhD, CEO of Teens for Food Justice, recently joined ...

As Far Rockaway Regional Manager, Jessenia Preciado works across schools, classrooms, and community spaces to support student leadership, strengthen partnerships, and expand food access across ...

Food, beverage, and restaurant companies spend billions of dollars each year promoting ultra-processed foods. Policy conversations about limiting that marketing typically happen in rooms full ...