SFH #016: Creating the Future of Harlem's children

Vanessa Vincent is the Development Director for Harlem Grown, a non profit that targets elementary aged students and mentors them to lead healthy and ambitious lives. Founded in 2011, Harlem Grown operates in local urban farms and in turn increases the understanding of healthy food and provides garden based developmental programs to the Harlem youth.

One of the innovative ways that Harlem Grown is helping the environment and society is by the renovation of abandoned lots in Harlem and converting them into urban farms. In addition to this, they offer school tours which includes a hands on farm tours where students are taught about hydroponics soil based farming and composting. Another way Harlem Grown helps out the community is by a Harlem Grown program where parents can enroll their kids. In addition to this, there also are summer camps to involve children with their outdoors by participating in farming activities and learning to grow food from seed to harvest along with preparing the same food.

So let's learn a little more from Vanessa about Harlem Grown and their impact in New York.