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Honoring Gerard Lordahl's green legacy
We were thrilled to honor Gerard Lordahl, former GrowNYC Green Space Director, with the Marian Sulzberger Heiskell Award, which recognizes outstanding individual leadership and unwavering dedication to the City of New York and GrowNYC's mission.
Gerard dedicated nearly 40 years to GrowNYC, transforming vacant lots into thriving community green spaces. Under his leadership, GrowNYC added over a million square feet of green space to the city!
Today, GrowNYC has built over 170 gardens across the 5 boroughs and has restored hundreds more. Watch a video spotlighting Gerard’s work!
OR use this link: https://youtu.be/IgXjLxZjFQ0?
We also thank Bloomberg who received our inaugural For the Love of New York Award for outstanding corporate commitment to New York City and the mission of GrowNYC. 
In case you missed it… It’s Greenmarket Season!
What's new: Seasonal Greenmarkets are back!
Markets are beginning to open across the city, bringing more fresh, local produce to your neighborhood.
Even more are set to open in the coming weeks—check out the full schedule to find one near you.
See you at the market!
Stand with GrowNYC
GrowNYC is facing a $2.3 million funding shortfall due to sweeping federal policy changes, frozen and cancelled grants, and anticipated budget cuts at both the state and city levels.
This crisis threatens our ability to maintain a vital food distribution infrastructure. Up to one-third of our Greenmarkets and Farmstands may be forced to close, and our free food distribution programs limited, severely hurting local farmers and the communities who rely on us.
We’ve launched the GrowNYC Emergency Fund to fight back and protect the work we do! Learn more and donate at www.grownyc.org/emergencyfund.
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