GrowNYC Project With Manhattan Hunter Science High School

It was a sunny afternoon in May when students from Proskauer's Adopt-a-School Partner, Manhattan Hunter Science High School, and members of the Firm's professional resources team boarded a ferry to Governors Island. Our primary objective was to assist with the expansion of the GrowNYC Teaching Garden. By the time we boarded the return ferry back to Manhattan, we had expanded the garden as well as our appreciation for the impactful work that GrowNYC is doing for our city.

Farm work was on the agenda for our group of 14 New York City high school juniors. Before digging into the afternoon's service project, the students toured the 21,000 square foot urban farm, reveling in chicken sightings and sampling spicy mustard greens and arugula freshly picked from the garden's food plots. Our students learned about the evolution and purpose of the garden including the journey of the vegetables, herbs and fruits grown there – from urban farm to local NYC Greenmarkets to table –