Welcome to The New Harvest, an advocacy project focused on the intersections of our local food systems, agriculture, policy, and climate.

Let’s shape a new agrarian future together.

The New Harvest 

Voices From The Land

Farm & Ag News
Planting Resistance: Why New York Should Let Its Communities Grow
Planting Resistance: Why New York Should Let Its Communities Grow

Ask a simple question—can New Yorkers grow food on public land?—and you’ll find yourself in a bureaucratic loop. The Art of Community Tree Gardens, a project by artist and farmer Chantel Kemp, puts this philosophy forward—food should be free, and our public spaces should support radical free growing— in both practice and policy. 

Food As the Entry Point
Food As the Entry Point

Food is the entry point to advancing justice as it is communal, cultural, and conversational. Here’s how Sheryll Durrant, steward or the Kelly Street Garden and IR”s New Roots Program sees food as infrastructure

A Vision of Food Justice, Collective Care, and Safety
A Vision of Food Justice, Collective Care, and Safety

Food and medicine are deeply interconnected, but the dominant food policy narrative sees them as inherently separate. Here’s how Amara Ullauri, Ecosystem steward of Ayni Herb Farm is bridging the two and pushing for pandemic solidarity.

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Farm & Ag News covers top national issues and policy, as well as regional issues and statewide issues. The New Harvest prioritizes storytelling rooted in joy when possible!

Community Stories takes you into the urban gardens and farms across New York City and state to learn how they are honoring their land.

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”

― Arundhati Roy