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Harvest Time!

LaToya

Green City Force (GCF) welcomed autumn by hosting October harvest festivals at NYCHA’s farms at Howard, Bay View, Red Hook, and Wagner Houses. GCF Urban Farm Corps Members helped build NYCHA’s farms. Hundreds of residents joined in the festivities —the youngest residents were excited to pick pumpkins and carve them, have their faces painted, and bob for apples. The festivals also included delicious healthy dishes made by GCF Corps Members with harvested produce from the farms, including vegetable omelets and Swiss chard stir-fry. There was also music, dancing, games, and raffles. GCF is an AmeriCorps program for urban youth ages 18 to 24 who participate in full-time service projects while receiving education on sustainability and green technologies, a stipend, free transportation, help with job and college placement, and more.