City Green Nominates Henry Anderson for the Rodale Institute Good Farmer Award U.S.

City Green recently nominated our Director of Agriculture, Henry Anderson, for the Rodale Institute Good Farmer Award U.S.! This award recognizes regenerative farmers in the U.S. who exemplify sustainable farming practices and contribute to community and environmental health. Henry began working at City Green in 2018 first as a Farm Manager and was soon after promoted to Farm Director. Throughout the years, Henry has led the development of the permaculture installation from a field of mugwort into a thriving urban model of permaculture and agroforestry and stewarded the farm’s transition to a successful no-till system that prioritizes the health of the soil. Under his direction, City Green’s farms are growing food for 10 months out of the year. 

Henry’s passion for growing regeneratively embodies true agriculture at its best—rooted in a deep respect for the land, care for the people, and a vision for a more resilient and equitable food future. His farming ethos centers around prioritizing the health of the land and soil, allowing more nutritious produce to grow and feed the local community.

“When I first started out learning about soil and experiencing growing, it was this idea that I always came back to,” Henry said. “To be a part of that cycle, of the earth growing and producing food, and to do a part in helping harvest and share this abundance, felt like the truest part about living on the earth. It felt like a responsibility.”

Henry’s work also extends into the broader City Green community. From April through November, he hosts weekly volunteer sessions on the farm, providing hands-on learning and agricultural education to volunteers. 

“Every Wednesday evening we host a volunteer night, with community members new and old, and Henry is always welcoming people into the world of farming,” said Isabel Anderson, City Green’s Clifton Farm Manager who has been working alongside Henry for 7 years. “Sharing deeply scientific logic and regenerative growing methods with the volunteers with patience and genuine enthusiasm. His belief in this work and the constant dedication to growing food that is top quality, culturally relevant, feeding the soil, and feeding the community is inspiring to work alongside.”

City Green is proud to support Henry’s nomination for this award. We’re grateful to work alongside him and for his dedication to the land and community!