Last year, City Green was awarded a grant from the Ramapo College of New Jersey’s Climate Change Learning Collaborative (CCLC) that operates in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Education. The Climate Change Learning Collaborative was established by the NJ Department of Education in 2024 to advance high-quality climate change education within NJ’s schools. Through partnerships with organizations like City Green, the CCLC enabled us to provide local New Jersey public schools with...

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...

This past fall, 22 Passaic County groups planted flowers, shrubs, trees, and more as part of the Dig In! Tree, Bulb, & Native Perennial Grant program. A partnership between Passaic County and City Green, this program offers municipalities and community groups the opportunity to participate in county-wide greening and planting through the distribution of "plant grants." Groups can apply for and receive plants to create native pollinator-friendly gardens, native trees for urban greening, or...