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Hi Summer,

I've been so interested in all of the information you've been conveying and forwarding it along to people I know.  Here below is a copy of an email 

I received but didn't know how to forward to your server.

This program in the NYC area strikes me as so meaningful, and I wonder if there are any similar programs in the San Diego area.  

Seems a good place to start.

Sending love,

Diana

Check it out.  See below and attached.

Thanks.

Charles M. Yurgalevitch, Ph.D.

Director, School of Professional Horticulture

The New York Botanical Garden

718.817.8797 tel

718.817.8893 fax

www.nybg.org/edu/soph/

The School of Professional Horticulture is a

nationally accredited, Title IV participatory school.

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From: Dan Lohaus [mailto:dlohaus@susinc.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 4:29 PM
To: Yurgalevitch, Charles
Cc: annie@growingchefs.org
Subject: Urban Agriculture at Services for the UnderServed

Hi Charles,

It was great speaking with you about our Urban Agriculture program here at SUS.  As I mentioned, SUS (www.susinc.org) helps individuals with developmental disabilities, those with histories of mental illness and homelessness, and people living with HIV/AIDS to live more independently. SUS helps approximately 4,000 New Yorkers each year and has 20+ supportive housing facilities across the city. We started our Urban Ag program this past summer by creating small gardens at three of those facilities in Brooklyn and we were really inspired by the effect it had on our “consumers” (clients). I’m attaching a newsletter which has a little article about it.

We are looking to expand the program this spring to at least five or six additional SUS locations in Brooklyn, where we hope to build raised-bed gardens and have our consumers grow organic produce to feed themselves and to share with other SUS kitchens and programs. I’ll be able to send you a more detailed proposal next week but for the time being, below is a list of sites where we are planning on doing this:

Smaller Gardens (100-500 sq ft)

The Knickerbocker Residence for Homeless Veterans:   832 Knickerbocker Ave, Brooklyn 11207

Hicks DayHab (Developmental Disabilities) 475 Hicks St, Brooklyn 11231

Mother Gaston Residence: 85 Mother Gaston BLVD Brooklyn, 11233

Montrose Residence: 17-19 Montrose Ave; Brooklyn,  11206

Brooklyn Clubhouse: 1125 Fulton Street; Brooklyn, 11238  

Valentine Residence (Developmental Disabilities): 2886 – 2894 Valentine Ave ; The Bronx (!) 10458

Larger Gardens (1000 + sq ft)

Marcy Hart: 614 Marcy Ave; Brooklyn 11206

Dewitt:  373 Dewitt Ave; Brooklyn 11207

Chester: 421 Chester Street; Brooklyn 11212

Thanks so much for passing this along to your students – one of the biggest lessons we learned last year was that we really need some expert help. Although we had some great local community gardeners lend a hand and advice here and there, we are really looking to hire a horticulturalist from the start and on a more full-time basis. I’m really hoping we might be able to work together with one or more of your students.

I look forward to speaking with you again soon.

All the Best,

Dan

Dan Lohaus

Director – Green Initiatives

Services for the UnderServed

305 Seventh Ave, 10^th FL

New York, NY 10001

(917) 992-0615

dlohaus@susinc.org