FSNYC Stories
Each year we collect stories from our community. The best way to showcase the talet passion and resillience of QTBIOP Farmers is to uplift their stories. Here you’ll find our stories collection where you can catch a glimpse into how FSNYC has impacted each of these lives, and how each of these folks impact their communities.
Kitty & Sea
Facilitators
Kitty and Sea are committed to saving the environment one seed or student at a time. They are co-facilitators at FSNYC who both entered this work from ancestral traditions.
Read both of their stories here!
Alexx
‘22 Alumni
Alexx (they/them)is grateful for Farm School NYC because it showed them the meaning of community. It allows them to socialize more and has created a place for them to make great connections and take life-changing courses like the Pollinator pilot program at Rocksteady Farm. The community helps support their mental and emotional health. Read more.
DK
‘22 Alumni
“DK grows to empower communities to have agency and access over what they “choose” to eat for good health, not what they are “left” to find to eat for survival.”
Cynthia
23’ Alumni
Home Chef Cynthia (she/her) values connections and dream curation
Cynthia saw FSNYC as a community center for food and land justice that would allow her to explore food pathways. Read her full story here.
Hyunhee
‘23 Alumni
Hyunhee (they/she) advises future students to have patience and progress through the courses at their own pace. They want students to know it's important to allow the coursework enough time to sink in, and to keep in mind that this is just the start of a lifelong journey in land stewardship. Read more.
AL
‘23 Alumni
“All the lessons and experiences shared with me via FSNYC make me want to strengthen that network and tie it to the other networks, so that I may create stronger and more meaningful bonds between those growing food and those cooking food and feeding people.”
Your story could be next! If you have a story quote or anecdote to share about Farm School NYC, please reach out to Jazz@farmschoolnyc.org to share!
Maya
Facilitator
Maya is a gender-vivid water being and land steward who loves to feed people and nurture their relationships to food. This beloved Farm School NYC faculty member has seen the school grow since our beginning. Learn more about Maya here!
Frances
‘17 Alumni and Program Manager
Frances (they/she) is a black woman land steward, community organizer, and a program co-coordinator with FSNYC. Frances was a budding community organizer, awakening to land sovereignty, abolition, and anti-policing work when she found out about FSNYC.Frances is excited to continue to be of service to students as our program co-coordinator. Read more.
Sia
‘22 Alumni
“I’ve been so humbled by the teachers and students I’ve met, the stories I’ve heard, the seeds I’ve gathered, and the plants and animals I’ve shared space with over the past couple of years”