Tony Hillery

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Tony Hillery is the Founder and Executive Director of Harlem Grown. Tony founded Harlem Grown in 2010 to address the health and academic challenges facing public elementary school students in Harlem. The nonprofit organization brings urban agriculture and youth gardening programs to Harlem residents. For more information, please visit www.harlemgrown.org.

Sustainable Urban Agriculture — Reshaping Harlem’s Food Desert

July 24, 2020 Updated November 22nd, 2021

What do you do with a food desert such as the one in Harlem? You plant a garden. When the kids plant it, they eat it, and when they eat it, they like it.

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