Join the next Urban County Committee meeting for NYC growers on Thursday, April 17th from 6-7pm! 🪻 Register here 🔗!

The Farm Service Agency Urban County Committee Meetings take place on Thursdays every other month from 6pm-7pm. You can either join in-person or tune in virtually via Microsoft Teams. These gatherings are free and open to all in the Urban Agriculture community! The New York City Urban County Committee, leads and supervises the work of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Brooklyn office. The FSA supports farmers through financial assistance programs including loans, emergency and disaster relief, and cost-share for organic and food safety certification.

Your local Farm Service Agency (FSA) also serves as a resource hub for farmers & community gardeners to learn about opportunities from urban agriculture partners, farm visits, and more.

At the April meeting, you will:


✅ Learn about the new NYC MOUA Urban Agriculture Data Explorer Hub with the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Urban Agriculture


✅ Get to know the Urban County Committee & Brooklyn County Executive Director


✅ Get updates from community partners supporting urban ag in NYC

📩 For accommodations (ASL, translation, alternative formats), contact Mirem Villamil at (680) 895-0228 or ana.villamil@usda.gov by April 14.

*This meeting is not hosted by FSNYC! Hosted by FSA and UCOC.