Join the next Urban County Committee meeting for NYC growers on Thursday, June 12th 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 June meeting, you will:


✅ Learn about grant application best practices with Carlos Santiago from CitizensNYC
for their Community Leaders Grant

✅ Learn about 2025 Brooklyn Urban County Committee Elections

✅ Get updates from community partners and Farm Service Agency supporting urban ag in NYC

📩 For accommodations (ASL, translation, alternative formats), contact Mirem Villamil at (680) 895-0228 or ana.villamil@usda.gov by June 9.

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