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CEWD Summer Information Sessions

CEWD is not taking a vacation this summer! We will be holding information sessions for our 3 workforce training programs:

At Project Rise, information sessions are being held every Tuesday from now through August.

Kingsborough’s CUNY CareerPATH is holding information sessions for our Food and Beverage program. They will be held every Monday and Wednesday from mid-July through the beginning of September.

The Northeast Resiliency Consortium will be holding information sessions for both our Community Health Worker and Culinary Arts training programs every Monday and Wednesday from mid-July through the beginning of September.

If you’re interested in any of these programs, contact us today! Click on the “information session” links above to fill out a quick survey specific to each program. A knowledgeable representative will contact you to determine your eligibility and sign you up for an information session.

Get your future started today!

Life on KCC Urban Farm

At KCC Urban Farm, we farm using organic growing practices. In organic agricultural systems, diversity is the key to a farm’s balanced ecosystem—and key to healthy, nutrient-dense yields. In place of using synthetic pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers, we rely on a variety of soil microbes, insects, plants, animals, weather conditions and farmers to keep our farm growing.

The images in this collection serve to reveal the wide array of activities and life on KCC Urban Farm. From images of microbes to photos of sowing seeds, harvesting crops, turning compost piles, insect eggs and more, these images represent the diversity and cycles of life that define organic agriculture.

Five varieties of greens

Volunteers preparing seed bed

KCC Urban Farm beets

Spring at KCC Urban Farm

Volunteer clears bed for new planting

Rainbow of cherry tomatoes

Urban Farming class

March early seed planting

Volunteers compost food scraps

Harvest time

KCC Urban Farm cucumbers

KCC CUlinary Arts class spinach harvest

KCC Urban Farm crew members

Morning harvest

KCC Urban Farm carrots

Flowers to attract beneficial inscets

Harlequin bugs

KCC Urban Farm early summer

Jalapeno peppers for bottled hot sauce

Crew member sowing seeds

Preparing salad greens for KCC Food Pantry donation

KCC Urban Farm Okra

Sowing seeds

KCC Urban Farm workshop

Young seedling

Spring on the farm

Cycle of life

KCC Urban Farm tomatillos

Radish bunches in early fall

KCC Urban Farm kale and collards

KCC Urban Farm microbial life

Vegetable Seedling Giveaway

Join us on the farm to take home free plants for your vegetable garden! KCC Urban Farm is giving away seedlings for tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, callaloo, tomatillos, basil, and parsley.

WHEN: Thursday, 6/19 and Monday, 6/23, 12pm-2pm
WHERE: KCC Urban Farm, between T8 and T2

See you there!

Spend the Summer at KCC Urban Farm!

Would you like to spend the summer at KCC Urban Farm? Sign up for one of our continuing education classes today:

Check out our Continuing Education on the Farm page regularly updated list of available courses at KCC Urban Farm.

To register for any of these classes, call 718.368.5050 of click here.

NYC’s Post-Disaster Housing

As the Northeast Resiliency Consortium begins its roll-out, we’ve made it a point to stay on top of infrastructure and systems developed by NYC to help local residents in the wake of future natural disasters. Earlier this year the New York City Office of Emergency Management unveiled the NYC’s post-disaster housing prototype. The structure includes 3 units (2 3-bedroom units and 1 1-bedroom unit) that each have a kitchen, living space, bathroom, storage space and even a balcony! What’s great is that these units have been created so that they can be assembled on site, allowing residents to stay in their communities and not rebuild too quickly (especially helpful in densely urban areas like NYC when development processes change in the wake of natural disasters). A unit has been constructed in Brooklyn Heights and will be on public display within the next few weeks. Take a look at this timelapse of a one being constructed:

An Updated Snapshot of Project Rise

Project Rise is a CEWD initiative at Kingsborough that provides educational, internship and employment services to young adults. We prepare participants for the GED®/TASC exam, supports the development of work readiness skills and provides opportunities for participants to acquire gainful employment.

Interested? Here’s an updated snapshot of Project Rise at Kingsborough:

Project Rise at Kingsborough

NYC’s Organics Recycling

Have you seen these funny looking garbage cans on the street lately?

image via Scott Lynch @ gothamist.com

They’re part of the NYC’s Organics Recycling program that just recently spread its pilot throughout additional NYC neighborhoods. If you’re lucky enough to be in a piloted area, the program gives you a starter kit that includes a brown organics bin and a small kitchen container. Collection is once a week with your normal recycling days. If you live in a neighborhood that isn’t currently part of the pilot, you can still dispose of organic waste at one of the cities many drop-off sites.

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June Job Fairs and Employment Events NYC

Can you believe it’s June already? Here’s a listing of job/career-related events happening in New York City throughout the month of June:

Upcoming Fairs/Workshops/Events*:

June 9, 2014 11:00a-3:00p—Coast-to-Coast Job Fairs @ the Radisson Martinique, 49 W. 32nd St, NYC
June 11, 2014 11:00a-3:00p—New York/Brooklyn Career Fair @ Holiday Inn Midtown, 440 W. 57th St, NYC
June 11, 2014 12:30p-2:00p—Job Searching Skills Seminar, Career Thinker, Inc. @ Grand Central Library, 135 E. 46th St, NYC
June 17, 2014 10:00a-2:00p—SAGE Works Career Fair @ the SAGE Center 305 7th Ave, 15th Floor. For more info about SAGE and Sage Works, visit their site: http://bit.ly/SAGEWorks

CEWD at Kingsborough continues to offer a number of trainings throughout the month of June. Check out the Northeast Resiliency Consortium, CUNY CareerPATH and Project Rise pages for more information about upcoming programs.

Before heading to any event, check out some of our earlier posts that provide tips on compiling your resume, building your professional social media presence, and preparing for career fairs and interviews.

Links below include events that are open to the public and provide both trainings and business-specific recruitment events:

*Check with sponsors/locations to verify event details.

**This is not the most comprehensive list. If you are sponsoring an event and would like it mentioned on our site, please leave a comment and we’ll make sure it is listed in upcoming posts.

CUNY is Happy!

Celebrate a HAPPY Friday with CUNY:

The City University of New York (CUNY) represents diversity, culture, education, freedom, and hope for many students in NYC. Most importantly the purpose of this video is to empower and promote student rights for all.

**Disclaimer: Audio inspired by Pharrell William’s “Happy”. We do not own any copyrights to this song.

CCP Information Sessions

Information sessions for CUNY CareerPATH’s Food & Beverage program (at Kingsborough Community College) and Direct Care Counselor program (at Borough of Manhattan Community College) have just been posted. Check out our Information Session page for dates/times.

To get more information about these programs, visit CUNY CareerPATH on the web.