PAST PROGRAMS
REDEFINING WEALTH
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June 10-16, 2018
What is wealth? Can we generate wealth without growth? What role can local regenerative agriculture play in a thriving regional economy? What are the systems that keep people poor? This is a week-long life-changing summer program for current college students and recent grads.
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RESILIENCE + RESISTANCE NYC
Radical Art and Ecology Aboard a Floating Food ForestTwo week-long sessions May 30 – June 4; June 6-June 11, 2017
What is the role of art and culture in transforming society for the better? How can we imagine new systems for meeting our most basic needs? How do we create regenerative infrastructure that gives back to land, water, and community?
This summer, join Eco Practicum on an exploration of public food and water aboard Swale, one of the most profound and innovative pieces of socially engaged art and public infrastructure in New York City. |
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SUMMER IN THE CATSKILLS
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Four-Week Summer Intensive
Our flagship program. Engage with the most pertinent bio-regional issues. Meet the people who are growing and selling produce, raising animals, and changing the way we eat. Visit fracking wells in Pennsylvania, tour a wastewater treatment plant, and hike the pristine Catskills reservoirs that make up the largest unfiltered water system in the world.
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SPRING BREAK IN NEW YORK CITYWeek-Long Spring Intensive
Explore the ecology and infrastructure of the city that never sleeps. Each day includes hands-on work on an urban farm; meetings with experts, activists, and policy makers; and thoughtful discussions facilitated by skilled, democratic educators. Work on an urban farm, tour a green roof and urban aquaculture operation, engage with the intersection of social and environmental justice and access NYC's vast unmonetized food system.
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EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN:
A COMPREHENSIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM
THURSDAY SEPT. 17 - SUNDAY SEPT. 20, 2015
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Just because you work in food doesn't mean you have to work with food. This practicum offers professionals and jobseekers in the GFJ community knowledge, connections, and skills to make a lasting positive impact on our food systems - extending far beyond working in the kitchen. We'll explore the less-obvious, but equally important food work - pertaining to renewable energy, water quality, seed saving, waste, and soil. See complete details below.
Everything But the Kitchen will take place in the complex and beautiful Sullivan County, located in the heart of the Catskill Mountain bioregion. |
SHORT PROGRAMS
THE HOPE/HYPE OF RENEWABLE ENERGYJUNE 10-12, 2016
An introduction to renewable energy, covering off-grid/on-grid solar, wind, and hydro, and an overview of the ethics and potential global impacts of "alternative" energy technologies.
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EDIBLE EVERYTHING: A LOCAL FOOD EXPERIENCEJUNE 16-19, 2016
An incredible, one-of-a-kind opportunity. Here are only a few of the highlights:
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FOOD + ENTERPRISE NYCApril, 2016
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GOOD FOOD WORKSWinter & Spring, 2016
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Resilience and Resistance NYC Public Events (2017)
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Urban Food Foraging Tour with Freegan.Info
Wednesday, May 31, 8:30pm-10:00pm Learn the in’s and out’s of urban food foraging and go home with as much delicious healthy free food as you can carry. |
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Agri/Culture: Art to Fix Our Food System
Friday, June 2, 4:00pm-6:00pm This event explores the roles that artists play in shaping food culture and economy. |
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The Legacy of Slavery and the Future of Food Justice
Saturday, June 3, 4:00pm-6:00pm This event explores the legacy of slavery and contemporary issues of justice and injustice in the American food system. |
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Out of the Studio and into the Streets: The Artist as Organizer
Thursday, June 8, 3:00pm-5:00pm This event explores how a thriving art practice can intersect with a commitment to activist organizing. |
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Superstorm Ready: Rethinking NYC in the New Climate Era
Friday, June 9, 3:00pm-5:00pm This event explores the issues of disaster preparedness and resilience in New York City. |
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What Works on Water: Artists Define a New Field
Saturday, June 10, 4:00pm-6:00pm We will meet with two members of the curatorial team behind Works on Water, the new triennial exhibition and performance series of art on, in, or with the water. We will discuss the relationships between art and the future of our waterways, and learn about the flourishing water art movement. |
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Water Warriors: Film Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker Michael Premo
Saturday, June 10, 8:30pm-10:00pm Join us for a screening of the short film Water Warriors, which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, and a discussion with filmmaker Michael Premo. Our conversation will consider the role of first nations peoples in recent high-profile protests against the oil and gas industry, and how filmmaking can become an effective activist practice. |