Background: Teens for Food Justice (TFFJ) is a growing nonprofit empowering youth to tackle food insecurity in marginalized communities through school-based, youth-led hydroponic farming.  By growing close to 60,000 pounds of fresh produce annually at multiple facilities, TFFJ students provide healthy produce for their schools and communities, combating food deserts and promoting better nutrition. Students gain hands-on experience in STEM, health and nutrition, food policy, and advocacy, becoming champions for a just, sustainable food system. With a focus on education, mentorship, and community engagement, TFFJ is planting the seeds for a healthier future. The longtime and successful founder, leader, and CEO Katherine Soll is stepping down.  Established in 2013, TFFJ is teaching young people to build a healthy, affordable, equitable, and sustainable food system. With the support of a smart, enthusiastic, and dedicated team, TFFJ now operates eight high-capacity, hydroponic...

Background: Founded in 1985 by Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988), The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum (The Noguchi Museum), was the first museum in the United States to be established, designed, and installed by a living artist to show their own work. Located in the vibrant neighborhood of Long Island City, Queens, the Museum itself is widely viewed as one of the artist’s greatest achievements. Holding the world’s largest collection of his works, the Museum features open air and indoor galleries in a repurposed 1920s industrial building and a serene outdoor sculpture garden. Since its founding, the Museum has served as an international hub for Noguchi research and appreciation. In addition to managing the artist’s archives and catalogue raisonné, the Museum exhibits a comprehensive selection of Noguchi’s material culture, from sculpture, models, and drawings to his personal collectibles. The Museum is also the North American distributor of...

Background: Georgica Pond is a 290- acre coastal salt pond located in East Hampton, NY that has been designated a locally significant Coastal Fish & Wildlife Habitat by the East Hampton Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan. Water quality impairments at Georgica Pond have included toxic blue-green algae blooms, fish kills and low oxygen levels which have developed in response to excessive nitrogen, phosphorus and other contaminants entering the pond. The poor water quality impacts people's traditional uses of the pond including fishing, crabbing, kayaking, and sailing.  It also has an impact on the fish and wildlife that use the pond. The Friends of Georgica Pond Foundation (FOGP) works to restore and preserve the Georgica Pond ecosystem for future generations through science-based, watershed-wide policy and restoration. Founded in 2015 and supported almost entirely by private donations, FOGP collaborates with the Gobler Lab at Stony Brook University, local NGOs and local...