Linked by Michael Levenston“I see the seeds of action, education, resiliency, and joy bearing fruit,” she said. “The city is ripe for continued change and innovation in 2026. By Haley SchustermanHunter CollegeJan 20, 2026Excerpt:Three years in, the office is delivering on its full mandate. The office is working to change how eight million New Yorkers grow, buy, and think about food, using urban agriculture as a lever for climate action, environmental justice, food access, workforce development, and economic resilience. Urban agriculture in New York takes many forms: community gardens where neighbors grow vegetables and flowers, urban farms selling produce at farmers markets or donating to food pantries, school gardens, rooftop farms, controlled environment agriculture (CEA), food forests, and backyard plots.