> Subj: [cg] NYC Gardens Insurance Update - IMPORTANT!
> Date: 10/11/05 9:15:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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> I had a phone meeting with Jack Linn from NYC Parks today. Good news
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Maureen,
While folks often respond privately to e-mails emanating from the listserv, -
because this is such a sheer, "what, no insurance? the sky is falling," type
crisis, I've gone public, in my usual tactless fashion, to get as much
information to as many people in need of it as possible.
In reference to the discussion on obesity, we are a nation too dependent on
the convenience of fast food. When it comes to eating those "organic"
vegetables from the garden or fast food, many chose the latter.
For example... a gentleman dropped by our community garden this past summer
to inquire
I had a phone meeting with Jack Linn from NYC Parks today. Good news
to be shared.
- First of all, the gardens in NYC are covered by city insurance
right now. This is for "reasonable use" accidents which should cover
99% of any problems that might occur in a garden. "Reasonable use"
are a
Responding to an earlier question about companies that underwrite community
gardens, we get ours from Carolina Casualty via a group buying process
sponsored by our state association of non-profits. They treat us as a
social service program, not a dangerous use of vacant properties. That
helps.
JH
Hey New Yorkers-
Welcome to the club. Here in Hartford we have been receiving CDBG funds
forever in support of community gardens, although not at the 7-figure level.
This year we learned that the feds, I believe in the form of the Inspector
General's office, decided that this use of CDBG is illega
Another note on the garden insurance crisis.
Maureen O'Boyle - we may have to set up a working group on insurance for the
community gardens. More later as we learn more and find insurance carriers who
will cover us.
Adam Honigman
Volunteer
Clinton Community Garden
-Original Message--
Friends,
Green Thumb and many public community gardening programs are funded by Federal
Community Block Grants.
In other words, without its Federal Community Development Block Grant, Green
Thumb could lose its $5,000,000 or so of funding. Green Thumb has never been
funded by the City of N
The 64th Street Community Garden in Brooklyn NY is actively seeking a new
contact/ issuer for garden insurance. We are unique in that we are located
on State of New York, Department of Transportation land and have been required
to have garden insurance for the past 8 years. The current carrier
Tom,
In your email of 10/6, you mentions that your nutrition curriculum in based
on a program called "Food Folks". As education coordinator for Denver Urban
Gardens, I teach a nutrition/gardening curriculum in 5 inner city schools. I'm
not familiar with the program you mentioned and wonder if
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