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Farm & Film

January 29, 2026 //

The 77K community came together for a viewing and celebration of Josiah’s award winning film, “Tomorrow Starts Now.” There were speeches from Principal Russell, our Superintendendent, Dr. Keisha McCoy, Ms. Katherine and Mr. Tyler, Josiah’s mom, and many invited guests! Check out this week’s episode of the Roaring Rundown to see students’ interviews with representatives from the Mayor’s Office, Brooklyn and Bronx Borough Presidents Office, Green Bronx Machine, and many others that came to celebrate. Best of all, everyone that came got to taste a home grown salad with Josiah’s famous basil dressing!

Tags 77K, Brooklyn, Food justice

Categories Brooklyn, cooking, Farm, Garden, hydroponics, News

Success!

By PLG

January 29, 2026 //

Ms. B shared this photo of the school’s very first bell pepper emerging from it’s flower at the 396K STEM lab. So cool!

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NYBG in Winter

By PLG

January 22, 2026 //

Can you identify what kind of tree this is without its leaves?

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A Garden of Tower Gardens Part 2

By PLG

January 14, 2026 //

Remember Ms. B’s Garden of Tower Gardens from our earlier post? Voilá!

Tags 396K, Brooklyn, hydroponics

Categories Brooklyn, Garden, hydroponics

Red Carrots

By PLG

January 13, 2026 //

Students at the 993Q Queens Innovation Center prepare for a Farm To School event with Chef George. They chopped, peeled, grated, and tasted red carrots from the farm that they mixed with fresh lettuce greens from their hydroponic tower and a homemade vinaigrette. Delicious! Check out this video they made about the event.

Tags 993Q, Farm to School, Queens

Categories cooking, Farm, Garden, hydroponics, Queens, Uncategorized

GT 101

By PLG

January 7, 2026 //

It was great seeing everyone at the workshop today! Can’t wait to see what you grow!

Categories hydroponics, tower garden, workshop

Pick Your Own

By PLG

May 30, 2025 //

On Friday, Ms. Benasaraf hosted the district’s first “Pick Your Own” Farmers Market at 396K @ 181.

“I wanted to share some pictures from our farmer’s market that took place during today’s gallery walk! Students and parents who visited the room had opportunities to pick tomatoes, herbs, and lettuce directly off our towers to taste and to bring home in provided bags!”

Tags 396K, aeroponics, Brooklyn, farmer's market, grow tower, hydroponics, pick your own, tower garden

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MITG

By PLG

April 25, 2025 //

Teachers at the Math in the Garden PD investigated tree pits and a local playground for patterns, shapes, and measurement. They found math all around us!

Tags Math, PD

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Future Farmers of America

By PLG

April 8, 2025 //

754X J.M. Rapport School in the Bronx is the first D75 school to open an FFA chapter in NYC! Mr. Masefields’s students run a small farm with hydroponics, aquaponics, chickens, tilapia shrimp, and an outdoor garden, and they visit local farms and botanical gardens each month.