Stephanie

Stephanie, a Lighthouse Financial client and daughter to Lighthouse advisor Frank, runs an urban agriculture nonprofit she founded in New York City. Get Dirty NYC! was created with the mission to connect New Yorkers to hands-on farming and gardening opportunities around the city. There are many wonderful opportunities in NYC to “get dirty,” but they are often difficult to find. To help, GDNYC! created a virtual one-stop meeting place for interested volunteers to connect with farm and garden opportunities.

From a small garden that serves as a sanctuary for the handicapped to a 6,000 sq. ft. organic rooftop farm in northern Brooklyn, GDNYC! has provided many rewarding and exciting projects that allow volunteers to dig in and get their hands dirty. By offering this free service to the five boroughs of New York, GDNYC! hopes to cultivate community relationships, educate neighborhoods about urban agricultural issues and nurture the city’s green spaces.

To support GDNYC!’s efforts, Stephanie and the GDNYC! team will be hosting a harvest festival on Friday, October 21st from 7pm to midnight on a working rooftop farm in Brooklyn. There will be food, drinks and music! To stay informed about this great event and other GDNYC! projects, you can sign up for the weekly newsletter at www.getdirtynyc.org.