Bronx, NY – On January 18, 2024, at PS 168 in the Bronx, Green Bronx Machine will be joined by Wells Fargo leaders, local elected officials, teachers, and students for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating a new, state of the art classroom – the first of three across the Bronx – through […]
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Green Bronx Machine’s First-Ever Gala and Game Changing Awards Honored Guests include NYC Mayor Eric Adams, NYC Schools Chancellor David C. Banks, and New York State Education Commissioner Dr. Betty Rosa New York, NY—On October 9th, at Inside Park at Saint Bart’s, Green Bronx Machine will host its first ever Growing Something Greater […]
Green Bronx Machine will welcome Con Edison, community members, local officials, students, parents, and guests from Google to tour the newly-reopened Con Edison Claremont Village Community Garden at CS55. At 11:45, students will introduce attendees to all the flowers and crops they’ve been planting this semester and highlight the student-painted […]
The Classy Awards honor the impact of innovative nonprofits Bronx, New York, April 18, 2023 — Green Bronx Machine, an impact driven, non-profit organization, has been named a Finalist in the 2023 Classy Awards. Classy, a giving platform that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with causes they care about, has named Green […]
Green Bronx Machine, Future Food Institute, Mayor of Pollica, President of ICCAR- UNESCO, and Italian coordination of the UNESCO Emblematic Communities announce LIFESTYLE FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE to partner with 600 schools in Italy to promote human and planetary health via Mediterranean Diet.
Green Bronx Machine Donates Newman’s Own Foundation Gift to Outfit Tiny Home Kitchens Newswise — LAVALETTE, WV, December 16, 2021 – Green Bronx Machine Founder Stephen Ritz joined with Stepping Stones, Inc. and its Youth Transitions Project (YTP) leaders to mark the growing tiny-home village with two soon-to-be completed additional homes […]
Newswise — BRONX, NY, DECEMBER 15, 2021 – Green Bronx Machine Executive Director Lizette Ritz was recognized today by City & State Magazine as one of New York’s Responsible 100 in its 2021 annual list published in this week’s issue. Ritz and the other honorees – leaders in business, government, nonprofits and […]
Newswise — BRONX, NY, December 9, 2021 – Green Bronx Machine is partnering with Danone North America to present the first ever Food for Good Community Event at Community School 55 in Claremont Village, Bronx, NY. This event will provide free Danone North America products, complete with locally submitted, culturally relevant […]
Newswise — BRONX, DECEMBER 8, 2021 – In recognition of its impact on urban agriculture, education, food insecurity and access to healthy foods, Green Bronx Machine has been honored with a 2021 Classy Award for Social Innovation.Watch Classy’s video capturing GBM’s achievements:https://vimeo.com/612036416“Green Bronx Machine works tirelessly day in and day out to […]
Newswise — BRONX, NY, Tuesday, September 15, 2021 – In powerful testimony to members of the United States Congress today, Stephen Ritz, acclaimed teacher, founder of Green Bronx Machine and best-selling author of The Power of a Plant: A Teacher’s Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools, made the case for public schools’ […]
Newswise — BRONX, NY, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 – Stephen Ritz, acclaimed teacher, founder of Green Bronx Machine and best-selling author of The Power of a Plant: A Teacher’s Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools, has been invited by United States Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, […]
Newswise — BRONX, NY, September 8, 2021 – As New York City public schools prepare to welcome back students next week, Green Bronx Machine founder, urban farmer and educator Stephen Ritz recently shared his thoughts about the return to the classroom in these unprecedented times in a new blog published on New […]