90 West 164th Street
Bronx
NY 10452
Taqwa Community Farm
![Organic/Local Food: Food grown close to where it is consumed, reducing shipping impacts and increasing freshness. Organic food is grown without pesticides (biocides), genetic modification or synthetic fertilizers. Minimally processed, with no chemicals or waxes added after harvesting. May include fair trade or direct trade practices. Organic/Local Food](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_3.gif)
![Community Garden: Often planted on public or formerly abandoned land, community gardens are run by volunteers who cultivate vegetables or flowers and closer relationships to nature and one another. Generally open to all participants, they are sometimes fenced, locked or threatened by development. May offer hands-on learning and a habitat for birds and insects. Community Garden](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_77.gif)
![Compostare: Un loc în care resturile alimentare, frunzele, resturile vegetale din urma tăierii gazonului sau vegetației din grădini sunt biodegradate. Poate include proiecte demonstrative la scară largă, locuri de adunare a compostului sau locuri de cumpărare a produselor de compost locale. Chiar și puncte de informare sau obținere de râme sau resurse pentru compostare în casă sau în grădină. Compostare](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_25.gif)
![Tehnologie verde: Resurse regenerabile, alternative sau alte resurse de tehnologii sustenabile. Poate include tehnologii curate, emisii zero, biomasă sau generare de energii curate, precum și locuri cu tehnologii noi sau corespunzătoare. Poate fi un parc industrial eco, inițiative low-tech, cercetare, proiecte pilot, surse de finanțare sau agenții asociate. Tehnologie verde](https://www.opengreenmap.org/sites/default/files/taxonomy_image/category_pictures_27.gif)
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This urban farm cultivates organic produce and utilizes a rainwater collection system. There are over 100 families that have garden plots in the Taqwa Community Farm. In 1999 the gardeners produced over 5,000 pounds of organic food, half of which was donated through Taqwa’s own Grow and Give program.
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