Initiatives
More than three million New Yorkers live in a food desert — a neighborhood without reliable access to fresh, affordable produce. Growing a little of your own food does not fix that. It does put fresh herbs and vegetables within reach of a window sill, a classroom, or a senior center common room, and it is something a person can start this week.
01 — Products and programs
product · 2020–presente
Una maceta, una planta. Un huerto de menta que cabe en el alféizar de una ventana.
product · 2022–presente
Una jardinera a la altura de la cintura que almacena dos meses de agua.
curriculum · 2021–presente
El kit, junto con un currículo de ciencia vegetal y nutrición.
02 — Partnerships
2021–presente · Manhattan
We built our first Auto-Watering Planter with members of the Fulton Senior Center, who maintain it themselves.
2023–presente · Manhattan
We donated 50 Baby Sprout EDU kits across four shelters in Manhattan and the Bronx.
2021–presente · Manhattan
Where the EDU curriculum was written, tested, and first taught — co-developed with Lower Division teachers.
2026–presente · Manhattan
Services for blind and visually impaired New Yorkers at Selis Manor. First joint session August 2026; about 60 boxes committed.
2026–presente · Manhattan
An ongoing distribution partnership that began with a joint community event in February 2026 — the partnership model working exactly as designed.
2025–presente · Manhattan
Since November 2025: distribution paired with a hands-on planting workshop rather than a drop-off, for neighbors already coming to the food kitchen.
2025–presente · Manhattan
Since September 2025: kits for families attending the weekly pro bono immigration legal clinics, alongside the childcare program run there by a MintBox member.
2026–presente · Manhattan
The MintBox Community Giveaway — a joint event with Avenues on March 7, 2026 — grew out of months of planning with the Resident Association.
03 — Materials
Todo lo que entregamos con un kit, gratis para descargar y reimprimir.
guide
La guía que viene en cada kit Baby Sprout: cómo plantarlo, cuánta agua darle y qué esperar semana a semana.
Para: families, partners
curriculum
Planes de clase, hojas de trabajo y guía docente de la unidad de ciencia vegetal y nutrición, creada con maestros de Avenues.
Para: teachers, partners
guide
Guía para principiantes sobre cultivar alimentos en un apartamento de Nueva York: luz, macetas, riego y qué es realista en un alféizar.
Para: families
