Cultivating Knowledge, Building Green Communities
Empowering the community to grow their own
We Grow NYC provides accessible cultivation education, workforce training, and community support that empower New Yorkers to grow healthier plants, stronger careers, and more resilient communities.
Our Impact
Growing more than plants
Since March 2025, across four of New York City’s five boroughs.
Community events delivered
Growers trained in person
Community members reached
Attend free or subsidized
As of October 2026
What We Do
Programs that meet you where you are
From your first seedling to a career in the green industry — education, training and community for every grower.
Hands-on
Workshops
Home Cultivation Basics and partner workshops across the city — selecting your space, plant life cycles, lighting, soil, nutrients and harvesting.
Careers
Workforce Development
Career training for the green, horticultural and regulated cannabis industries — technical skills, mentoring, internships and job placement support.
Online
Courses & Grower’s Network
Self-paced online courses at $19.99 each, or unlimited access with a Grower’s Network membership at $7.99/month, so support continues long after a workshop ends.
Home Cultivation Basics
Our introductory, hands-on workshop for anyone who wants to start growing at home but doesn’t know where to begin. Includes access to a starter kit, online learning resources and continued support through the Grower’s Network.
See upcoming workshops →
Knowledge, access & opportunity for every New Yorker
We Grow NYC empowers New Yorkers to grow their own food and plants by expanding access to practical education, tools, career training, and ongoing community support.
We primarily serve communities that have historically had limited access to environmental education, green-industry opportunities, and reliable cultivation resources — helping people build practical skills, pursue employment and entrepreneurship, and become stronger stewards of their communities.
More about us →Community Voices
What growers say
Help our community grow
Volunteer at a workshop, become a partner, or support our programs with a donation. Every contribution helps reduce barriers and build community learning hubs.
Ways to help →Our Partners
Growing together
We work with dispensaries, nonprofits, housing communities, government agencies, schools and industry brands to bring workshops where they’re needed.
