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# Harlem Grown, An Oasis In New York City
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/lidia-celebrates-america/extras/harlem-grown-oasis-new-york-city-xkez7e/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:52:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T08:46:48.000Z
- Description: Lidia meets the people behind Harlem Grown, an urban farm in New York City.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Lidia Celebrates America, #ZZZ_Show_73725357-5345-4d91-b1dc-7769ddf28616, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_9b73456e-3ed2-4fd1-8268-78e0aecf5019, #extra

When Tony Hillery’s business fell apart during the 2008 financial crisis, he began volunteering at a school cafeteria in Harlem, New York. Shocked by what he saw, he founded Harlem Grown, an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire youth to lead healthy and ambitious lives through mentorship and hands-on education in urban farming, sustainability, and nutrition.