Press Releases
Greater Capital Region Food System Assessment Holds First Forum
November 10, 2017
Capital Roots Launches Smart Vending
September 7, 2017
Capital Roots Raises $82,000 at 30th Annual Spring Brunch
May 11, 2017
Capital Roots’ Veggie Mobile Turns 10
April 26, 2017
Capital Region Partners Announce Launch of the Greater Capital Region Food System Assessment
March 29, 2017
Amy Klein of Capital Roots Celebrates 20 Years
February 27, 2017
Capital Roots Concludes Second Year in the Urban Grow Center
February 6, 2017
Capital Roots’ Raises $17,000 at 20th Annual Garden Bowl
February 3, 2017
Capital Roots’ Team Grows in New Year
January 11, 2017
Capital Roots Welcomes New Board Leadership
January 4, 2017
Center for Active Design Excellence Recognizes Capital Roots’ Urban Grow Center
Oct 10, 2016
Capital Roots and St. Peter’s Health Partners Collaborate under $500,000-a-year NYS-DOH grant
May 3, 2016
Capital Roots Welcomes New Board Members
April 20, 2016
Capital Roots Welcomes New Board Members
March 1, 2016
Capital Roots Raises a Record-Breaking $19,000 at 19th Annual Garden Bowl
February 2, 2016
Callanan Industries Donates Troy Properties to Capital Roots
January 19, 2016
Year in Review: Capital Roots Concludes a Record-Breaking First Year at the Urban Grow Center
December 17, 2015
Capital Roots Raises $90,000 at 9th Annual ‘Autumn Evening in the Garden’
September 24, 2015
Capital Roots Receives $10,000 from The Community Foundation of the Greater Capital Region
July 17, 2015
Capital Roots Celebrates Grand Opening of 50th Community Garden
July 2, 2015
Capital Roots Raises $78,650 at 28th Annual Spring Brunch
May 5, 2015
For Profit and Nonprofit Partnership Keeps Nearly 300,000 lbs of Electronic Waste Out of Landfills
Apirl 30, 2015
Capital Roots Welcomes New Board Members and Staffer
April 4, 2015
Troy recognized as national leader in creating streets that work for everyone
February 2, 2015
CDCG Opens Regional Food Hub and Announces New Name - Capital Roots
December 3, 2014
CDCG Raises $73,000 at Autumn Evening
September 19, 2014
CDCG Welcomes New Board Members and Staff
August 21, 2014
CDCG Raises $73,000 at Spring Brunch
May 29, 2014
CDCG Launches Virtual Veggie Mobile - Online Market for Local Farmers
May 14, 2014
CDCG Launches The Urban Grow Center
February 26, 2014
CDCG Raises $18,500 at Garden Bowl Fundraiser
February 7, 2014
$28,500 in Grant Awards Supports Produce Project
January 20, 2014
$23,000 in Grant Awards Supports Education Programs
January 13, 2014
CDCG Elects New Officers and Board Members
January 7, 2014
CDCG Expands Fresh Produce Access in Inner-City Markets
October 30, 2013
Produce Project Involves Troy High Students in Vermicomposting Program
October 29, 2013
CDCG Honors Volunteers at Reception
October 25, 2013
Bethlehem Students Donate 750 Pounds of Produce to Squash Hunger
October 17, 2013
CDCG Raises $53,000 at 7th Annual Autumn Evening in the Garden
October 1, 2013
Patagonia Foundation Awards $5,000 to CDCG's Produce Project
August 27, 2013
Capital District Community Gardens Welcomes New Board Member and Management Staffer
May 22, 2013
Capital District Community Gardens Raises $63,000 at 26th Annual Spring Brunch
May 8, 2013
Capital District Community Gardens Raises $12,000 at 16th Annual Garden Bowl
February 1, 2013
Capital District Community Gardens Awarded $80,000 in Grants
December 27, 2012
December 12, 2012
Capital District Community Gardens Planting 60 Trees in Cohoes
October 26, 2012
October 18, 2012
Capital District Community Gardens’ 6th Annual ‘Autumn Evening in the Garden’ Raises $43,000
September 27, 2012
Capital District Community Gardens Celebrates the Opening of Steinmetz Park Community Garden
August 1, 2012
Capital District Community Gardens Welcomes New Board Members
June 8, 2012
Albany Roundtable Honors Capital District Community Gardens with Good Patroon Award
June 5, 2012
Capital District Community Gardens Raises $63,000 at Their 25th Annual Spring Brunch
May 16, 2012
Conservation Partnership Program Awards $30,000 to Capital District Community Gardens
May 15, 2012
Capital District Community Gardens Constructs Greenhouse on Urban Farm. Increasing Harvest and Distribution of Local, Organic Produce in Our Region
March 31, 2012
Capital District Community Gardens has Plots Available in Normanskill Farm Community Garden. Offering Delmar and Albany Residents the Opportunity to Grow Their Own Food
March 23, 2012
The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region’s Assemblyman Robert Reilly Salary Fund Awards $3,000 to Capital District Community Gardens. Expanding CDCG’s Turf Mobile Home Park Community Garden and Nourishing More Low-Income Residents in Southern Saratoga County
March 2, 2012
Capital District Community Gardens Launches Veggie Rx Program in Collaboration with Whitney Young Health Center Prescription Produce Coupons Increase Access to Nutritious Food for Diabetic and Hypertensive Patients in Our Region’s Food Deserts
March 1, 2012
Capital District Community Gardens Receives $24,550 in Corporate Donations. Local Businesses Support CDCG’s Efforts to Improve Public Health and to Beautify Neighborhoods in Four Counties
February 24, 2012
Capital District Community Gardens Elects New Officers and Board Members
February 3, 2012
Capital District Community Gardens Raises $8,500 at 15th Annual Garden Bowl Fundraiser
February 1, 2012
Merck Family Fund Selects First Round of “Greening Urban Communities” Grantees, Awarding $26,000 to Capital District Community Gardens’ Produce Project
December 5, 2011
The Organization Continues to Beautify Neighborhoods and to Educate Youth with Urban Greening Projects
October 28, 2011
Capital Region Food Day Celebration
October 24, 2011
CDCG Launches The Veggie Mobile Sprout, A Second Mobile Market Designed to Increase Access to Fresh Produce in Inner-City Neighborhoods
October 20, 2011
CDCG Participates in Statewide “Farm to You Fest," Educating Bethlehem Youth about Local Food and Agriculture
October 3, 2011
CDCG’s 5th Annual “An Autumn Evening in the Garden” Raises $25,000
September 23, 2011
Capital District Community Gardens Welcomes New Board Members
August 22, 2011
Times Union Hope Fund Awards $5,000 to Capital District Community Gardens’ Produce Project
August 15, 2011
Capital District Community Gardens Marks 35th Anniversary with Summer Celebration
May 28, 2011
CDCG Raises $51,000 at 24th Annual Spring Brunch
May 24, 2011
CDPHP® Named Primary Corporate Sponsor Of Area's Unique Veggie Mobile
August 10, 2010
Capital District Community Gardens Launches Veggie Mobile
April 19, 2007
