The Science Survey

June 6, 2023

The Science Survey by Local Bronx High School Journalism Student Nora Sissenich

We love this article! Nora Sissenich spotlights our whole community of gardeners which is beautiful and important.  As a young journalist, Sissenich listened deeply to each member's passions and ideas about community gardening. 

The Bronx Hot Sauce

July 23, 2015

Morning Glory was one of the first five gardens to participate in the Bronx Hot Sauce project.  CBS2 paid a visit to the garden while profiling the project and the excellent hot sauce they make. 

The New York Times

"Vital Places of Refuge in the Bronx, Community Gardens Gain Recognition"

July 23, 2023

Morning Glory Garden was featured alongside several longstanding powerful Bronx Community Gardens in a piece written by David Gonzalez and photographed by Jose A. Alvarado Jr.  

New York Botanical Gardens

September 2022

We are honored to be included with legendary Bronx Gardeners in this oral history project. Aazam Otero and Cayla Casciani are featured together in this interview.  There are many technical challenges, with train construction noise in the background and the disruption of rain but it's an interesting watch!

New York City Food Policy Center

April 26, 2017

Garden co-founder, Aazam Otero, was one of many gardeners and urban farmers mentioned in a citywide profile of gardeners composed by the NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College.  Learn more about our colleagues, allies, fellow gardeners and their work throughout NYC.

KNY Media

September 2022

KNY Media created a short documentary comparing the trend towards urban gardening amongst young people in NYC and South Korea during the early years of the pandemic. 

GrowNYC

July 10, 2015

Blog post about Morning Glory Garden from our early years featured on GrowNYC's website.  We were one of the few gardens created under the "Gardens for Healthy Communities" Program. GrowNYC supplied us with volunteers, lumber, benches, basic tools and constructed a shade structure/rainwater catchment system.

Bronx News12

October 1, 2024

Reporter Lindsay Tanner does a brief piece on the mandatory composting initiative that will begin in NYC starting in October 2024. Garden Co-Founder Aazam Otero talks about the benefits of composting, along with Council Member Eric Dinowitz and Sanitation Deputy Commissioner Joshua Goodman.