What's New

What's New

 

RISE Farm Share 2024

East fresh. Eat affordable. Eat healthy. RISE Farm Share's mission is to bring fresh, locally grown, certified-organic produce at an affordable price directly from the farm to the Rockaway community.

A Fundraiser for RISE

 

Friday, May 17, 2024, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Connolly's, 155 Beach 95th Street, Rockaway Park, NY 11694

Connolly's presents "Coladas for a Cause," a fundraiser for RISE's youth educational programs: Shore Corps, Living Classroom, and Environmentor.

Farmers Market Vendors Wanted!

Rockaway Market Street @ Beach 60th begins Saturday, June 15, 2024, and is looking for vendors to join this community-driven initiative. Click here to be part of the third season!
 

Sang Lee Farms & Briermere Farms Tours

 

Join RISE for exclusive tours of Sang Lee Farms and Briermere Farms in the North Fork of Long Island. The tours and round-trip bus ride are FREE, but you must register in advance because seating is limited.

"Dune Squad" Invasive Plant Removal

RISE won a three-year grant from New York State's Environmental Protection Fund. Click here to learn more.

Arverne East Native Plant Nursery

Join RISE in creating a new native plant nursery, to locally grow native shoreline plants for the coastal dunes of the Rockaway peninsula.

"Greater Rockaway" Coastal Resilience Plan

RISE established a new initiative to conduct a comprehensive site assessment and preliminary design, with community input, to enhance the shoreline of the Rockaway peninsula into an extensive, biodiverse, and habitat-rich dune system.

Click here to read our final report.