Edie Stone

Edie Stone has been the Director of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation GreenThumb Program since 2001. GreenThumb supports community efforts to create and maintain over 500 community gardens throughout the city. Prior to joining GreenThumb, Ms. Stone worked for The Council on the Environment of New York City where she was active in helping community gardeners organize politically to work towards preservation of their garden sites. Ms. Stone is a former editor of the Council on Economic Priorities "Corporate Environmental Data Clearinghouse" and a contributor to the organization's publication "Shopping for a Better World." Ms. Stone is a graduate of Barnard College of Columbia University and attended the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources.