Zhenia Nagorny
Sustainability Educator + Culture of Care Steward
About Zhenia
Zhenia is a sustainability educator, community writer, healing practitioner, and dedicated advocate for public gardens based in Brooklyn, NY.
Since joining the Maple Street Community Garden in 2016, she has played an active role in the garden’s growth and leadership development, particularly through the compost, communications, and arts committees. Her work centers on cultivating cultures of care, collaboration, and sustainability within community spaces.
She founded Sustainable Cultures in 2026 to help community gardens and volunteer organizations build relationships and sustainable systems that support long-term continuity while preventing volunteer burnout and attrition through a reflective, holistic approach.
Zhenia believes that gardeners are already nurturing seeds of care in their communities and is passionate about sharing practices that support mindful leadership, collective growth, and mutual inspiration. Her specialty and passion is cultivating leadership and volunteer cultures rooted in care, joy, and belonging.
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