Healthy Lifestyles
Yankee Stadium Tower Garden
The Yankees unveiled their first-ever Tower Garden at Yankee Stadium in late May of 2022. The structure, located inside the stadium’s Gate 2 entrance, uses the vertical, aeroponic garden system of Tower Gardens, allowing for the growth of healthy, fresh produce that requires minimal resources. In addition, the garden is used to provide a hands-on learning experience for students taking part in the “New York Yankees Healthy Home Plate Program,” which the team has been proudly conducting since 2011. Items grown in the garden are served in select menu items, most notably in salads found at Yankee Stadium “grab-and-go” locations.
Healthy Home Plate Program
The New York Yankees and Legends Hospitality partner to implement/host the Healthy Home Plate Program at Yankee Stadium. The Healthy Home Plate Program provides area youth with the opportunity to participate in a program focused on the importance of preparing affordable, healthy meals and incorporating these meals into their lifestyle. Kitchens located within Yankee Stadium become classrooms, where sous chefs engage youth with hands-on cooking demonstrations. Each participant also receives a bag filled with provisions to prepare the demonstrated healthy meals at home after each session. At the end of the program, the students are invited back for a game and are honored with an on-field graduation ceremony where they’re presented with personalized chef coats and a recipe book of what they learned throughout the program.
Fueling Our Future Program
Health and wellness, as well as grassroots engagement with local communities within the Bronx, are pillars of the Yankees’ Diversity & Inclusion Committee’s ongoing focus. As part of the organization’s commitment to Bronx-based individuals, the Yankees and local DREAM Charter Schools partnered on the “Fueling our Future” youth initiative that targets underserved communities. On July 22nd and 24th, 2025, local area youth visited Yankee Stadium and were provided with the resources necessary to promote health and wellness and were positioned to excel in the classroom, on the field/court and in life in general.
In total, approximately 40 program participants from DREAM were exposed to informative and interactive speaking engagements that will feature elements related to working in sports and overall health.
Green Bronx Machine
The Yankees partnered with the Green Bronx Machine in support of their efforts throughout the Bronx. Green Bronx Machine builds healthy, equitable, and resilient communities through inspired education, local food systems, and 21st Century workforce development. Their school-based model uses urban agriculture aligned to key school performance indicators to grow healthy students and healthy schools and transform communities that are fragmented and marginalized into neighborhoods that are inclusive and thriving.