Bravest Bees in NYC
Last fall, FDNY Capt. Charlie Lamberta stopped by the farm and just happened to run into me. At the time there was a film crew up there too, so when he approached me holding my bee gear he asked if those were props or if I was really a beekeeper. Of course my first thought [...]
Return of the Meatballs!
We are thrilled to announce the third annual meatball slapdown! WHERE: The Brooklyn Kitchen, 100 Frost St. Brooklyn NY (map) WHEN: March 2nd 2012, 6pm-10pm TICKETS: $50 Click Here This is a fundraiser and proceeds will be split between our education program, City Growers, which brings children and young adults to our rooftop farm [...]
Winter Bustle
Winter is supposed to be the quiet season for farmers, when you get extra sleep and take long vacations to warmer climates. But not for us – this winter hasn’t been particularly cold, and it definitely hasn’t been quiet. A couple of weeks ago we spent two-and-a-half hours in a conference call to plan our [...]
New Farm!
We are so excited to announce that we’ve just signed a lease for a new 45,000 square foot rooftop farm in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The new farm will be installed this spring, more than doubling the size of our total growing area. With over two acres of urban growing space, we’re getting one giant [...]
Rooftop Research
Last season our buddy and colleague Alec Baxt from Farming Up did some research to look at the nutritional density and contamination levels of rooftop-grown veggies in NYC. Not all of the results are in yet, but there is some interesting info available already on the Farming Up Website here. Check it out – [...]
Congratulations Snow Leopard!
Thanks to all of you who voted for us as part of this year’s BBC World Challenge competition. Although we didn’t win, we were truly honored to be a part of the competition and we are so grateful for all of the votes and support we received throughout. The Brooklyn Grange team sends their heartiest [...]
Chickens fly north in the winter
By Chase Emmons Over the past month, a lot of people have asked what was going to happen to our birds for the winter. We’d tell them not to worry and that we’d find a good winter home for them so they could come back in the spring. Most people would just snicker, [...]
Vampire-proofing
This year we’re putting in a new crop – Garlic! The way you plant garlic is by putting individual cloves in the ground (pointy-side-up) spaced about 6 inches apart, cover them with soil, and dust of your hands and walk away. It’s really that simple. The coolest thing about garlic is that we plant it [...]
First Annual NYC Honey Festival Post Game Wrapup
By Chase Emmons OK, I seriously still don’t believe how successful that was. It’s like I’m going to wake up and it’s still Friday night before, subways to Rockaway are down, and a sudden storm front is about to roll in. 3 MONTHS EARLIER I was hanging around with my beekeeping mentor, Dan [...]
Fresh Mushrooms are on the way…
A couple weekends ago we brought in mushroom expert Nick Laskovski from Dana Forest Farm in Vermont to teach a mushroom workshop here at the farm. It was a lot of fun, and aside from learning all about growing Shiitake mushrooms in fresh-cut logs, we ended up with about 30 inoculated logs of our own. [...]
