Rooftop Livestock
This Thanksgiving I went upstate for a traditional family feast at my uncle’s farm. He lives outside of Cooperstown on several dozen acres complete with hay fields and pasture and woods and a creek. I always assumed that some day I would move out to the country and buy a farm like his to satisfy [...]
Planning Season
Last week Brandon and I shut down the garden at Central Ave, pulling up the last few handfuls of kale, mixed greens and pea shoots before blanketing it with clover seed and hay for the winter. The cold weather and low light are forcing us to spend less time in the dirt and more time [...]
The Unlikely Farmer
As far as candidates for urban farmer go, I’m pretty damn unlikely. Ten months ago, I had never even planted a seed. Born and raised in Manhattan, I graduated from a prestigious liberal arts college and took an office job working for a big deal restaurateur in New York. Other than a healthy appetite and [...]
Friday the 13th Fundraiser
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Planting Seeds in Brooklyn
Welcome to Brooklyn Grange. We’re a small team of Brooklyn residents working together to launch a commercially-viable roof farm. Today we’ve got a plan – a seed – and a lot of expertise. Next summer, we’ll have a one-acre rooftop farm. Please check in with our website and watch as our farm germinates and blooms, [...]
Welcome to Brooklyn Grange
Brooklyn Grange Farm – AJE First Person from Cyrus Dowlatshahi on Vimeo.
