Not just a roof anymore
After a week of laying green roof membrane and hauling soil, our roof in Long Island City is starting to look a whole lot like farmland. We’ve gotten nearly half of the one acre rooftop covered, and we’ve begun shaping the soil into rows and paths so that we can start transplanting seedlings, planting seeds [...]
The installation has begun!
This is a big week for Brooklyn Grange, because after months of planning we’re finally installing our rooftop farm. Starting at 5:00am on Monday the BG team was receiving two-ton bags of soil and massive rolls of green roof membrane materials, unloading them from trucks and bringing them into our new home at 38-17 Northern [...]
Promo Video
Here’s a little promo video that our good friend Anthony made for us. Hopefully it will give you a better idea of what we’re up to. We’re still looking for some start-up capital, so if you want to contribute to our effort please visit our new Campaign on Kickstarter and send a few bucks our [...]
Let there be life.
Our little seeds, planted just weeks ago, have sprung from the soil and taken the form of teeny tiny plants. In just a few months we’ll harvest and sell these plants, and people will take them home and eat them. It’s awesome now, it will be awesome tomorrow, and there is something undeniably awesome about [...]
Seeds Sown!
A couple of nights ago we planted about 5,000 seeds (tomatoes, eggplant, onions, herbs, etc) so that we’ve got an army of seedlings ready to transplant on the roof once the last frost is passed in mid-April. Thanks to the dozen or so volunteers who came out to help get the little guys in soil, [...]
New Year, New Sense of Urgency
The future is here! It’s 2010, and even though we’re all a little disappointed that we didn’t get a hover-board for Christmas (especially Brandon), this year promises to yield good progress and great food. It might seem counter-intuitive to use terms like “progress” and “future” considering we at Brooklyn Grange are determined to bring back [...]
New Farm Progress!
Lots going on in the journey for the new farm! Thanks again to everyone who came out for the party at bobo. The energy came out in full force, which made for an excellent night. Never a dull moment, this morning Shamus stopped by with about 15 empty bushels from his pickling – so our [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
