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NYC Start-up Brings Hydroponics to the People
© Photo by Margarida Correia. See caption at bottom of article. In the vast expanse of barren rooftops that mark this north Brooklyn neighborhood, one stood out far above the rest: the one atop...
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LOCAL FOOD News Roundup
It’s a Match: B&Bs and Local Food Producers The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets received a $74,000 grant to link local food producers with bed-and-breakfast operators...
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BrightFarms to Build Nation’s Largest Rooftop Greenhouse in Long Island City
BrightFarms, a Manhattan-based company that designs, builds and operates hydroponic rooftop greenhouses for others, is planning to build one for itself. The company will build a 25,000-square-foot...
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Initial $5 Million in Funding for Farms Damaged by Tropical Storm Irene
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine yesterday released the first installment in state funding for farms damaged by Tropical Storm Irene. The initial allocation of $5 million...
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In the Absence of Heirloom Tomatoes, an Unusual Seasonal Show Stopper
Click to view slideshow. © Photos by Margarida Correia. See captions at bottom of post. Though bad weather destroyed most of their heirloom tomatoes, Eckerton Hill Farm still drew significant crowds...
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Urban Farm Builds Roots at Battery Park
© Photo by Margarida Correia. See caption at bottom of post. The temporary one-acre urban farm that opened in April at the Battery is not so temporary anymore. It will shift to a new location in the...
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LOCAL FOOD News Roundup
CSA Stands Strong Post-Irene Tropical Storm Irene has tested the will of even the sturdiest farmers. In an interview with NPR, Cheryl Rogowski, owner of W. Rogowski Farm in Orange County, N.Y., talks...
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2011 NYC Urban Ag: A Nine-Month Review
The urban agriculture movement in New York City has made enormous progress this year. New legislation favoring urban farming was introduced. New farms opened. There’s even a new farm school. It all...
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Heritage Farm at Snug Harbor Plants First Cover Crops
© Photo courtesy of Farm City blog. See photo at bottom of article. Staten Island’s Snug Harbor Heritage Farm had planned it for years. Last month, it finally happened. A one-acre field was tilled...
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LOCAL FOOD News Roundup
© Photo courtesy of Riverpark Farm. See caption at bottom of article. Farm Table Opens amid Urban Farm Fields Riverpark Restaurant, a tony new restaurant off the FDR Drive in Midtown Manhattan, added a...
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Mayoral Candidates Grilled on Food Policy Views
©Photo by Margarida Correia. See caption at bottom of this post. New York City local food advocates on Wednesday got a taste of how the city’s mayoral candidates think about food. In one-on-one...
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