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, [...]
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Seeds Sown!
Posted in Farm Progress on March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
New Year, New Sense of Urgency
Posted in Farm Progress, tagged brooklyn, brooklyn grange, city, green roof, new york, roof farm, roof garden, rooftop farm, urban, urban agriculture, urban farming on January 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
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!
Posted in Farm Progress, tagged ben flanner, brooklyn, brooklyn grange, city, green roof, roof farm, roof garden, rooftop farm, urban, urban agriculture on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 crate [...]
Planning Season
Posted in Farm Progress, tagged brooklyn, brooklyn grange, green roof, new york, roof farm, rooftop farm, urban agriculture, urban farming on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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
Posted in Farm Progress, Uncategorized, tagged brookly, brooklyn grange, city, green roof, new york, roof farm, roof garden, rooftop farm, urban, urban agriculture, urban farm, urban farming on November 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
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, and [...]
