SCHOLARSHIPS | CANCELLATION POLICY | MASK POLICY | PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS| WEATHER & COVID POLICY | BROOKLYN GRANGE COVID SAFETY PRACTICESWhat is it like to be an urban farmer? How does one cultivate crops hundreds of feet above the city streets? In our hands-on farming workshop, you’ll step into Brooklyn Navy Yard Farm Manager Gareth Stacke’s shoes and get your hands dirty working the (rooftop) land.
By June the farm is in bloom, which means there's always plenty of tasks on a farmer's to-do list, from compost flipping to weeding, tomato trellising to bed preparation and seeding. Whatever the day entails, there will be plenty of time for a Q+A session, and for the most important part of farmer's checklist - end of day snacks and libations!
Our workshops and events are available at a sliding scale. We invite you to practice economic solidarity with your community and choose the ticket tier that makes most sense with your financial situation.
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This tier is at the market rate and reflects the true cost of the service, labor and expertise of producing the workshop/event. This price point allows us to generate a profit. We encourage those with access to wealth to opt for this tier as it enables Brooklyn Grange to offer more tickets at an accessible price.
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This tier reflects the cost of our service labor and expertise required to produce the workshop/event and allows us to make a small profit. We encourage those to opt for a Sustainable Ticket if the price point of a General Ticket is prohibitive.
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This ticket tier reflects our intention to make our events open for all! We want all members of our community to enjoy Brooklyn Grange no matter their financial situation. Opt for the Solidarity ticket if General or Sustainable is not accessible to you right now.
About Gareth Stacke
Gareth is an experienced vegetable farmer with a passion for community organizing. Born in Santa Cruz, California, he was raised in the Bay Area before moving to Portland, Oregon. From there, he dove straight into farming, beginning as an apprentice at Portland’s Zenger Farm, a 2.3 acre, sustainable vegetable farm. A quick and eager student, Gareth knew he would do well to farm at and learn from as many operations as he could, so he spent the next several years moving from Sauvie Island Organics, a 20-acre CSA farm to Our Table Cooperative, a 7-acre cooperatively owned and managed vegetable operation, ultimately returning to Zenger as co-manager in 2016. Between farming seasons, Gareth planted community orchards across the city through an organization called Portland Fruit Tree Project. All of this thoroughly amused his mother, given that Gareth vehemently hated vegetables as a child.