Tonight: Rooftop Farms Lecture at Pete's Candy Store
This fall, Pete's Candy Store is hosting a slew of free lectures from Jamie Hook and the Open City Dialogue (OCD). We're especially excited about tonight's event, which features Greenpoint's Rooftop Farms:
Join Annie Novak, one of the masterminds behind Greenpoint's Rooftop Farms, a 6,000 square foot organic farm picture-esquely plopped on top of a warehouse overlooking Midtown Manhattan. Her operation--founded in partnership with Ben Flanner, a neophyte to farming, and Goode Green, a green-roofing specialist--currently produces produce for a host of Brooklyn gourmandizers, including Anella and Marlow and Sons. They even run a farm stand featuring fresh picked produce every Sunday! Come hear how this urban Agronomist tells us the unlikely story of how she did it--and learn how you can too!
The talk will begin at 7:30pm.
Comments
I always wonder about everyone doing rooftop farming in the area: isn't potential pollution in the air and water around over-industrialized Brooklyn a concern when growing food? Is that safe?
Posted by: lkj | October 7, 2009 05:28 AM