The Brooklyn Grange is planting a 40,000 square foot vegetable farm on a rooftop in Queens.
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I heard about this project initially when taking a pizza class a couple of months back with guys from Roberta’s and Pulino’s. They mentioned that seedlings were planted, and the Brooklyn Grange team was close to securing a rooftop. The plan is to raise an acre of organic vegetables, create a green space smack in the middle of the city, have a neighborhood farm stand, and supply area restaurants with the most local food they could imagine (delivering on bikes whenever possible!).
The group is in the final week of their Kickstarter fund raising campaign. They have just under 25% of their goal left to raise. If you are not familiar with Kickstarter–it is a site where you can donate as little as $1 to a project of your choice, but unless the goal is met by the deadline, the group won’t get any of the money pledged. Take a peek, if anything just to learn a lot more about this important, innovative, and delicious project.