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Growing the Big Apple: The expanding urban farm movement

April 22nd, 2016  |  by  |  published in Access, Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Entrance to New Roots Community Farm in the Bronx. Members can rent a plot of land to grow produce of their choice. Photo: JoVona Taylor

Not all farmers live in the countryside or operate high-tech urban greenhouses on Manhattan rooftops. Here are the stories of small-scale farms in the Bronx and Brooklyn.

Weathered

May 1st, 2014  |  by  |  published in Community, Today's Special | Leave A Comment »

These hydroponic tomatoes are $4.50 a pound. Photo: U-Jin Lee.

Farmers survived the winter — but it wasn’t easy, and there will be repercussions.