It's hard to know where to even begin when introducing East New York Farms!. After a week spent working alongside them, witnessing many of the different aspects of what they do, it wouldn't surprise me if I had completely missed ten programs they run. Powerhouse is most definitely a fitting term. (*power with rather than …
Project Eats, Brownsville, NYC
On my way home on the Friday of my week in New York, I stop by Project Eats in Brownsville, a neighbouring area to East New York. Here I meet up with Samantha, one of the Farm School NYC students, to hear about what they're up to. The site is just under an acre, upon …
CRAFT, North Brooklyn Farm and the Domino Sugar Refinery
On Monday I caught up again with Connor who is one of the staff at Farm School NYC. We meet in Domino park, a waterfront park which apparently until recently was just the river. We're in Williamsburg, North Brooklyn, which I'm told is the heart of Brooklyn gentrification. I've met up with Connor to hear …
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Reflections from Truelove
It's rained near constantly for my week in Philly. In the small gaps in between, there's been high humidity and a general mugginess. I hadn't realised quite how damp it was here. Theoretically this shouldn't be a place for a seed producer to thrive, (with the potential for damp to undermine the quality of seed) …
The mobile seed saver
Over the course of my week in Philly, I jump in with Owen on a few of his trips around the city to teach people about seed saving and to support farms with the seeds they are saving for Truelove Seeds. On Tuesday morning we head to the Novick Family Urban Farm in South Philly. …
Introducing Truelove Seeds, Philadelphia
Mill Hollow Farm, the home of Truelove Seeds, is reached by a track off a busy highway. In a short distance (through woodland, over a brook, up a hill) it feels like you're entering a different world. The farm is surrounded by a lively woodland from which there's a constant back drop of noise (cicadas …
Farm School NYC’s visit to Truelove Seeds
My first stop in the U.S. is Truelove Seeds, based about 15 miles outside of Philadelphia. I've come to Philly a couple of days early to take advantage of a Farm School NYC workshop and tour of Truelove Seeds. I've been following the work of Farm School NYC for a while and had been hoping …
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