More Than Trees Grow in Brooklyn Now
While Brooklyn has a lot of things, one would not normally expect to find a working farm there these days. However, right across the street from the front entrance of IKEA is the Red Hook Community Farm, a 2.75 acre space with approximately two acres of land under cultivation at the moment. The farm grows a great variety of vegetables The farm is run by the nonprofit organization Added Value. It grew out of a desire to provide educational opportunities for neighborhood youth along with fresh food to residents in the area, which is now slowly gentrifying but traditionally has held a lot of public housing, been underserved by supermarkets,… Read More »More Than Trees Grow in Brooklyn Now