The Urban Farms of New York
19 March 2010 - 1:00pm
In the Bronx, Brooklyn, and even the Upper East Side, rooftop farming is making inroads. The City Greens profiles a handful of these urban pioneers.
Suyeon Kim profiles Blue Sea Development, a hydroponic farm on a rooftop in the South Bronx; Brooklyn Grange, a soil farm in Brooklyn (obviously); and a new startup in Jamaica called Gotham Greens.
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Farms in the sky: a New York City roundup
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The City Greens, March 19, 2010
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