In Brooklyn, First Frost Hits the Rooftop Farm
A peculiarity of urban farming: Even when nearby land is freezing, the city is warm—until frost makes the carrots sweet More »
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Annie Novak is the founder and director of Growing Chefs, a field-to-fork food education program; the children's gardening program coordinator for the New York Botanical Gardens; and co-founder of Eagle Street Rooftop Farm in Brooklyn. More
A peculiarity of urban farming: Even when nearby land is freezing, the city is warm—until frost makes the carrots sweet More »
On the roof of a New York warehouse, kale is swaying in the wind, honey bees are dying, and a farmer is enriching the soil More »
As the weather cools in Brooklyn, tomatoes ripen in one final burst, pickling season begins, and seeds are sowed anew More »
The founder of the Eagle Street Rooftop Farm explains why urban chicken-keeping isn't just a fad More »
As chickens—and high winds—arrive at Brooklyn's only rooftop farm, its founder strives to grow "food with a farmer's face" More »
A recipe for urban agriculture: mix the roof of a warehouse, 200,000 pounds of soil, and the essays of Wendell Berry. More »
