PrintVideo: Brooklyn's Cool New Backyard Farms
Most people assume it takes a lot of land to be considered "a farm" but Stacey Murphy, founder of BK Farmyards in Brooklyn, can transform any backyard with at least 400 square feet and six hours of daily sun exposure into a real-deal, produce-growing farm. It may not have rows of corn à la middle of Iowa but every 250-square feet can feed four to six people seasonally alone. Murphy already has two sites set up in Ditmas Park and is hunting for more urban land to farm-ify. The video, after the jump.
Brooklyn's Cool New Backyard Farm
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6 Comments:
Its a damn garden, get over yourselves. Far cry from being a farm.
CarltonFist at 1:21PM on 08/17/09
You are inspiring. I live in westchester and would love to start a small garden but feel so overwhelmed.
Next time you put a garden together film it! That way others can benefit from your expertise.
eeeee t at 2:43PM on 08/17/09
It takes a lot of effort to get a raised bed garden like that going. Lots of topsoil hauled in and compost items such as leaves and manure. So I give her a lot of credit and whoever helped with the muscle power
The garden looks very organized and productive. Not some half assed effort
gaffer at 4:02PM on 08/17/09
Come celebrate local food with us at the COMPOUND Brooklyn this Saturday, August 22nd 3pm-midnight. There will be live music, DJs, dance troupe, local food, original artwork, and we are auctioning off gift certificates to local restaurants such as Franny's, Get Fresh Table and Market, The Farm on Adderly, Ici, etc. Event is $5 suggested donation or pay what you can.
For event info:
www.bkfarmyards.com/fundraiser/fundraiser.html
Band, DJ info and RSVP on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102698227511&ref=ts
Help us build more farms! We look forward to meeting you and hearing your urban agriculture stories!
bkfarmyards at 9:34PM on 08/17/09
If it weren't for people like Stacey Murphy, who grows her food without chemicals, I'd be dead from starvation. I had too much food all my my life that was grown by "big farm" farmers, who spray their crops, and now I'm relegated to only natural foods, or else I have all kinds of pains, rashes, itches, and other physical reactions. I'm so thankful that natural foods exist, and that people like this woman are willing to make sure that they do.
Isolated with Chemical Sensitivities at 2:36PM on 08/18/09
Hey Carlton, a garden consists of flowers and plants while a farm consists of vegetables, fruits and herbs. Get your definitions straight.
ChefR0bert at 1:10PM on 08/19/09