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...
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Not just a tree, but a whole farm, grows in Brooklyn. Former E-Trade marketing manager Ben Flanner and New York Botanical Garden educational director Annie Novak started planting a whole salad full of veggie crops atop a former bagel factory in Greenpoint in April.
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"The morel mushrooms were fantastically meaty, probably even more so than the chicken, lamb, or veal skewers." "Spring Feast" by the Underground Food Collective The Wisconsin-based Underground Food Collective came through town this weekend to cook up spring feasts for...
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Photographs by Nancy Siesel, unless otherwise noted. It seems that Brooklynites will emerge from their brownstones in droves for anything concerning local, sustainably produced food. The Brooklyn Food Conference on Saturday was a free, educational event, consisting mainly of...
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Photograph by Thomas Marczewski On Saturday, May 2, the Brooklyn Food Conference will bring together farming activists, policy makers, chefs, and anyone else who cares about what goes on their plate (really, anyone can come) to chat all day...
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"Our cows are happy cows—they get to eat a lot of hay which is what makes the milk froth so well." When we pick up a quart of milk in the supermarket, so many of us don't think twice about...
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