Is It Possible To Farm In NYC?

Farms aren't the first thing that come to mind when you think of New York City. New York has a lot to offer in every area and farming is no exception.
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Farms aren't the first thing that come to mind when you think of New York City. But walk along its streets and you will pass hundreds of urban gardens; jump across its rooftops and you might find yourself in the middle of a commercial farm; and drive just 20 minutes from downtown and you could discover a full-fledged experimental farming community.

New York has a lot to offer in every area and farming is no exception. This week we visited three very different farmers and heard their take on the city and how growing food plays a role in (and is influenced by) the Big Apple. We met Annie Novak from Eagle Street Rooftop Farm in Greenpoint, Abu Talib from Taqwa Community Farm in the Bronx and Jack Algiere from the Stone Barns Center. These three stories present a pretty diverse and spectacular picture of community and city life. And it's New York through and through.

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