Dispatches from the Field & Project Summaries
Going Green in Brooklyn
October 17, 2011
The Green Living Project Mobile tour had been exploring NYC this week and kicked off our green discoveries at the East Brooklyn Farmers Market. Recently, there has be a groundswell of interest in urban gardening and farming. Every month in Brooklyn there are new urban retrofits, rooftop farms, and community gardens in development and this energy is regenerating spaces across the city at a unprecedented speed. East Brooklyn is a great example of this community oriented dedication. The East Brooklyn Farmers market is a colorful bizarre of flavors, wares, and produce, from authentic Caribbean food, to heirloom organic vegetables grown in the neighborhood, this farmers market has something for everyone and the best part is that it’s located right next to a large and beautiful community garden. The mobile tour team talked with a growing youth composting cooperative and with the MacArther Genius award winner Majora Carter of Sustainable South Bronx who just happened to be visiting in the area. Later that week the team went to an amazing Permaculture fundraiser for the Imani Garden which featured a traditional New England lobster dinner and a excellent intro to Permaculture talk by Teddy Tamirat sponsored by the Green Phoenix permaculture group that is active all over NYC.