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Comment by Green Edge NYC on March 27, 2011 at 5:04pm

When New York City Bloomed

NY Times March 28, 2011

Op-Art | Mariellé Anzelone and Wendy Hollender

When you stand in the middle of Times Square, it is easy to forget that the colonists settled in New York City because of its bounty of natural resources. Before there were skyscrapers and restaurants, the city’s wealth was measured in flora and fauna. Early Dutch sailors were disoriented by the scent of wildflowers wafting out to sea from Manhattan.

Even today, forests, marshes and meadows cover nearly one-eighth of the city. But it is not a safe haven for flowers. Of 1,357 native plant species documented in New York City’s history, only 778 remain here.(Read More)

 

Marelle Anzelone is Executive Director/Founder of NYC Wildflower Week which will be celebrating its 4th Anniversary, May 6-15th.

Comment by Green Edge NYC on August 26, 2010 at 1:01pm

Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm Greens New York City Skyline
Huffington Post   |  Travis Walter Donovan
Posted: 08-26-10 07:39 AM

When people think of New York City, farming probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind, but one group is doing their part to make the Big Apple edible for its local residents.

In this video, Reuters takes a look at the initiatives of an ambitious organic farming business, Brooklyn Grange, looking to transform NYC's vast expanse of empty rooftops into lush forests of food.

Brooklyn Grange's first farm is a 40,000-square-foot warehouse rooftop that grows hundreds of thousands of plants without the use of pesticides or other chemicals. According to its website, tomatoes are one of its biggest crops with over 40 varietals planted. (Read More)

Comment by Green Edge NYC on August 5, 2010 at 1:48pm

Greenest Block in Brooklyn Winners Announced.
Congratulations to Vanderveer Place Block Association and Hoyt Street Victory Gardens Block and all other winners!

Comment by Green Edge NYC on March 28, 2010 at 3:53pm

In Brooklyn, Lettuce, Not Steel, Scrapes the Sky
By Annie Novack
THE ATLANTIC Mar 24 2010, 8:59 AM

Today, I farm a 6,000-square-foot roof-turned-vegetable-farm on the
shoreline of the East River in Greenpoint, North Brooklyn. I believe
it's the only full-on commercial green roof growing in the country, to
date. Built atop a sound stage warehouse by television and movie
production company Broadway Stages, and installed by green roof company
Goode Green, the Eagle Street Rooftop
Farm is entering its second spring this year. I aim to produce
enough food to supply area restaurants, a weekly farm-based market, and a
new community supported agriculture (CSA) subscription program that
runs the length of New York City's 22-week growing season. (Read More)

Comment by Green Edge NYC on March 6, 2010 at 1:30pm

The American Community Gardening Association

The Mission of the American Community Gardening Association is to build community by increasing and enhancing community gardening and greening across the United States and Canada.