Bushwick Open Studios a Resounding Success

June 7, 2010
Bushwick Open Studios was this past weekend. Hot and humid as it was we threw open the doors to the farm, inviting people in to see our seven different hydroponic systems. Those who came got to eat a little of our arugula, watercress and lettuce, not to mention Lee’s homemade and perfectly salted [...]

June 7th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Events, hydroponic presentation, hydroponic system, lettuce, press/publicity | Leave a comment

WCBS swings by for a visit

June 2, 2010
We had another great visit from a local news outlet. This time WCBS stopped by the farm to check out what we’re growing. They also took a visit to our rooftop installation over at The Bushwick Starr (which is coming along quite nicely despite the secret lettuce nibblers). Many thanks to Mary for [...]

June 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: hydroponic system, lettuce, press/publicity | Leave a comment

Seedlings at Roberta's alive and kicking

Everything made it through the cold fine. The seeds planted on Tuesday are starting to sprout. Here are some photos of their older [...]

February 7th, 2010 | Category: growing stages, hydroponic system, lettuce, seeds sprout | Leave a comment

the first lettuce sprouts

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February 2nd, 2010 | Category: growing stages, hydroponic system, lettuce, seeds sprout | Leave a comment

lettuce seeds

Robert and I planted half the bed. We will see how they get through this cold spell. We are going to plant the rest of it on Tuesday. As soon as seedlings come up we will work on getting the second bed on [...]

January 30th, 2010 | Category: hydroponic system, lettuce, seeds sprout | Leave a comment