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 [...]

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 [...]

Woot! We're on CNN

May 22, 2010
We think it proper to give ourselves a big pat on the back. In fact, we’re giving ourselves the World of Warcraft leveling “woot” because we’re part of CNN’s story on hydroponic farming.
The CNN crew took great footage of what’s happening at Boswyck Farms (the latest pictures can be seen in our [...]

For your listening pleasure, our interview with The Naturalist has been posted

In case you were stuck on the train or stuffed in your cubicle or trapped somewhere else far from your computer, the interview Lee and Chloë did with Bernie Wides from The Naturalist radio show has been posted on Heritage Radio Network. [...]

Boswyck Farms Talks to The Naturalist

5/10/2010
Today Lee and Chloë will be interviewed by Bernie Wides on his show, The Naturalist. They’ll be talking about hydroponics, the work we do at the farm and our upcoming programs. The show airs between 12:00 and 12:30. Tune in if you can. It will also be available as a podcast.
The Naturalist is a daily [...]

Thanks am New York!

5/10/10
There was a great article on Boswyck Farms in am New York this morning. Joanna ran over to the Wall Street subway station and grabbed a few copies for the farm. Since we can’t post the physical paper, here’s a link to the PDF of the article. It’s on page 8. [...]

Boswyck Farms Rocks NYC Grows

We like to give a big thanks to NYC Grows for inviting us to participate in this year’s festival. A huge event that marked the end of Earth Week celebrations in the city, it drew urban farmers, community gardeners, eco-crafters, sustainable technology creators, chickens(!) and more.
The day dawned with a torrential downpour–the gutters ran with [...]

in the news

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Lee Mandell, Loft Farmer, Advocates a Hydroponic [...]