All that is yummy

6/20/10
About a month ago Lee built a vertical system which we planted with strawberries. They are happy in their new home and about 2 weeks ago began to flower. Even though they aren’t quite ready we did a small tasting this past Tuesday. The result? A little tart but a lot delicious. Our Caribbean Red [...]

Hydroponic presentations at the Waterpod

Lee Mandell of Boswyck Farms will be giving presentations on Hydroponics July 31st and August 1st, 2009 at the Waterpod, an art barge, which is currently docked in Harlem.
The presentations will be held Friday, July 31st at 5 p.m. and Saturday August 1st at 4 p.m.
The Waterpod is docked at 125th Street, Riverside (Parks). It [...]

Making Pesto

Tomorrow, July 16, will be the second basil cutting and pesto making. The first batch was a hit with everyone who tried it.
Here is a visual telling of the making of basil Boswyck Farms style
The basil crop before the cutting. We got about 1 1/2 pints of pesto.

Chloë chopping and blending

Boswyck the sheep supervises

mixing

And best [...]

Hydroponic Workshop – 7/26/2009

Boswyck Farms is pleased to announce a hydroponic workshop
When: Sunday July 26th, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where: Bug Labs, 598 Broadway, 4th floor (the corner of Broadway and Houston)
The workshop will include

A brief history or hydroponics
An overview of many hydroponic techniques including examples of many of the hardware needed to construct them
The hands on portion [...]

Boswyck Farms Open House June 6-7, 2009

The weekend was very exciting and a bit exhausting. Dozens and dozens of people came by to see the farm. A lot of curiosity about urban farming, hydroponics and growing year round. We will be posting some photos from the event in the next few days. There were many questions and a lot of sharing [...]

Day one of Open Studios

Day one was quite busy. Even though we were only open for 4 hours there was a steady crowd. The excitement around urban farming and gardening is amazing. We have 3 different hydroponic set ups here with a forth on its way. The cucumbers are growing in a simple drip system and threatening to take [...]

Boswyck Farms Open House this weekend

This weekend is Bushwick Open Studios and Boswyck Farms will be open for visits. Come and see the farm and learn about hydroponics. The farm will be open Saturday, June 6 noon – 4 p.m. and Sunday, June 7 noon – 7 p.m.
The cucumbers are attemting to take over and the tomatoes are growing strong. [...]

First Hydroponic Workshop - 5-17-2009

Boswyck Farms is pleased to announce a hydroponic workshop
When: Sunday May 17th, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Where: ug Labs, 598 Broadway, 4th floor (the corner of Broadway and Houston)
The workshop will include

A brief history or hydroponics
An overview of many hydroponic techniques including examples of many of the hardware needed to construct them
The hands on portion will [...]

New website

Welcome folks
Our new website has gone live. There is still much information to [...]