Farm Report: The Death of a Sunflower

September 4, 2010
By Joanna
The title pretty much says it all so I’ll start off this report with the obvious: our last sunflower has died. I’m sort of sad as I love sunflowers. At least we’ve learned that 2 giant sunflowers in one pot on a very hot roof = a bad ending. On to happy [...]

September 4th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Uncategorized, What's Growing, food, growing stages, hydroponic system, seeds sprout | Leave a comment

Cosecha de rábano

August 23, 2010
By Joanna
Who doesn’t love a good radish? (Actually I don’t but that’s a whole other story.) We’ve had our first radish harvest! Some are sweet, some pungent and some right in the middle. Planted a little over a month ago, they grew up to be quite healthy and happy in our flood & [...]

August 23rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Uncategorized, What's Growing, food, hydroponic presentation | Leave a comment

Farm Report

July 24, 2010
By Joanna

We’ve had a very busy week at the farm. The heat wave a few weeks back took its toll on our rooftop installation but thanks to Lee’s quick thinking and ability to lug pounds of ice up some steep stairs, everything is back on track. I’m loving the sunflowers which are now [...]

July 24th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: What's Growing, food, growing stages, seeds sprout | Leave a comment

Swing by for a visit

Summer is here and we know you’re looking for a fun morning or afternoon trip. We’re open for visits year-round but why not schedule one now? You can see our indoor R&D lab and we’ll also take you to our rooftop installation at the Bushwick Starr. Email lee@boswyckfarms.org to set up a time. Hope to [...]

June 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: What's Growing, hydroponic system | Leave a comment

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 [...]

June 20th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized, What's Growing, growing stages, hydroponic system | Leave a comment