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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 [...]

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 [...]

Our habanero peppers are going to be famous

July 20, 2010
by Joanna
We met husband and wife team Jason Hait and Ayelet Prizant a few weeks back at the Crown Heights Health Fair. Jason is the owner and Executive Chef at The Pour Gourmet. They were selling some of their amazingly hot sauces, marinades and mustards. Lee and Jason got to talking about peppers [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Check out our workshop schedule for September! http://ow.ly/2zu7C September 04, 2010 from HootSuite
Our latest farm report is up, complete with a pretty gallery. http://ow.ly/2zumB September 04, 2010 from HootSuite
It's Monday which means Craft Night at #Etsy! http://ow.ly/2wDur via @snarkmeat August 30, 2010 from HootSuite
Apple (we're talking the kind you eat) DNA is finally cracked. http://ow.ly/2wDvD August 30, 2010 from HootSuite
RT @LabSpaces: Electricity collected from the air could become the newest alternative energy source - http://is.gd/eEOxp August 26, 2010 from HootSuite
We're having a film shoot this afternoon. Details TK. August 26, 2010 from HootSuite