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Brooklyn Grange, winner of the 2012 Queens Small Business of the Year (part of the Neighborhood Achievement Awards), is branching out, setting up mini-farms, beehives and chicken coops all over city. Their expansion was recently documented by the New York Daily News.
Brooklyn Grange is currently the world’s largest rooftop farm, having sold over 35,000 pounds of vegetables, on its 40,000 square-foot flagship rooftop in Long Island City. This rooftop farm is a fiscally sustainable, serves the New York City community, creates jobs, educates the public, and provides unmatched environmental benefits. Brooklyn Grange connects and educates NYC residents, especially youth, with a food system from which they are increasingly alienated. Brooklyn Grange is expanding to more rooftops around the City, with the newest location opening in spring of 2012 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. This new location was partially supported by the NYC Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Infrastructure Grant Program. Since installing their flagship farm, Brooklyn Grange has expanded its business to include a second rooftop location at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, as well as egg-laying hens, a commercial apiary, and an educational non-profit arm: City Growers.
“We love this town and are constantly striving to actualize our vision of a greener and more sustainable New York City. By building and operating our rooftop farms, we can contribute to the overall health and quality of life of the community, bringing people together through green business and around good food.” -Ben Flanner, Brooklyn Grange Farm
