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September 9, 2023
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May 11, 2023
Melissa and Wythe sit down at the Heritage Radio Network studio in Roberta’s to chat with Ben Flanner, co-founder and CEO of Brooklyn Grange, to talk about the history and future of rooftop farming.
March 24, 2023
Above a façade of stern Brooklyn brownstones, Eagle Street Rooftop Farm bursts with a burgeoning crop of organic vegetables, chickens and apiaries. A bucolic oasis thriving on the edge of the East River, Eagle Street is one of the few places to find crimson chili peppers growing against a panoptic view of the Manhattan skyline. Offering the Greenpoint area hyper-local produce, this 6,000-square-foot, organic vegetable farm sets a precedent within the urban farming movement