Brooklyn Daily Eagle - July 15, 2010
By Sarah Tobol

CROWN HEIGHTS — Usually, you don’t need extensive training when introducing an animal into your life. When you acquire a dog or a cat, you can play it by ear or get advice from a friend. But what about a chicken?

Most of us don’t know the first thing about keeping chickens, which is why the New York Restoration Project (NYRP), in partnership with bk farmyards and Just Food, is presenting a workshop series this summer and fall covering the topic.

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New York Times - July 14, 2010
By Laurel Graeber

For many New York City children, handling chicken means grabbing a nugget and swiping it through a trail of barbecue sauce. But on Sunday young residents will have a chance to pick up chickens that have never been near a stove — and never will.

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Crain's New York Business - July 11, 2010
By Valerie Block

Scott Campbell, executive chef of New Leaf Restaurant & Bar in Fort Tryon Park, is focusing more on the herbs he uses in his new American dishes. And no wonder: All he has to do is walk outside the stone cottage-style eatery—part of Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project, which supports the city's parks—and snip his own rosemary, thyme, chives, sage, basil and oregano.

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Times Ledger - June 17, 2010
By Ivan Pereira

Queens amateur gardeners got a chance to make their thumbs greener this week with a special course aimed at improving their crops.

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Wall Street Journal - June 22, 2010
By Sara Silver

The scents of honeysuckle and garden lavender mingle at the New Leaf Restaurant & Bar in Fort Tryon Park, overlooking the Hudson River to the dramatic cliffs of the Palisades. Lunch is served on the patio of the 1930s stone cottage just downwind from the Cloisters museum that supplies a good chunk of the clientele. The menu is scaled back from the candlelight-dinner options.

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