NYRP is proud to announce a new partnership with BK Farmyards – a Brooklyn-based farming network that provides locally grown and affordable food to Brooklyn residents through increased urban food production. An exciting and fruitful venture, this partnership will be instrumental in bringing more residents into two of NYRP’s gardens, while also continuing our mission of promoting healthy eating and sustainable living.
Beginning in March, BK Farmyards will introduce chicken coops in NYRP’s Schenectady Avenue that will be home to up to 50 chickens. Eggs will be sold to local residents through a low-income Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Additionally, BK Farmyards will hold five workshops to educate residents on chicken care and best practices for raising animals in an urban environment.
In NYRP’s Madison Street Community Garden, BK Farmyards will redesign the space to allow for intensive vegetable production by increasing the number of raised planting beds and adding a new rainwater collection system. The revitalized design will utilize horizontal and vertical space to boost the amount of growing space, while adding to the garden’s aesthetic value. Combined with perennial crops and composting, there will also be an area for honey bee hives to make the garden a more productive urban green space.
For more information on how you can join NYRP in becoming a part of the urban farming movement in your community, click here.