Raise the Roof Event!

Come to the workshop on the roof and the party to follow.  Art, music, and drink specials! 

Summer lovin' the harvest

Over the last few weeks we've really started to up our harvests at the farm.  Arugula and mustard greens have been getting big, the tomatoes and peppers are starting to fruit-- and our RSA (Restaurant Supported Agriculture) members are reaping the benefits of produce so local that it's literally getting delivered on foot.

Help strengthen the Bushwick community and EcoStation:NY by patronizing our RSA restaurants and CSA.

Northeast Kingdom
Cafe Ghia
Momo's Sushi Shack
Nextdoorganics

Produce is also being sold at the Bushwick Farmers' Market!

Wednesdays
Broadway @ Linden 10:00am - 6:00pm 

Thursdays
Broadway @ Halsey ^new! 10:00am - 6:00pm
Bushwick Campus Farm Stand – Irving @ Woodbine, Noon - 4:00pm

Saturdays
Maria Hernandez Park – Knickerbocker @ Starr,  9:00am - 4:00pm
Irving Square Farm Stand – Irving @ Halsey, 11:00am - 3:30pm 

Enjoy the latest pics!

                                       

Micro Greens

Wildfire Lettuce

A New Container

This past Saturday was another great step forward at the roof.  We pricked out a few hundred transplants of head lettuce and put it into pots, sowed more micros and organized the roof for this Thurdsay's white roof cleaning.   Don't forget that we need volunteers for the painting day of June 13.  Check out our events page for more information and let Mia know at miabrezin@gmail.com if you can help out.  

This Saturday I have a fun project in the works.  We'll be sowing lettuce mix in 60  large bowls I picked up at the dollar store.  30 are actually small wash basins that I'll drill holes in and the other 30 are colinders with tiny holes already.  It was a grand total of $100 and will allow for tons of green to be grown!  This is a great low cost option for salad greens and are much cheaper than anything labeled to be a "planting pot".

Come help sow greens at 1PM on Saturday!  If you haven't seen the roof yet, this is a great time to come.  Everything is looking great...Kale is getting nice n big, tomatoes are putting out flowers, and herbs are smellin' like a dream.

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The Grow Bag is Working!

We have been planting tomatoes in our coffee sacks, but there are still a few dozen bags that are begging to be used, so we're playing around. This is our beta version of a grow bag. 

Our burlap grow bag on May 31, 2012

We filled the sack with potting mix, cut some holds in the sack and planted lettuce. Very easy to build. So far everything seems to be working. The seeds are growing and the soil is retaining plenty of moisture—even on the windy roof!