East New York Farms!

We grow over 70 varieties of fruits, vegetables, and herbs at our farm, but sometimes the things that attract the most attention are the plants we consider weeds. Many of the common weeds on our farm--chickweed, amaranth, purslane, dandelion, lambs quarters, and mugwort--are valued as food or medicinal crops. Oftentimes passersby will ask for our amaranth (aka callaloo), and we're happy to part with it so that our cultivated crops can thrive. Interested in some edible weeds? Come to any of our volunteer days on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10AM-2PM, and you can take home as many edible weeds as you can carry.

Check out this posting from the Urban Forager on the New York Times website: Don't Compost That Weed.

On Tuesday, March 16th, the Board of Healhl voted to legalize beekeeping in New York City. Honeybees make a big contribution to the health and sustainability of our city, and we're excited to help start more hives in East New York. Check out these articles in the Brooklyn Eagle, New York Times, and the New York Daily News, and visit our Beekeeping page to see what how you can get involved!

A million thanks from East New York Farms! for signing the Petition to Bring Back Composting to NYC.

Because of your support, City Council Members Arroyo, Yassky, and Felder have expressed interest in holding a public hearing on Fall Leaf Collection this autumn. Let's keep the energy going and make this hearing happen!