Located atop a six-story 1919 warehouse, the 40,000 square foot organic Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm built by Bromley Caldari Architects is believe to be the largest of its kind in the world! The almost 1-acre farm is an oasis surrounded by little greenery and lots of concrete in Queens at 37-18 Northern Boulevard. After a successful first growing and selling season that began in the spring of 2010, the farmers at Brooklyn Grange are continuing their production of organic produce that includes 40 varietals of juicy tomatoes, peppers, fennel, salad greens, kale, swiss chard, beans of all sorts and a variety of delicious root vegetables like beets, carrots, and radishes, as well as plenty of herbs.
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via Brooklyn Grange is the World’s Largest Rooftop Farm! | Inhabitat New York City.
Thanks for sharing this! If I’d known this place existed when I was living in New York, maybe I wouldn’t have gotten out of there as fast. Awesome!
By: Sharon on January 27, 2012
at 3:30 pm
Isn’t that fantastic? You have a great blog, by the way!
By: GreenerGreenGrass on January 27, 2012
at 4:31 pm