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First Aired - 04/18/2013 01:30PM
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Liz Carollo calls into the HRN studios to talk about one of her favorite GrowNYC Greenmarket locatoins- Brooklyn Borough Hall! Erin Fairbanks chats with Liz about the market location, and why it's one of the best markets to get early spring produce. Find out what South Jersey and Upstate producers are residents at the Brooklyn Borough Hall location, and learn about some of GrowNYC's upcoming book events!
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Jersey Farm Celebrities (7:03)
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Brooklyn Borough Hall, fountains, Columbus Park, South Jersey farmer, spring produce, asparagus, strawberries, Wilklow Orchards, Fred Wilklow, Albert Wilklow, hard cider, apple cider donuts, Court Street, Upstate, Bad Seed Cider, Elizabeth Jones, The Food Book Fair, Eleven Madison Park, New School, Earth Day,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 08/11/2011 01:00PM
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This week on The Farm Report, Erin is joined by David Sherman, Market Manager of GrowNYC. David tells listeners how he's convinced many Brooklynites to start eating kale and other healthy produce and explains how some of the markets in NYC operate. Tune in to hear more about food access in NYC and the growing trend of farmers markets and CSA's. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.
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The Farm Report: GrowNYC (16:11)
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Erin Fairbanks, Heritage Radio Network, Cain Vineyard & Winery, The Farm Report, David Sherman, Market Manager, food access, GrowNYC, www.GrowNYC.org, winter markets, Union Square Green Market, Williamsburg Waterfront Green Market, Smorgasburg, kale, cooking demos, Hot Bread Kitchen, farming Jeopardy,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/18/2010 01:00PM
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This week on The Farm Report, Heather & Erin are joined by friend of the station and rooftop farming extraordinaire, Ben Flanner. They discuss the progress of the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm, and touch upon many of the important elements that help bring fresh and delicious produce from a roof to your mouth. This episode was kindly sponsored by the folks at Cain Five Vineyard & Winery.
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The Farm Report Introduction: Ben Flanner (16:44)
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The Farm Report, Cain Five, www.cainfive.com, Erin Fairbanks, Heather Hyman, Brooklyn Grange, Ben Flanner, urban agriculture, rooftop farming, soil is twice as much as the green roof system, wood scraps from Woodworkers, irrigation was set up in early June, how does the produce get off the roof?, elevators, people are already signed up for next year, market at Roberta's on Sunday, composting, Ben has a network of farmers he can call with problems, Elliot Coleman,Running the Brooklyn Grange (13:18)
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bamboo provides support for plants, collaboration, we are all working for the same cause, getting people to eat locally grown food, less than 3 or 4% of produce consumed in the city is local or regional, there is potential for growth in that number, sustainability, Brooklyn Grange has gotten tons of press, direct to consumer sales, farmers markets account for almost half of all Brooklyn Grange sales, www.brooklyngrangefarm.com,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
