Long Island City Rooftop Farm

Grownyc partners helped to design a 2 300 square foot rooftop farm on top of long island city s newest affordable housing complex hunter s point south.

Long island city rooftop farm.

Brooklyn grange is a 5 6 acre organic urban rooftop farm in new york city growing vegetables and honey for local restaurants markets and community supported agriculture. Brooklyn grange farms rooftops builds green spaces and promotes sustainable living and local ecology through food education and events. Long island city 37 18 northern blvd roof long island city queens 11101. Don t be fooled by the name brooklyn it s actually located in lic queens.

There you ll be amazed with sites of the city and tons of greenery around you. In addition to growing and distributing fresh local vegetables and herbs brooklyn grange also hosts events and educational programming. We operate the world s largest rooftop soil farms located on three roofs in new york city and grow over 100 000 lbs of organically cultivated produce per year. The farm is located on three rooftops in brooklyn and queens.

A 9 500 square foot indoor outdoor rooftop restaurant lounge and events space that offers breathtaking views of the. Beginning march 12th the penthouse will temporarily suspend operations in efforts to support new york city s and all of our interests to contain the spread of covid 19. Brooklyn navy yard 63 flushing ave building 3 roof brooklyn ny 11205. Rooftop farm at hunters point south long island city queens.

Sunset park farm 3 2 acres under construction spring 2019 brooklyn grange is the leading rooftop farming and intensive green roofing business in the us. Sunset park 850 third ave roof brooklyn ny 11232. It s so amazing to see that these folks are able to grow so many things in the middle of new york. Building straddling astoria and long island city the second location was built in 2012 atop the brooklyn navy yard and the third location established in 2019 sits atop liberty view in sunset park.

Purchase gift card. Long island city farm 1 acre. In our hands on farming workshop you ll step into long island city farm manager seth johnson s shoes and get your hands dirty working the rooftop land. There s always plenty of tasks on a farmer s to do list from compost flipping to weeding tomato trellising to bed preparation.

You can enter through the lobby and take the elevator up to the roof. Cute rooftop urban farming. By early september the farm is in full bloom and height of production which means the time is ripe for crop maintenance harvest and plantings. This commercial organic farm opened in 2010 and grows tens of thousands.

It sits on top of a 1919 long island city warehouse and at 43 000 square feet it s one of the city s largest rooftop farms. Restaurant in long island city. We believe that social enterprise is a powerful driver of positive change and that businesses should be a nourishing part of their community.