Buying at the Brooklyn Grange farmstand (Wednesdays, May 15th to October 30th, 12 to 5 pm) isn't cheap ($26 to fill a shopping bag) but it was a fun and feel-good experience. I got some small beets with greens plus an enthusiastic description of how best to prepare them. I got "ground cherries" which are sweet mini-tomatillos. I got mild little jalapenos, Japanese eggplants, and ordinary garlic which is noteworthy because garlic seems always to come from China nowadays. I didn't buy the expensive tiny jars of honey, or the tomatoes since we have so many from our own garden and theirs were just as imperfect-looking if not more so than ours.
I went up to see the rooftop farm with permission from the salesgirl. You need directions since it's actually on the roof of Building 3. It's what I would expect a farm to look like… straight neat green rows. There's a lot of variety, with each row growing something different, or at least alternating, and edged here and there with marigolds or a sunflower. The views of Brooklyn, the bridges and the Manhattan skyline are amazing. I was told that the farm stays open to visitors up until 6:00 pm, and that later in the year when dusk falls earlier and the city lights come on you can get great photos.
Also at Building 92 is the Brooklyn Navy Yard Center museum and a cafeteria-style restaurant called Ted & Honey that serves locally-grown produce, some from the Brooklyn Grange.
Buying at the Brooklyn Grange farmstand (Wednesdays, May 15th to October 30th, 12 to 5 pm) isn't cheap ($26 to fill a shopping bag) but it was a fun and feel-good experience. I got some small beets with greens plus an enthusiastic description of how best to prepare them. I got "ground cherries" which are sweet mini-tomatillos. I got mild little jalapenos, Japanese eggplants, and ordinary garlic which is noteworthy because garlic seems always to come from China nowadays. I didn't buy the expensive tiny jars of honey, or the tomatoes since we have so many from our own garden and theirs were just as imperfect-looking if not more so than ours.
I went up to see the rooftop farm with permission from the salesgirl. You need directions since it's actually on the roof of Building 3. It's what I would expect a farm to look like… straight neat green rows. There's a lot of variety, with each row growing something different, or at least alternating, and edged here and there with marigolds or a sunflower. The views of Brooklyn, the bridges and the Manhattan skyline are amazing. I was told that the farm stays open to visitors up until 6:00 pm, and that later in the year when dusk falls earlier and the city lights come on you can get great photos.
Also at Building 92 is the Brooklyn Navy Yard Center museum and a cafeteria-style restaurant called Ted & Honey that serves locally-grown produce, some from the Brooklyn Grange.