Youth Market
Donations to help support the Youthmarket can be made on IOBY. See you at the Market!
View ArticleGarden Sensor (Part 2)
We are still working away on building a soil moisture sensor for the garden. Here’s an update on recent work. We had major help throughout this process from John Myles White, particularly with all...
View ArticleOpen Garden Hours
Now that the school year has ended, we are starting our second season of open garden hours. We’ll be in the garden each week from 5pm-7pm to weed, water, harvest, plant and do small projects. The...
View ArticleYouthmarket Today!
The Sprout Farms Youthmarket opens today! Stop by between 2pm-6pm at the corner of Grand and Graham in Brooklyn. View Larger Map
View ArticleSuccessful First Day!
The Sprout Farms East Williamsburg Youthmarket had a great first day! We sold lots of fresh vegetables and were even visited by Council Member Diana Reyna! Here are a few pictures from the day.
View ArticleHow to Start Seeds
‘Tis the season for starting seeds! Most gardeners know late winter is a great time to start seeds inside. This year we started a variety of pepper seeds, both hot and sweet, along with lettuces,...
View ArticleLast Frost
Whether you are new to gardening or have been gardening for decades, you’ve probably heard the term last frost. It’s an important date to understand especially if you’re interested in growing typical...
View ArticleCultivating Community in a School Garden
In January of 2011 I co-founded Sprout Farms, an urban agriculture education nonprofit project. The idea for Sprout came from my aspiration to understand urban infrastructure and to develop means to...
View ArticleNew Partner Garden Location
This year Sprout Farms began a new partnership with the three schools who share Three Stars garden. The garden sits on 7,000 square feet and is located in the Fort Greene neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY....
View ArticleA Kid’s Guide to Permaculture in the City
This guide is intended for 6 – 8 year olds. What is Permaculture? Wikipedia defines permaculture as a system of agricultural and social design principles centered around simulating or directly...
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