038: Ben Flanner on Farming Rooftops in Brooklyn
Farmer to Farmer with Chris Blanchard
English - October 29, 2015 08:30 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 327 ratingsSociety & Culture Health & Fitness local pitchfork agriculture blanchard chris entrepreneur entrepreneurial farming hightunnel hoophouse Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 037: Steve Tomlinson on Farming with a Restaurant
Ben Flanner raises over two acres of vegetables on two rooftop farms in New York. His Brooklyn Grange provides over 50,000 pounds of produce every year to restaurants, stores, farmers markets, and a 70-member CSA. We talk about the nuts and bolts of establishing a rooftop farming operation, the unique challenges of farming above the eleventh story, tools, distribution strategies, and how Brooklyn Grange has incorporated events hosting and outreach into its operation.
The Farmer to Farmer Podcast is generously supported by Vermont Compost Company.