Image Credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
At the beginning of the 20th century, New York City had a program where crops were grown across the city in various parks. Fort Greene Park hosted a fairly large garden, where the city would hold organized harvesting days for local residents. This photo, from around 1915, shows a busy harvesting day with many locals stopping by to pick fresh food.
While you won’t find a mini-farm in Fort Greene Park today, you can still enjoy local food that is grown right here in the neighborhood. The local Farm to Neighborhood program pairs neighborhood restaurants and food shops with local farms. And yes, some of the food is even grown in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, such as in the Brooklyn Navy Yard by Brooklyn Grange. Click here to find a local Farm to Neighborhood business.
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