NOVEMBER 12TH, 2011 — When I started farming for Keith Stewart in upstate New York many years ago, a well-pawed-through copy of the cookbook “Martha Stewart: Cookies” was the literary salve to my frostbitten fingers. …
Garlick Preppers
OCTOBER 10TH, 2011 — A few weeks back, Hurricane Irene missed New York City and instead rained down on upstate New York. Farmers like Kira Kinney of Evolutionary Organics were quickly flooded, and what the …
Chef Mario Visits the Botanical Gardens
OCTOBER 7TH, 2011 — September is a month of many great things: the harvest of your best eggplants, the slow swelling of beautiful winter squash, and the gorgeous matching colors of the last ripe tomatoes …
City Lights Farm
SETPEMBER 19TH, 2011 — Chicago is no second city to New York: in urban agriculture, she ranks high as a site of vegetable production, great use of abandoned urban spaces, and (crucially) city support for …
August Harvest
AUGUST 25, 2011 — On Monday night, farmers, chefs and neighbors came together over a good meal and amazing music to celebrate the delicious food that August harvest brings. A benefit dinner hosted for Growing …
Garden School
JULY 3RD, 2011 — For our second year, Growing Chefs has partnered with the Garden School in Jackson Heights, Queens to run a math and science program using our Garden Botany and Kitchen Chemistry curriculum. …
Festival of Ideas for a New City
MAY 13TH, 2011 — We all dream of a greener city, full of plants and parks and lovely places to eat picnics. It starts with green thumbs: citizens who care enough to cultivate seeds & …
Children’s Favorite Vegetables
APRIL 20TH, 2011 — Every spring we get giddy with excitment thinking about the delicious veggies about to grow in our gardens. Turning finicky eaters into bold, curious chefs is a big part of our …
Monticello
OCTOBER 5TH, 2010 — Earlier this September, I visited Monticello with two fellow farmhands from the Eagle Street Rooftop Farm. The visit came after many years of reading, admiring and wondering about the development of …
Baba Ganoush
AUGUST 25TH, 2010 — In partnership with the New York Botanical Garden’s Edible Garden exhibition this summer, Growing Chefs has taken to the stage at the Conservatory Kitchen. Every Tuesday morning throughout the growing season, …