Folks in Bed-Stuy are fighting to keep their farm. Bed-Stuy Farm, once a neighborhood garbage dump, was transformed into an urban oasis that produces over 7,000 lbs of fresh food every year, helping feed more than 4,000 people a month through the Brooklyn Rescue Mission.
The Farm is a source of community pride that has inspired neighborhood greening, backyard food gardening and food pantry agriculture projects. Now, the project is threatened by development . To get a good look at what they're up against watch The Garden. The Oscar-nominated film tells a similar story in South Central, Los Angeles.
Check out Kerry Truman's post about Bed-Stuy Farm to learn more and help save the Brooklyn farm by signing this petition because everybody from the penthouse to the projects deserves fresh, affordable grub.
Bed-Stuy Farm opened the Malcolm X Farmer's Market July 10th and keep it running through early November.
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