New York City Farmer & Feast: Harvesting Local Bounty
Following in the footsteps of Connecticut Farmer & Feast, this second book in the series is a cordial invitation to meet fifty passionate farmers and producers who generate food from the bustling urban landscapes of New York City. NYC Farmer & Feast is a welcoming expose into the lives of NYC food producers and the delicacies they produce within the hidden enclaves of this extensive metropolis.

Sumptuous full-color photos and elegantly written profiles throughout showcase lives rich in both food and history from all 5 New York City boroughs and Orange, Putnam, Westchester, and Putnam Counties directly to the north.  This book brings locally produced food directly home to your kitchen with individually created recipes featuring each producer’s specialty food.

NYC Farmer & Feast reconnects urban agglomerates, whether they reside within the hallowed network of the NYC mass transit system, to the bounty of locally produced food, and serves as a memento and travel guide of urban agritourism for visitors as well. Above all, it is a guide, a reference, and an edible manifesto for anyone who wants to put a face to their food and partake in the urban farming revolution.

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New York City Farmer & Feast: Harvesting Local Bounty
Following in the footsteps of Connecticut Farmer & Feast, this second book in the series is a cordial invitation to meet fifty passionate farmers and producers who generate food from the bustling urban landscapes of New York City. NYC Farmer & Feast is a welcoming expose into the lives of NYC food producers and the delicacies they produce within the hidden enclaves of this extensive metropolis.

Sumptuous full-color photos and elegantly written profiles throughout showcase lives rich in both food and history from all 5 New York City boroughs and Orange, Putnam, Westchester, and Putnam Counties directly to the north.  This book brings locally produced food directly home to your kitchen with individually created recipes featuring each producer’s specialty food.

NYC Farmer & Feast reconnects urban agglomerates, whether they reside within the hallowed network of the NYC mass transit system, to the bounty of locally produced food, and serves as a memento and travel guide of urban agritourism for visitors as well. Above all, it is a guide, a reference, and an edible manifesto for anyone who wants to put a face to their food and partake in the urban farming revolution.

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New York City Farmer & Feast: Harvesting Local Bounty

New York City Farmer & Feast: Harvesting Local Bounty

by Emily Brooks
New York City Farmer & Feast: Harvesting Local Bounty

New York City Farmer & Feast: Harvesting Local Bounty

by Emily Brooks

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Following in the footsteps of Connecticut Farmer & Feast, this second book in the series is a cordial invitation to meet fifty passionate farmers and producers who generate food from the bustling urban landscapes of New York City. NYC Farmer & Feast is a welcoming expose into the lives of NYC food producers and the delicacies they produce within the hidden enclaves of this extensive metropolis.

Sumptuous full-color photos and elegantly written profiles throughout showcase lives rich in both food and history from all 5 New York City boroughs and Orange, Putnam, Westchester, and Putnam Counties directly to the north.  This book brings locally produced food directly home to your kitchen with individually created recipes featuring each producer’s specialty food.

NYC Farmer & Feast reconnects urban agglomerates, whether they reside within the hallowed network of the NYC mass transit system, to the bounty of locally produced food, and serves as a memento and travel guide of urban agritourism for visitors as well. Above all, it is a guide, a reference, and an edible manifesto for anyone who wants to put a face to their food and partake in the urban farming revolution.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780762779512
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 06/05/2012
Series: Farmer & Feast
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 238
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

About The Author
Emily Brooks is one of the principal authorities of the local food and sustainable agriculture movements. Founder of Edibles Advocate Alliance (ediblesadvocatealliance.org) and BRIDGES Healthy Cooking School, Chef Emily nurtures social entrepreneurs who support local agriculture, sustainable farming, food sovereignty, and sustainable food systems. She is the author of Connecticut Farmer & Feast.  

Table of Contents

Preface: Collectively Dirty VIII

Introduction: The Urban Farming Revolution X

Chapter 1 Brooklyn (Kings County) 1

Bed-Stuy Farm & the Brooklyn Rescue Mission

Bushwick Campus Farm

Eagle Street Rooftop Farm

East New York Farms!

Fish Farm at Brooklyn College

Gotham Greens

Chapter 2 Bronx (Bronx County) 33

Bronx Bees

La Finca del Sur

Rikers Island GreenHouse

Wanaqua Family Farm

Chapter 3 Manhattan (New York County) 55

5-Boro Green Roof Garden

Berkshire Berries

Dickson's Farmstand Meats

Fifth Street Farm Project

Randall's Island Children's Learning Garden

Riverpark "Pop-up" Farm

Urban Farm at the Battery

Chapter 4 Orange County 91

Acorn Hill Farmstead Cheese

Jones Farm

Lynnhaven Nubians

Pierson's Evergreen Natural Beef Farm

W. Rogowski Farm

Chapter 5 Putnam County 123'

Dancing Girl Bees & the Midnight Farmer

Ryder Farm

Tilly Foster Farm Museum

Chapter 6 Queens County 141

Las Delicias Patisserie

Queens County Farm Museum

Two Coves Community Garden

Chapter 7 Rockland County 159

Camp Hill Farm

Cropsey Community Farm

Hook Mountain Growers

Chapter 8 Staten Island (Richmond county) 177

Decker Farm

Greenbelt Conservancy

Greenbelt Native Plant Center

Joe Holzka Community Garden

Chapter 9 Westchester County 201

Blum Center for Health

Farm Share

Hemlock Hill Farm

Hilltop Hanover Farm & Environmental Center

Ironbound Farm

Appendix: Explore All Things Local in New York City 229

Recipe Index 230

General Index 235

About the Author 238

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