> There are no "farms" in NYC. Yes there is a farm in NYC, it's called Added Value Community Farm located in Red Hook Brooklyn and it grows "12 tons of fresh p

> There are no "farms" in NYC. Yes there is a farm in NYC, it's called Added Value Community Farm located in Red Hook Brooklyn and it grows "12 tons of fresh produce" annually.[0] > They ship it [t]o a garden in Red Hook. No, they deliver it via cargo bike to the FARM (see above) in Red Hook.[1] > And let us hope this apparent "farm" doesn't use the polluted soil of that region. No, they don't use polluted soil they use compost. "At peak performance, the program processes over 225 tons/year of organic material."[2] > I've seen enthusiastic people growing vegetables in open fields in Williamsburg. That is a superfund site! Williamsburg is not Red Hook, we are discussing how Etsy delivers their compost to the farm in Red Hook. I encourage you to come take a look first hand at the farm in Red Hook and see how they actually grow produce. > Farming is hard, thankless work that entails high risk. What they do in Brooklyn is not farming. It is gardening. Again, let's talk specifics. Yes there are rooftop gardens in Brooklyn, yes they are gardens, but let's not lose the forest in the trees. Is there a farm in Brooklyn? YES. Does Etsy deliver compost to it? YES. Do I encourage you to visit the farm and maybe volunteer to see how hard, thankless work it is that empowers youth in the area? YES! Before you get negative on HN and spew a bunch of unsubstantiated "facts" do a little search to find out that yes it is possible to have an urban FARM that has the data to back up the fact that it is a FARM not a garden. [0] http://added-value.org/accomplishments http://added-value.org/accomplishments [1] https://blog.etsy.com/news/2012/office-ecology-composting-at-etsy/ https://blog.etsy.com/news/2012/office-ecology-composting-at... [2] http://www.added-value.org/composting-initiative http://www.added-value.org/composting-initiative