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The FarmPlate Young Farmers Series: Michael Meier from Brooklyn Grange Farm
Anna Villarruel May 18, 2012 Brooklyn Grange Farm 0 comments
NAME: Michael Meier FARM: Brooklyn Grange AGE: 25 Tell us a bit about your farm and how you got into farming: I’m Farm Manager this season at Brooklyn Grange, a multi-acre practicing-organic soil-based rooftop farm in New York City, with locations in Long Island City and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. We grow greens, tomatoes, herbs, and a variety of other seasonal fruits and veggies. We keep laying hens and bees and as a special project are developing a large-scale apiary this season with about 30 beehives. We have a CSA and sell at farmstands and to local restaurants, cafés and small food businesses. I’d been interested in food and agriculture for several years, spending more time at local...
The FarmPlate Young Farmers Profile Series
Jeff Gangemi Apr 29, 2012 Brooklyn Grange Farm 0 comments
Thanks for visiting FarmPlate's new and ongoing series of young farmer profiles. Click on any of the farmer names below to learn more about them, and click on each farm name to view their FarmPlate listing. While you're there, show your support by leaving a review for your favorites among these young farmers. Prepare to be inspired by the new generation of agricultural pioneers! Shannon Jones & Bryan Dyck | Ages 30 and 27  Broadfork Farm | River Hebert, Nova Scotia, Canada       Michael Meier | Age 25 Brooklyn Grange | Long Island City, New York       Josh Morgenthau | Age 28 Fishkill Farms | East Fishkill, New York...