Help the Wyckoff Farmhouse bring back our educational programs for local teens, expand our community composting project, and continue to grow food for our neighbors!
Leader
Danielle Hilkin
Location
5816 Clarendon Road Brooklyn, NY 11203
This summer, the Wyckoff House Museum is looking to expand our COMPOST SYSTEM & keep our URBAN FARM running. Now more than ever we want to make sure we continue to provide our community with fresh, low-cost produce at our weekly farm stand, increase our capacity to accept food scraps to process and divert from the waste steam, and maintain our surrounding garden space for the public to safely enjoy the outdoors. We will be doing this alongside the return, at full capacity, of our teen Garden Apprentice Program (GAP), which gives youth from the surrounding area the opportunity to gain experience growing food and develop meaningful relationships with community members through managing our weekly farm stand and public skill sharing workshops.
Even though the city is slowly returning to "normal" following COVID-19, we are still grappling with food access and environmental justice issues that will continue beyond the pandemic.
Following our Farming for our Community campaign, we were able to create a sense of community and connection on our farm while we were growing produce for our neighbors in need during a difficult time. This year, we want to expand our operations and build deeper investment to better serve our community.