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Brooklyn High School Grows Organic Produce in Front Yard

081410veggie.jpg The High School for Public Service in East Flatbush is harvesting around 500 lbs. of organic produce a week from its 10,000 square foot front yard vegetable garden. Principal Ben Shuldiner. told the Daily News, "The goal was to create a focal point for learning about healthier eating. Sadly, access to fruits and vegetables is very limited in this neighborhood." Students ran the farm all summer with the help of BK Farmyards, and sell the produce at a farmer's market in front of the school every Wednesday. That sound you hear is Jamie Oliver crying over his missed opportunity.

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  • Kelles

    Why does Shuldiner say "access to fruits and vegetables is very limited" in that neighborhood? Does the community not want these foods?

  • John L

    This is fantastic. Too bad Bloomberg is getting rid of most of the cities green spaces or community gardens to build more and more overpriced co-ops.

  • ceeg

    Who cares if it's certified or not? i'd love to have that stuff in my neighborhood.

  • TheTruthYouSeek

    Just go to the store. They all have tomatoes, they're all the same.

  • TheTruthYouSeek

    There's no way that that is certified organic. Lie.

  • Gothamist_Cynic

    I wonder how many bums and pigeons fertilized the soil.

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