Between the idling tour buses, next to the hot dog carts, and under the watchful eye of a Starbucks, something is growing in Battery Park. Earlier this morning, students from three schools in lower Manhattan joined New York City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and the folks at the Battery Conservancy in breaking ground on a one-acre farm shaped like park resident Zelda the wild turkey, on the tip of Lower Manhattan.
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New Battery Park Farm Will Grow Organic Vegetables
Zelda The Turkey Gets Growing Tribute In Battery Park
An urban farm is about to sprout at Battery Park, thanks to the Battery Conservancy—and their muse is the park's own wild turkey, Zelda (named after F. Scott's wife, for her frequent breakdown-driven trips there). The farm will be shaped just like the turkey!
Tis The Season To Save Turkeys
It's a Thanksgiving miracle! A wild turkey hailing from Staten Island found her way to the New Jersey Turnpike, where for days she's been dodging vehicles and worrying toll booth attendants.
Zelda Still Kickin' in Battery Park
Yesterday morning a reader spotted this turkey in Battery Park, and told us "no one else seemed to notice." Everyone is probably just used to seeing the turkey around though: it's Zelda! The last we heard she had wandered onto the West Side Highway, where cars skidded to avoid her in 2004; then she was spotted again in 2006.
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