Farming Concrete

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http://harvest.farmingconcrete.org/

Use this map to explore the season’s bounty by borough, neighborhood and/or vegetable.

While we currently have only about 10% of the city’s food producing community gardens on the map, we’ll be adding more as the season goes, as well as additional tools and functionality, so check back often.

Another fun map recently created to explore community garden data can be found at GardenMaps. This map includes food as well as everything else – composting, partnerships, ownership, open hours, fruit trees, native plants…

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Farming Concrete: Measuring Food Production in NYC’s Community Gardens

The American Community Garden Association defines a community garden as "any piece of land gardened by a group of people." These spaces - peaceful enclaves where one can reconnect with their soil, food, and fellow gardeners - are meaningful across age groups and cultures, and serve as valuable assets for community identity. Healthy food production in community gardens is especially relevant today, when the number of New York City residents who rely on emergency food and lack access to affordable fresh produce in grocery stores is increasing. In the context of a dysfunctional food system, urban agriculture is becoming evermore indispensable.

No one knows just how much food NYC community gardeners are growing. That is what this project seeks to measure.