Tomatoes
Six types of tomatoes grow in Gaynor Campus Garden. When the initial varieties were chosen, the weather was still cool and we were having one of the first Garden Club meetings outside. Beefsteak and...
View ArticleNew York Cares Volunteer Day
Sprout Farms enjoyed today’s crisp Fall morning with a group of five great New York Cares volunteers. Four beds at Gaynor Campus Garden were cleaned out of their tomato plants, sunflower stumps, and...
View ArticleBruscetta Recipe
Last weekend I enjoyed a taste of summer by picking a few basil leaves from my indoor basil plant. Bruschetta Recipe 2 plum tomatoes, chopped 3 kalamata olives, chopped 2 basil leaves, chopped 1 garlic...
View ArticleTomato Tasting
The beginning of August marks the beginning of the tastiest part of the tomato season. Booters Smith and Mark Suppes were generous enough to volunteer their tastebuds to taste three varieties of...
View ArticleHydroponic System at Eckford St Studio
This spring Sprout Farms began a partnership with Eckford Street Studio, a Greenpoint art education studio for children. We started with a basic, DIY bottle hydroponic system. The students decoupaged...
View ArticleEnd of Year Review
The students in Gaynor Campus garden club completed construction of a 5’x8’ greenhouse at Sure We Can this past December. The greenhouse is secured to a pallet and filled with a layer of gravel and...
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