BK Farmyards: Backyard Farms in Brooklyn

BK Farms transforms private backyards into food producing gardens in urban centers. The organization is based on the idea of supporting local food production and puts the focus on food preparation and eating rituals.

The BK Farms mission:

bk farmyards is a Brooklyn based decentralized farming network providing local food to reduce the city’s reliance on fossil fuels and offering local jobs to boost the economy. We are seeking partnerships with developers willing to temporarily transform their idle land to farmyard; homeowners who want to eat from their own yard; and city agencies holding under-utilized land. Our strategy is to stay nimble, growing food between the cracks of urban development.

bk farmyards mission is to bring communities together around the dinner table: our organization’s educational agenda includes eating seasonally, how to grow food locally, how to store and prepare food, species biodiversity, and food democracy.

To read more about the BK Farmyards philosophy, check out their website.