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BK Farmyards

Brooklyn, NY

Stacey Murphy's background is in architecture and engineering, but the food-related health issues of her family and herself have led her to commit her talents to starting a sustainable urban farming network in Brooklyn to increase access to fresh produce.

  1. on December 14
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    Bushwick Campus Greenhouse by Bushwick Campus Greenhouse

    New York City greenhouse built & run with local high school students. Help us feed our community, teach our students, and lead the way!

    • 110% funded $16,548 pledged
    • 261 backers
    • Funded Dec 30, 2011
  2. on July 8, 2011
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    BK Farmyards
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    Mumford Farms by Anna Mumford

    A Brooklynite returns to the family farm to see how city-dwelling locavores can connect with conventional farmers in the Midwest.

    • 104% funded $5,230 pledged
    • 83 backers
    • Funded Jul 12, 2011
  3. on July 6, 2011
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    Ras Rody Organics: Sips, Bites & Sweets by Roadside Organics

    Help us finish producing a Rastafarian cookbook, a manifesto for healthy living by Ras Rody.

    • 100% funded $5,030 pledged
    • 57 backers
    • Funded Jul 28, 2011
  4. on July 6, 2011
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    Egg Restaurant/Goatfell Farm Irrigation Project by King of the Ghosts

    Irrigation project at Goatfell Farm, Egg Restaurant's farm in the Catskills

    Funding Unsuccessful (07/08/2011)
  5. on October 26, 2010
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    D.O.U.G.H. by SCRATCHbread

    D.O.U.G.H. - (Delicious, cOmmunity, Urban-Made, Goodness, Happening-now)

    • 116% funded $11,616 pledged
    • 170 backers
    • Funded Dec 10, 2010
  6. on September 14, 2010
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    BK Farmyards
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  7. on August 16, 2010
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    BK Farmyards
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    Adopt-A-Farmbox by Baker Design+Build

    Adopt-A-Farmbox designs and builds 'farmboxes' for schools and community organizations in NYC to promote urban agriculture & environmental stewardship

    • 101% funded $10,115 pledged
    • 107 backers
    • Funded Sep 11, 2010
  8. on July 27, 2010
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    BK Farmyards
    backed a project

    Hands That Feed: Haiti's food crisis and post-quake opportunities for sustainability. by Pangea Films

    Why did the earthquake become a food and humanitarian crisis? HTF will explore opportunities and models to create a sustainable future for Haiti.

    • 105% funded $15,800 pledged
    • 216 backers
    • Funded Aug 02, 2010
  9. on July 22, 2010
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    BK Farmyards
    backed a project

    SCRATCHbread’s ‘right to deliciousness’ campaign by SCRATCHbread

    This is Brooklyn food culture, we are all the pumping heart. We are SCRATCHbread... and we’re not stopping until you take a bite.

    Funding Unsuccessful (09/02/2010)
  10. on March 26, 2010
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    Western Queens Compost Initiative by Western Queens Compost Initiative

    The WQCI is a dynamic partnership recycling waste from one garden, two markets, three bike tours, and four CSA's.

    • 103% funded $2,590 pledged
    • 51 backers
    • Funded Jun 04, 2010