Two Weeks To Go!
THANK YOU to everyone who has supported our project thus far. We have now raised over one third of our goal! Please continue to help us in these last two weeks.
The greenhouse build is on hold until our Kickstarter campaign is finished. For the past week we have been focusing our energy on giving tours and connecting with the community about Bushwick Campus Farm.
Just this past Tuesday, one of our freshman classes, in the BeSmart School for Math and Research, organized a farm tour for fifteen representatives of New York City’s Department of Education (DOE). I stood back while our brilliant fourteen and fifteen year olds talked about tilapia, cover crops, the importance of using vertical space, and the superior taste of fresh carrots. They lead a fantastic tour!
Our students invited the DOE representatives because they want Bushwick Campus Farm to be a model for other public schools. They also used our farm to support their efforts as a new school in Brooklyn. Three of the four schools on the campus are under-enrolled. This means that the more we can prove to the DOE that we have a bright academic future, the more likely they will want to support our schools’ efforts to enroll more students, instead of risking a closure.
This past week I also met with the Principal of the Academy for Environmental Leadership. We brainstormed about the Kickstarter project together, but got quickly sidetracked when she and her administrator took me to visit some of their school’s indoor plants. They are excited to move some of these into our greenhouse soon!
Last night, the Bushwick School for Social Justice hosted their parent/teacher conferences. With the help of the school’s parent coordinator and honors society students, we set up a table and slideshow about the greenhouse project in the entrance hall. It was great to talk to some new parents about our program. Once again, I talked to students who were asking me how they could apply for a job at the farm - a common question. The evening also gave me a chance to talk to two of our students about the work they have been doing with NYC’s Youth Food Council. They gave rave reviews. They described some of the theater activities that helped them to understand why many of the decisions at the state level are guided by the priorities of the wealthy suburbanites, and not the poorer urban neighborhoods. “The role-playing made me understand in a new way. It made it more real,” one student said.
Already, the Bushwick Campus students have done a huge amount to get this greenhouse project off the ground. Our students have volunteered at the farm, and dedicated their energy and skills to greenhouse builds on their lunch breaks, after school, and on weekends. They are working in the rain, in the snow (yes, during that pre-Halloween blizzard, they were there!), and at 8:00 AM on Saturdays and school holidays. The ideas are there. The enthusiasm is there. We just need the money.
Bushwick Campus high school is in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Please do what you can to help this community take control over both their education and their access to fresh healthy food! Help our students engage with hands-on learning opportunities year-round.
Spread the word about our project: contact friends and families personally, bring this campaign to your community center or church, or alert politicians and local businesses. We need to reach our goal of $15,000 before December 30th. If we do not receive $15,000, we won’t get anything at all. Don’t let that happen. Make a donation, tell people about the project, and use your network, knowledge, and community to help this amazing project.
Many thanks,The Bushwick Campus Greenhouse Team
Join us tonight at EcoStation’s annual Winter Solstice Feast! We will be serving a huge meal in celebration of the Bushwick Farmers Markets and Bushwick Campus Farm. There will be music, dancing and all around good cheer! 7:00pm to 12:00am, @ Brooklyn Fireproof, 120 Ingraham Street.
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Receive an invitation to the first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), and a student-designed Postcard printed at our own home print studio.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $25 or more
53 backers
MARKET GIFT BAG! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a student-designed Postcard printed at our own home print studio, and... a small gift bag of produce and goodies from Bushwick Farmers' Market.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $50 or more
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BOOK! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... Frances Moore Lappe's "Getting a Grip: Clarity, Creativity & Courage in a World Gone Mad". It is a little book with a big message. Frances Moore Lappe--author of fifteen books, including three-million-copy bestseller "Diet for a Small Planet"--distills her world-spanning experience and wisdom in a conversational yet hard-hitting style to create a rare "aha" book.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $50 or more
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CANNING GUIDE! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... the "Yes We Can! Home Canning Guide" from one of New York City's leading food justice organizations, Just Food. This informative booklet includes canning and preservation history, safety information, how-tos, and great recipes.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $50 or more
10 backers
COOKBOOK! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... a Bushwick Campus Cooking Club Cookbook, written by students from one of Bushwick Campus’s schools (Academy of Urban Planning), through Youth Service America. Each book is signed and includes a handwritten thank-you from one of the students.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $50 or more
15 backers All gone!
SEED LIBRARY ART PACK! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... a Hudson Valley Seed Library Art Pack, "heirloom seeds and contemporary art, all in one pack," each designed by a different artist from the greater New York region. The Hudson Valley Seed Library strives to create an accessible and affordable source of regionally-adapted seeds, maintained by a community of caring farmers and gardeners.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $50 or more
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GREENHOUSE SALAD! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... a fresh Greenhouse Salad for two, harvested from the Bushwick Campus Greenhouse!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $50 or more
6 backers Limited (6 of 12 left)
TapIt REUSABLE BOTTLE! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... a 20 oz Earthlust water bottle with a TapIt Logo. Reduce waste from plastic bottles when you are on the go! Support the incredible work done by TapIt. www.TapItWater.com Perfect for most car, cycle and stroller cup holders. Food grade stainless steel, BPA free, and recyclable.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $75 or more
2 backers Limited (10 of 12 left)
BREAD and BUTTER PICKLES! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... a jar of Shaker Mountain Canning Company's Bread and Butter Pickles! Shaker Mountain Canning Co. buys fresh produce from local farms in upstate NY and lightly preserves it for sale when the produce is unavailable locally.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $75 or more
0 backers Limited (1 of 1 left)
KITCHEN COOKBOOK! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... The Angelica Home Kitchen Cook Book! Recipes and rabble rousings from NYC's famed organic vegan restaurant.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $75 or more
1 backer Limited (2 of 3 left)
CATCH OF THE DAY! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... be one of the first to eat a fish harvested from our aquaponics system. (Sorry, vegans and vegetarians, this one is not for you!)
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012Pledge $100 or more
12 backers All gone!
COFFEE! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... one pound of Peru La Merced Coffee, courtesy of Kendall Morrison. Brewklyn Grind Coffee & Tea Co. is roasting and donating 12 bags of this rich, organic, ethically-produced coffee. Kendall, one of EcoStation:NY's founders, now lives in Perú, where he works with farmers to help them grow organic coffee, creating a fairer profit dynamic by building ties with those who buy and ultimately drink their coffee.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $100 or more
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NAME THAT CHICK! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... one of BKFarmyard’s chicken coop chicks is yours to name!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $100 or more
5 backers Limited (6 of 11 left)
TOTE BAG! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... a Bushwick Farmers' Market tote bag!
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $100 or more
3 backers Limited (57 of 60 left)
URBAN FARMING WORKSHOP! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... an Urban Farming Workshop! Maggie Cheney, Farm Manager for the Bushwick Campus Farm, and Bee Ayer, Farm Manager for BKFarmyards, will co-teach a half-day workshop on urban farming. Workshop will include community resourcing, site evaluation, composting, vermiculture, crop planning, crop care, city chicken husbandry, and more!
Estimated delivery: Feb 2012Pledge $100 or more
1 backer Limited (59 of 60 left)
GREENHOUSE WORKSHOP! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... a Greenhouse 101 Workshop! Maggie Cheney, Farm Manager and Educator for the Bushwick Campus Farm, will lead a workshop on greenhouse construction, maintanance, propagation (starting baby plants), and seed selection. Where? At our full and bountiful Campus Greenhouse!
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $100 or more
3 backers Limited (7 of 10 left)
WORMS! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... we will commemorate your donation with a personalized worm bin (with your name on it) in the Bushwick Campus Greenhouse! Includes an open invitation to visit your bin, feed the worms, harvest worm castings - even take a photo with them that we will personally frame and give to you as a gift!
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $150 or more
1 backer Limited (2 of 3 left)
PICKLES! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... an Uncle Al’s Pickle Pack! After refining his recipes in his tiny Germantown, Kentucky kitchen for over two years, Uncle Al is now proud to share the fruits of his labor with the rest of the world! These artisanal pickles are all-natural, preservative-free, hand-culled, hand-cut, and hand-packed. Uncle Al's Pickle Pack contains one jar each of: Spicy Garlic Dill Green Beans, Zesty Garlic Dill Spears, and Kickin' Bread-n-Butter Slices.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $150 or more
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HYDROPONICS WORKSHOP! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... an Hydroponics Workshop from Boswyck Farms! Learn about the basics of hydroponics from Boswyck Farms founder, Lee Mandell: the rich history of hydroponic growing, different methods that are used today, and the benefits of soil-less agriculture. Plus, make your own 5-gallon bucket system to take home!
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $150 or more
1 backer Limited (9 of 10 left)
PICKLING WORKSHOP! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... an Afternoon of Pickling! Michaela Hayes, owner of Crock & Jar (www.crockandjar.com), will be teaching the basics of lacto-fermentation. Each participant will create their own jar of sauerkraut, as well as a traditional kimchi - and there will be samples of Crock & Jar products to sample! The workshop will take place at a Bushwick community kitchen on Saturday February 4, 2012.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2012Pledge $500 or more
1 backer Limited (1 of 2 left)
COOKING WORKSHOP! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... a Private Cooking Workshop with Chrissy of Chrissy's Cooking Club! Chrissy's Cooking Club is a community partner and local not-for-profit whose mission it is to facilitate learning, sharing, and experiencing firsthand the art of all-natural, from-scratch cooking. Private workshop on a topic of your choice for you and five of your friends.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $500 or more
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IPOD! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... an 8GB iPod Touch, valued at $199.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $500 or more
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HYDROPONICS CONSULTATION! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... a Boswyck Farms Hydroponics Consultation! Interested in starting your own hydroponic farm but don't know where to start? Boswyck Farms founder Lee Mandell will give you a personal consultation, based on what you want to grow, how much of it you want to produce, and the ins-and-outs of the space you have available.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2012Pledge $500 or more
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GARDEN CONSULTATION! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... a Garden Design Consultation! Maggie Cheney, Farm Manager and Educator for Bushwick Campus Farm, will conduct a personalized site evaluation and consultation for your home, business, or school garden. Rooftop, alleyway, backyard, windowsill – the possibilities are endless! Together you will create a design, growing schedule, and plan for the year. Also included is one follow-up visit to assist in project development and troubleshooting.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2012Pledge $500 or more
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BIKE TOUR! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... an Urban Garden Bike Tour! Brooklyn is home to some of the most inspiring food justice and garden programs in the country. Join us on a Spring day tour and picnic, featuring food cooked by local chefs!
Estimated delivery: May 2012Pledge $1,000 or more
1 backer Limited (2 of 3 left)
DELUXE GIFT BASKET!! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... a Super-Deluxe Bushwick Farmers' Market Gift Basket! This package includes: a selection of produce from local farms (including Bushwick Campus Farm), two personalized Eco-Jot notebooks from JournalsAndBooks.com, a cookbook, one jar of Crock and Jar sauerkraut, 1lb of Peru La Merced Coffee, Hudson Valley Seed Library seeds, 1lb organic honey, Christy Cedeño’s incredible cupcake mix (with recipe), and a hand-made thank-you card from our students, all in a Bushwick Farmers' market tote bag!
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $1,000 or more
0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)
DINNER PARTY! Receive an invitation to our first Bushwick Campus Farm Party (to be held in February), a Postcard and... a Gourmet Family-Style Dinner! Prepared by Bushwick Campus Farm’s local resturaunt chefs (they buy our farm's produce) and special guest chef Deanna from Woodstock Hidden Kitchen! More info on her at www.woodstockhiddenkitchen.com
Estimated delivery: Jun 2012
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