I Had a Farm, a Farm in Brooklyn

In New York City, where outdoor space – make that any space – is at a premium, would you give over your entire backyard to a farming initiative? That’s what several Brooklynites have already done, as chronicled in Serious Eats’ new video Brooklyn’s Cool New Backyard Farms. Stacey Murphy, founder of BK Farmyards, consults with homeowners about what they can grow, then designs and installs planting beds, irrigation, and the actual vegetables. For everything you can’t eat, BK Farmyards will credit you and sell “to your neighbors,” as their website explains. They already have a total of three and a half acres under cultivation.

In case you’re wondering where your next really, really locally-sourced restaurant meal comes from, this video may just provide the answer.

Serious Eats: Brooklyn’s Cool New Backyard Farms