From the New York Times’ City Room blog: On Governors I., an Organic Farm With a View.
The farm will have close ties to New York Harbor School, which is scheduled to move from Bushwick, Brooklyn, to the island in 2010. The farm will provide produce, and students can volunteer and do science work there.
The proceeds of the farm are intended to support stipends for teenagers who work at Added Value’s original farm in Red Hook. In an ideal season a few years down the line, the farm could potentially provide 25 stipends at $1,400, said Ian Marvy, the executive director of Added Value. The average household income in Red Hook is around $14,000, he noted.”You’re increasing a family’s income by 9 percent by growing tomatoes.”
