Category Archives: Berries

Getting to Green

Posted on April 8, 2016 by batteryrooftopgarden

If you have read this blog for some time, you will know that my adventure in urban rooftop agriculture is just one manifestation of a broader interest in environmental issues. Having spent more than two decades working for various Green … Continue reading →

Hollywood Comes to the Roof

Posted on July 15, 2014 by batteryrooftopgarden

Well, not exactly Hollywood, but the sort of ultra-low-budget film project that will eventually displace a chunk of big-budget entertainment, as surely as green roofs and urban farms will replace part of our reliance on industrial agriculture. Award winning indie … Continue reading →

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It’s about time

Posted on July 23, 2013 by batteryrooftopgarden

Mea culpa. Your blogger has no good excuse for his long silence. Here is an update in three parts: fruit, vegetables and horticulture. 1. Fruit Report What a difference a year makes. The previously parsimonious Moonglow pear, offering … Continue reading →

Posted in Alpines in the Secret Garden, Apples, Biodiversity, Blueberries, European Pears, Malabar Spinach, Nectarines, Non-edible Bulbs, Non-edible Perennials, Peaches, Pears, Potatoes | 2 Comments

Sandy

Posted on November 1, 2012 by batteryrooftopgarden

Your correspondent returned to lower Manhattan today, fearing that, like Icarus, he had dared to fly too high, to grow food where nature did not intend, and that he would find his presumption rewarded with a thorough smiting at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blueberries, Broccoli, Chard, Cold Frame, Fruit, Kale, Ornamental Trees, Photos, Weather | 13 Comments

Finally, a professional

Posted on October 12, 2012 by batteryrooftopgarden

BRTG hosted an event recently where the sponsor engaged Peter Doyle of Peter Doyle Photography to take photographs. With Peter’s permission I thought I would share some of his work with readers of this blog who, for two years, have patiently … Continue reading →

Posted in Blueberries, Chard, European Pears, Guests, Herbs, Photos, Seen From the Battery Rooftop Garden | 3 Comments

Awesome

Posted on August 2, 2012 by batteryrooftopgarden

In the world of ornamental horticulture, perhaps because of the pervasive influence of our British cousins, etiquette demands a certain reticence when discussing one’s own garden. Pausing with guests before a spectacularly rare and difficult Tricyrtis, one might be allowed … Continue reading →

Posted in Asian Pears, Berries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Chard, Fruit, Grapes, Malabar Spinach, Nectarines, Peaches, Photos, Strawberries, Tomatoes | 1 Comment

How to eat blueberries . . .

Posted on July 3, 2012 by batteryrooftopgarden

The answer is one at a time: That’s right. No bowls. No spoons. No popping two in your mouth at once to save time (this is slow food, after all, and who wouldn’t want to extend the exquisite pleasure of … Continue reading →

Posted in Berries, Blueberries, Cooking and Eating, Photos, Soil | 3 Comments

Beets and Berries for Breakfast

Posted on July 26, 2011 by batteryrooftopgarden

When we eat from the industrial food system, we generally plan our meals in advance, or simply cruise the refrigerator. With roof-top agriculture, one starts each meal with no pre-conceptions about the menu. Instead, meal preparation starts with a pleasant … Continue reading →

Posted in Beets, Berries, Blackberries, Cooking and Eating, Meals and Menus, Ornamental Shrubs, Roses | Leave a comment

First Berries

Posted on June 7, 2011 by batteryrooftopgarden

June 6 — A happy day, on which the first berries were harvested from the Battery Rooftop Garden: I’m not sure whether these are Fragaria “Sparkle,” “Allstar,” or “Seascape,” but in any case, eaten directly from the vine, they were … Continue reading →

Posted in Berries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Photos, Strawberries | 2 Comments

Rhubarb!

Posted on May 20, 2011 by batteryrooftopgarden

I have just planted three Rheum rhabarbarum‘Victoria,’ a Rhubarb variety known for its sweet tender stalks, and not generally known as a green roof plant. I am optimistic. They now inhabit the center of the blackberry/raspberry patch, with deep humus-rich … Continue reading →

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