Category Archives: Guests

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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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 →

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Just Food

Posted on July 26, 2012 by batteryrooftopgarden

Tuesday night, at 11 venues scattered around New York City, generous and lucky diners celebrated the food of the season, the urban farmers who produce it, and the chefs who render it delightful.  This event, billed as “A City Farmer, A … Continue reading →

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Battery in Brooklyn

Posted on April 20, 2011 by batteryrooftopgarden

Although Battery Rooftop Garden is located at the tip of Manhattan, its roots are in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, specifically at Annie Novak’s Eagle Street Rooftop Farm (see http://www.rooftopfarms.org ).  Monday night the Battery Rooftop Gardener, together with 30 friends, set out … Continue reading →

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Dinner Party 21 July 2010 — Everything From Battery Roof-top Garden

Posted on September 27, 2010 by batteryrooftopgarden

Annie Novak, urban farmer and head of http://www.growingchefs.org, together with Jordan Colon, chef at EAT in Williamsburg, prepared a fabulous multi-course meal sourced entirely from the Battery Roof-top Garden:

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