Red Hook Farms - Columbia Street Farm — Attraction in New York

I had a great time at Red Hook Community Farms, they offer local tours, classes, and its an open space for the public to relax and have some fun in the sun on your Ikea run. I went to the farm last weekend to complete a Mid-scale Community Composting Tour as part of the NYC Master Composting Certification course requirement.

The tour was extremely informative, we learned about the different composting systems at the site and the history of environmental racism in Red Hook. This garden is an example of a green space where community members are taking action to address food insecurity. It’s great to see a garden in the city that actually benefits members of the local community.

I highly recommend the tour or visiting the garden if you’re interested in gardening and making more...

What fun it was to volunteer at the Red Hook community farm compost project! I learned a ton about compost and a generously gave me some materials to turn my home composter into a more effective composting system. We moved a pile of compost that had been sitting there for 9 months. The objective was to aerate the compost. They had all the tools, shovels, pitchforks and gloves so it was super organized. Xander the head volunteer was really knowledgeable and very encouraging. Yes, the work was hard but the camaraderie was fun. Afterwards, I bagged up some beautiful compost to take home as well as wood chips, and wood shavings to fix my own computer at home. Next time I'd like to do something less strenuous like sifting...

I am not a farm life girl at all! I seriously could care less about recycling! But after a trip to the red hook farm, I can honestly say that has changed! Im still not a farm loving kind of girl but what an impact this place has made on me! The supervisor of the farm gave a class on composting (theory and practice ) and what we can each do to create change!!!!!! There was absolutely no smell! This place was spot on clean to the T. ( FYI I’m a hard critic, impressing me takes work) AND I WAS IMPRESSED !!!!!!!!!!! What an amazing opportunity to be consumed with so much information on how to support our earth and future! Hands down a TRIP EVERY NEW YORKER...