Posts Tagged ‘urban farm’

Re-Imagining Queens County Farm Museum

December 16th, 2008  By Cerise Mayo

Just inside New York City limits, there is a historic 47-acre farm dating back to 1697. Once owned by Dutch settlers, the Queens County Farm Museum was taken over by the NYC Department of Parks and saved from further development in the mid 1970’s. For 33 years, it has provided much-needed open space and has served as a community center, with visitors and schoolchildren of every age and from every borough in attendance. Read More

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