Welcome to Prospect Farm!

Welcome to the Prospect Farm, a community group in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn that is working together to organically grow food in a formerly vacant lot.

Prospect Farm is a community association with membership open to all. Members improve and farm the land and sustain ties with local residents, businesses and organizations. We support initiatives for food sovereignty and food justice.

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Prospect Farm Annual Meetup and Celebration – Sunday, Feb. 3

PROSPECT FARM ANNUAL MEETUP AND CELEBRATION Sunday FEBRUARY 3, 4-7 PM 1511 10th Avenue, Brooklyn (Knights of Columbus Hall) F/G Train to 15 St. – Prospect Park Inviting everyone who has helped out and who is interested in getting involved to celebrate our third birthday, meet with the farmers, have good food and fun! Special [...]

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Sandy and dirty

With Hurricane Sandy on its way, this weekend farm members came out to prepare for high winds and heavy rains. Fortunately, at this time of the year the growing season is pretty much over, so we don’t have to worry to much about damage to our crops. We’ve secured buckets and other composting supplies that [...]

Hard at work in the herb bed this summer

Fall projects and volunteer opportunities

We’ve had a productive growing season at Prospect Farm and enjoyed a wonderful variety of fresh foods (exact harvest amounts are coming soon). Growing is winding down, but the fall is a great time for non-growing projects, and we need you to help! Our big project for the next few weeks is planting six new [...]

Compost drop-off now Saturdays only

Fall is upon us, and so compost drop-off at Prospect Farm is now Saturdays only, 11am-noon. This schedule will be in place through the winter and early spring. In other composting news, Eileen, the composting coordinator at the farm, recently completed the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Master Composter certificate course. Congrats, Eileen!  

Questions?

email us: ProspectFarmBk@gmail.com

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About Prospect Farm

A small piece of land (about 5,000 square feet) in Brooklyn dedicated to contributing to local, healthy alternatives to the industrial food system.
Prospect Farm is a community association with membership open to all. Members improve and farm the land and sustain ties with local residents, businesses and organizations. We support the Brooklyn Food Coalition and other initiatives for food sovereignty and food justice.
Stop by 1194 Prospect Avenue between Seeley and Vanderbilt Sts to watch us grow or volunteer.