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  • Ian Pratt posted an update in the group Brooklyn:   2 months, 4 weeks ago · View

    Hello! Yesterday I attended Do Tank’s Urban Agriculture workshop in Williamsburg with my girlfriend. We downloaded the WindowFarm Version 3.0 instructions and today we’re setting out to get started.

    We decided to start our seedlings from scratch to prevent bringing any unwanted critters into our apartment. We found a local florist/garden shop in Williamsburg that sells heirloom seeds; we’re heading there today to buy some.

    I’ve seen a hydroponic store off the LI Expressway in Queens, so tomorrow I will stop there to pick up some of the supplies for our windowgarden. As far as bottles are concerned, we hope to raid our building’s recycling early tomorrow morning (with the help of the building’s Porter).

    We also plan to start composting in our apartment, but we need some worms first. We are both very excited about doing something to help reducing our impact on the city and the planet!

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  • zack in Brooklyn posted an update in the group Brooklyn:   3 months, 2 weeks ago · View

    Has anyone actually made one that I can come take a look at? I have some outdoor gardens going, but I’m curious to try this. I have a small kitchen window that I can fit a 3X3 setup in – 3 bottles across, by 3 down.
    I have questions!

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  • stephanie posted an update in the group Brooklyn:   4 months ago · View

    So here’s a question for those that have systems up and running: what’s the yield? Approx how much does your garden grow for the size of your setup?

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  • Ian! posted an update in the group Brooklyn:   4 months ago · View

    Hey all, just joined and have no idea what I’m doing but hopefully that will change. I’m in Williamsburg near McCarren Park with plenty of windows in my place to set this thing up. Any ideas where I can get some of the stuff needed to get started?

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      greg wright · 4 months ago

      Yo,

      I recommend taking a trip to Carol Gardens/Gowanus/Park Slope for a one-stop set-up shopping afternoon. Riding your bike down is the way to do. Start by hitting this place for all your hydro needs:
      http://www.bkfarms.com
      Nearby, you’ve got Lowes, a hardware store on Court and 1st, and a pet/aquarium shop up on 5th ave and 14th street. Between all those, you can be geared up in a couple of hours. I just did that today.

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