Filed under: Metrocropolis | Tags: greenmarket, michael pollan, presidential election, sustainable agriculture, urban gardening
Silly me. I underestimated New York’s fervent love for Michael Pollan and sustainable agriculture. On a Friday evening, after a day full of downpours, I didn’t expect there to be quite so long a line as there was at PS1 for his talk on the plant’s point of view. I waited in line, but once I saw the auditorium and how little space was left, realizing my only option was to stand outside in the hallway, and knowing I’d seen him speak before, I felt it was time to skip out and meet my friends for dinner.
Fortunately, the brave Betsey at Brooklyn Farmer stuck it out, and she can provide the scoop!
And, by the way — Public Farm One? Total disappointment. There were some chickens in a closed-off pen, some brightly painted cylindrical structures covered in dated-looking stencils (apparently meant to be a playground), and a bunch of potted plants arranged in such a way that visitors could stand and walk under them but not really see what was going on inside them. This sad display didn’t really do much for me, and didn’t really do much for the possibilities of sustainable urban agriculture. Please to be trying harder next time, PS1. (more…)
