BGCCA Freight Farm

Concentration level? 200%

Learning about the irrigation in the farm; more fun than you'd think

Treat yourself to fresh cut basil, cilantro, and rhubarb swiss chard bundles from the BGCCA Freight Farm! Open air market hosted by the lovely 2nd St Farm 492 2nd st., Troy NY 4-7pm 2nd Street Farm

Today in South Troy, 4-7p. See you there!

Available for purchase! Tatsoi and hybrid Asian greens, rhubarb Swiss chard, fresh basil cuttings. Pay what you can donations go directly to BGCCA programming. Direct message this account or our Facebook page for more information! @ BGCCA Freight Farm

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More fun with planting & planning in the farm today! #lettucebegreat

Back in the farm with the teens today! Harvesting swiss chard and planting new seeds, mint, cilantro and butter head lettuce coming soon!

Hi all, we hope everyone's staying safe and healthy (and out of of the rain!). This weekend, as a sampler of our upcoming CSA (community supported agriculture, more info coming soon) our farm is offering free produce to anyone interested! We are offering full heads of oak leaf lettuce, as well as rainbow Swiss chard and clippings of fresh basil.... Place your order today via direct message to this page, looking forward to hearing from you!

Hi all, thank you for supporting our Freight Farm project at the Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area! My name is Olivia Stalvey, I’m the project coordinato...r and I’ve been working in the farm since its arrival in July 2019. Before joining the BGCCA team, I’ve been involved in a variety of agricultural work, including international travel through the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. I’m very excited to share with you all the upcoming plans and current operations here at our farm. With BGC summer programming beginning next week, we’ll be sharing curriculum updates with our teen and ASP students. Our freight farm is a commercial grade, hydroponic farm with environmental controls and indoor growing technology. Our farm generates the same amount of produce as a two-acre farm annually, producing 600 heads of lettuce each week. We grow a variety of crops, including mustard greens, kale, Swiss chard, basil, and edible flowers. Fresh produce is available year round due to the freight’s controlled environment. Our mission is to teach the kids we serve about urban agriculture, STEM, entrepreneurship, and individual health. We aim to spread awareness about food insecurity, while providing work experience that our teen programmers will directly benefit from.