FARMING 101: Free Growing Education Program at Edgemere Farm

These hands-on sessions are intended for all ages and for every level of gardening experience. We’ll provide gloves, tools, everything you need!

During each session, we’ll guide participants to learn and practice basic farming methods, including seeding, harvesting, weeding, fertilizing, mulching, pruning, beekeeping, and composting, while also learning about organic and sustainable farming practices and environmental preservation. Each participant will receive an assortment of fresh produce to take home, valued at up to $20.

For over a decade, our farm has provided Edgemere (a federally-designated “food desert”) with a safe community space and access to fresh produce. We’ve since expanded our mission by establishing the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Edgemere Farm Works, an organization dedicated to providing arts and educational programming to the historically underserved and environmentally disadvantaged neighborhood of Edgemere, Queens, and the Rockaway Peninsula at large.

For many years running, we have maintained an annual program of cultural events and educational workshops that we host at Edgemere Farm each summer, which are always completely open, accessible, and free to the public.

Art by Justine Yueng, Photos by Giles Ashford