Added Value’s Red Hook Community Farm in South Brooklyn, New York

Added Value’s mission is to promote the sustainable development of Red Hook Brooklyn, by nurturing a new generation of youth leaders. We work towards this goal by creating opportunities for South Brooklyn’s youth to expand their knowledge base, develop new skills and positively engage with their community through the operation of a socially responsible urban farming enterprise. In six years Added Value has trained more than 120 young people, while founding the Red Hook Farmers’ Market and CSA and growing a local food system. In addition to our core urban agriculture activities, Added Value runs farm based learning programs for more than 250 elementary school students each week.

Working in conjunction with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Heifer International, and Cornell Cooperative Extension, Added Value and local project partners are transforming an under-utilized neighborhood park into Red Hook Community Farm. This vibrant 2.5 acre farm, located within walking distance of four public schools, the library,
and our local seniors’ center, is a place where young and old work and learn together as they sow, weed, and harvest for personal consumption, donation or sale at our Markets.

See photos of Red Hook Community Farm here.

See Added Value’s web site here.