In advance our Five Borough Farm book launch, Battery Park City Parks Conservancy executive director Tessa Huxley will moderate a conversation with three pioneering practitioners to discuss the future of urban agriculture in New York City: 

• Ben Flanner is the president and head farmer of Brooklyn Grange, the largest privately-owned and operated rooftop farm in the country, with sites in Long Island City and a new 45,000 square foot space at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
• Ian Marvy is the co-founder and executive director of Added Value and its Red Hook Community Farm. A widely recognized social justice and sustainable food advocate, Mr. Marvy is also the partner for our Five Borough Farm project.
• Karen Washington is a long-time food justice activist, president of the New York City Community Garden Coalition, and Co-Founder of La Familia Verde Community Garden Coalition, an organization that has revitalized some of the Bronx's poorest neighborhoods through developing more than five community-operated gardens.