Using one of the city’s many stalled construction sites as a home, the farm of New York’s Riverpark restaurant supplies the kitchen with fresh produce, without having a permanent home. Savvy urban restaurateurs from New York to California have recently discovered that growing their own produce, whether on a rooftop farm or a neighboring site, is easier than trekking to local farmer’s markets or buying from local suppliers–and it provides lots of publicity. When Sisha Ortuzar and Jeffrey Zurofsky, partners at the popular ‘wichcraft chain, decided to open up a new restaurant, they too sought out their own farm space.
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A Portable Urban Farm, Made Entirely Of Milk Crates