This morning began at 8:45 am when we left the Y and headed
to Queens to see a Rooftop Farm called the Brooklyn Grange (because it started
in Brooklyn). The farm was amazing, and our tour guide was very knowledgeable
and positive. The farm is a profitable business, which was refreshing after
hearing from nonprofits all week. The farm makes money by selling their
products to restaurants, consumers, having events, consulting, giving tours,
etc. With so much roof space in NYC, it is surprising that more farms like this
haven’t been created.
After the tour, we ate at a Venezuelan restaurant around the
corner and got arepas, which are similar to pita with vegetables, meat, and
cheese in them. We came back together as a group at 2 and participated in a
lecture about Critical Perspectives on Travel and Privilege, learning about what
it means to be a study abroad student, what it means to observe people, and a
little bit of discussion about US privilege. After, we watched a video of a
lecture from the economist David Harvey and discussed “The Urban Roots of the
Fiscal Crisis.” Then, a bunch of us had Japanese food for dinner. I met up with
Anjan at pwc after and we got frozen yogurt and talked about India! He is very
excited for me to go and is going to try and introduce me to his cousin there.
Very exciting stuff.
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