Project Background and Description
Founded at the intersection of a childhood lived next door, an entrepreneurial career started 20 feet away, and a passion for the “real food” and urban agriculture movements happening right now, New Brooklyn Farms LLC is a Benefit Limited Liability Company located on a vacant ¼ acre lot on Rhode Island Avenue in the heart of both Mt. Rainier, MD and the PG County Gateway Arts District Corridor
Proposed Functions- For-profit Commercial Specialty Farm - with the primary objective of becoming the area’s top purveyor of hyper-locally grown “niche” produce, specialize in:
- herbs
- flowers
- mushrooms
- ethnic staple crops of local immigrant cultures
- serve as a partner to local food businesses & individuals seeking custom crop production
- Urban Agriculture Interest/Education/Experience Hub – employing the visibility and accessibility of a premier location on Rt. 1 in the heart of “main street” Mt. Rainier, stimulate local interest in urban agriculture and serve as a platform for formal and informal educational activities of the like.
- Green-Friendly Art, Culinary, and Wellness Event Pop-Up Space – double the farm as unconventional event space outlet as a means of engaging & empowering lifelong Mt. Rainier residents, the burgeoning art professional community of the Gateway Arts District, and everyone in between.
- Provide an environmentally sustainable contribution to the city’s economic development
- Serve as a vehicle to unify Mt. Rainier’s economic community via intrinsic dependency on local alliances
- Beautify & help fight crime on Rhode Island Ave via integration of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)
- Sustain the culturally diverse DNA and historic aesthetic of Mt. Rainier
- Pivot Mt. Rainier into the forefront of the entrepreneurially progressive & socially conscious spirit of the PG County Gateway Arts District
36 Comments
An urban farm would be an amazing addition to Mount Rainier. I fully support it!
You're adding great value to the culture of health and health equity through food! Namaste
This needs to exist in every borough; fresh produce, free of hazardous additives is a great thing.
A worthy cause with a synergistic impact initiated by a native of the community. Inspiring!
I definitely support. We need more homegrown businesses. Also, the fact that he is contributing to overall health and economic growth in the area is a plus.
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Project Background and Description
Founded at the intersection of a childhood lived next door, an entrepreneurial career started 20 feet away, and a passion for the “real food” and urban agriculture movements happening right now, New Brooklyn Farms LLC is a Benefit Limited Liability Company located on a vacant ¼ acre lot on Rhode Island Avenue in the heart of both Mt. Rainier, MD and the PG County Gateway Arts District Corridor
Proposed Functions- For-profit Commercial Specialty Farm - with the primary objective of becoming the area’s top purveyor of hyper-locally grown “niche” produce, specialize in:
- herbs
- flowers
- mushrooms
- ethnic staple crops of local immigrant cultures
- serve as a partner to local food businesses & individuals seeking custom crop production
- Urban Agriculture Interest/Education/Experience Hub – employing the visibility and accessibility of a premier location on Rt. 1 in the heart of “main street” Mt. Rainier, stimulate local interest in urban agriculture and serve as a platform for formal and informal educational activities of the like.
- Green-Friendly Art, Culinary, and Wellness Event Pop-Up Space – double the farm as unconventional event space outlet as a means of engaging & empowering lifelong Mt. Rainier residents, the burgeoning art professional community of the Gateway Arts District, and everyone in between.
- Provide an environmentally sustainable contribution to the city’s economic development
- Serve as a vehicle to unify Mt. Rainier’s economic community via intrinsic dependency on local alliances
- Beautify & help fight crime on Rhode Island Ave via integration of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design)
- Sustain the culturally diverse DNA and historic aesthetic of Mt. Rainier
- Pivot Mt. Rainier into the forefront of the entrepreneurially progressive & socially conscious spirit of the PG County Gateway Arts District
36 Comments
Urban agriculture like this is much needed to provide fresh, local produce and is the wave of the future!
An urban farm would be an amazing addition to Mount Rainier. I fully support it!
You're adding great value to the culture of health and health equity through food! Namaste
This needs to exist in every borough; fresh produce, free of hazardous additives is a great thing.
A worthy cause with a synergistic impact initiated by a native of the community. Inspiring!
I definitely support. We need more homegrown businesses. Also, the fact that he is contributing to overall health and economic growth in the area is a plus.
Make it happen!
Let's get this going!
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Urban agriculture like this is much needed to provide fresh, local produce and is the wave of the future!