The parcel of land which the Bed-Stuy Farm now occupies a double lot 100 ft x 50 ft is a full sun lot located on the (southern side) or sunny side of Decatur Street between Malcolm X Blvd and Patchen Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn and currently produces an over of 7,000 lbs of fresh produce every year and helps to feed over 4000 people a month through our emergency food pantry.
The Bed-Stuy Farm is a vibrant and productive green space which functions as an agricultural training center for young farmers and community resident living in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. It is a source of inspiration and community pride for neighborhood greening, backyard food gardening, emergency food program agriculture projects and a reminder to all community residents of the benefits of nutrition and healthy eating. The Brooklyn Rescue Mission/ Bed-Stuy Farm was recently awarded the 2008 Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award from World Hunger Year and voted the number six best urban farm in the country by Natural Home Magazine. Each spring the farm becomes alive with community volunteers, community youth and neighborhood families in preparation for the anticipated season of community events and local food growth for new growing season.