Work AC, Edible Schoolyard NY and Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse Foundation are collaborating on the design of a new Edible Schoolyard in Brooklyn at PS216. The objective is to teach sustainable food production while also using the facility as a basis for learning math, science and history. This $1.6 million facility will include a mobile greenhouse to extend the growing season, a space for composting and a chicken coop. The building will produce energy, collect rainwater and sort waste with an “off-grid infrastructure”.
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