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measuring food production in nyc community gardens
500 community gardens
93 acres of land
65.6% compost
20 of these are public
42.8% partner with at least one local
school, another
39.1% would like to
81% grow food
100scales distributed
80+harvest logs collected
83+maps drawn
We are tracking yield from at least
530 tomato plants across participating gardeners
One gardener in Brooklyn harvested
12.5 lbs of garlic one day in June
11.5 lbs 6 days later
12.5 lbs 3 days after that
Another collectively harvested
8 lbs of callaloo in one day for their farmers’ market
A gardener in Harlem harvested
10.5 lbs of okra in one day
