Farmers' Market 2.0

December 1, 2012; noon – 4 pm

Learn about the ideas and methods for urban growing and food preparation at this conceptual winter farmers' market. Traditional market stalls will be filled with hands-on activities, artist projects, demonstrations, and of course, food! Free with NYSCI admission.

Staged Presentations:

• Tim O'Neal: Borough Bees and beekeeping
• ReGeneration artist Ricardo Miranda Zuniga and Brooke Singer talk about their project ExcessNYC
• Ricks Picks does pickling
• Master composter from the Queens Botanical Garden
• Food related video compilation

Demos and Stalls:

• Butter-making with Little Makers
• Hydroponic farming systems with Boswyck Farms
• Solar panels with Biomodd's Tamara Sabler and Zach Smart
• Spice bundles, seed bombs and seed masks with NYSCI Explainers

This community-based food event focuses on the cultural and sustainable elements of food and food production that pertain to ecology. The event complements NYSCI's ReGeneration exhibition.