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Swale is a collaborative floating food forest dedicated to rethinking and challenging New York City's connection to our environment
Overview
Location
United States, New York
Employees
11-50
Mentions in press and media 4
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| Nov 4, 2016 | What songs do birds like? An algorithmic installation at Swale is looking to find out | If you haven’t visited Swale, the floating food forest docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park, there’s just over a week left before it closes for the winter. In particular, the 5,000-square-foot barge is host to an installation exploring a fun ques... |
| Oct 6, 2016 | A food forest floats in Brooklyn | In a project that combines urban farming and urban planning, a 5,000-square-foot barge with a forest and farm growing out of it is parked in Brooklyn for the rest of the month. It’s called Swale and, as we reported in July, it’s the work of... |
| Jul 25, 2016 | Visit a floating food forest that’s trying to reimagine how big cities eat | People don’t often think of it in these terms, but Mary Mattingly contends that water is the largest common space in New York City. “The water is also the most collaborative space to work in. It demands collaboration. The more people are lo... |
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FAQ about Swale
What has the press written about Swale?
Parsers VC has collected 4 articles mentioning Swale, among them “What songs do birds like? An algorithmic installation at Swale is looking to find out” (Nov 4, 2016) and “A food forest floats in Brooklyn” (Oct 6, 2016).
Is Swale still active?
Yes, Swale is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 17, 2017.