Eagle St. Farm Offers Bird's-Eye View

Old McDonald had a warehouse in Greenpoint: and on the roof, an urban farm.

Gardener and educator Annie Novak runs Eagle Street Rooftop Farm with the help of apprentices and volunteers. The 6,000-square-foot rooftop garden, above a warehouse owned by Broadway Stages, offers balcony-seat views of the New York skyline and provides a community supported agriculture program, a farmers market and fresh produce to local restaurants. The farm also hosts a range of educational and volunteer programs.

Novak, co-founder and manager of the farm, came out on a brisk late November day to clear crops for the winter and hold the final farmer’s market of the season.

SLIDESHOW: The Eagle Street Rooftop Farm yields produce for a farmers market and local restaurants.