The Hudson river hadn’t seen sail-freight food delivery for nearly half a century until Oct. 24, when Vermont farmer Erik Andrus sailed a homemade barge into the Brooklyn Navy Yard with a crew of volunteers.
Mr. Andrus’ creation — a 40-foot sail barge carrying nine tons of grains, cider and root vegetables — is the latest installment in a burgeoning local food movement. Along with a crew of volunteers, he built the barge, named Ceres for the Roman goddess of grain, as a business model for carbon-neutral food transportation.
