Swale

Swale began as a float­ing food for­est built atop a 5,000 square foot barge that trav­eled to pub­lic piers in New York City and wel­comed the pub­lic to har­vest herbs, fruits, and veg­eta­bles for free. Since 2016, Swale has pro­mot­ed Pub­lic Food and ecosys­tem ser­vices through edu­ca­tion­al work­shops and local cul­tur­al events. Swale con­tin­ues to pro­mote Pub­lic Food through advo­ca­cy, build­ing edi­ble land­scapes, and edu­ca­tion­al pro­gram­ming stress­ing how impor­tant it is for more peo­ple to be involved in address­ing food as a commons.

Swale part­ners with the NYC Urban Soils Insti­tute to run a res­i­den­cy and exhi­bi­tion pro­gram on Gov­er­nors Island, which gives space to art, sci­ence, and envi­ron­men­tal jus­tice projects work­ing toward pub­lic food, clean water, and healthy soil.

Getting to Nolan Park

3 Minutes from Soissons Landing 7 Minutes from Yankee Pier

1 Minutes from Soissons Landing 5 Minutes from Yankee Pier