June 5, 2010: Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests In Red Hook
Added Value as a key component of Red Hook’s community development.
May 26, 2010: CUNY TV’s Brian Lehrer Live
Water, Farms, and Summer
Added Value Board Member John Ameroso live with Brian Lehrer
May 19, 2010: New York Times
An Urban Farming Pioneer Sows His Own Legacy
A feature article about Added Value’s long-time friend and board member, John Ameroso.
November 17, 2009: New York Times
In Brooklyn, Her Farmer’s Heart Is Happy
A feature article about Added Value’s very own Kristen Schafenacker and her work on the Red Hook Community Farm.
September 2009: National Public Radio
Added Value – from Asphalt to Eggplants
via “The Promised Land”
“. . . host Majora Carter takes up the subject of work — work by visionaries whose influence changes lives and transforms communities . . . Down near the loading docks in a neglected corner of BROOKLYN, atop 2.75 acres of asphalt, Brooklyn teens working for ADDED VALUE have created something amazing: a fully functioning farm that produces lettuce, collard greens, carrots, cucumbers, turnips, and more, all summer long. What’s more, organizers at this farm have found a way to teach teens leadership, feed needy residents, and cater to upscale restaurants in surrounding neighborhoods. Majora talks to these young farmers about what the experience has taught them about a hard day’s work — and about eating hard-earned produce.”
August 19, 2009: CBS News
NYC Students Learn Farming On Governors Island
Added Value’s youth participants talk about their experience farming.
July 27, 2009: Newsweek
As the Economy Struggles, Urban Gardens Grow
“Added Value, a nonprofit in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, N.Y., has spent the past decade revitalizing local parks and transforming vacant land into green space.”
June 22, 2009: New York Times
On Governors I., an Organic Farm With a View
Planting the first beds for the Added Value Farm at Governors Island.