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Fenway Park contains ‘farm’ that produces 6,000 tons of produce for the local community

Fenway Park is of course home to the Boston Red Sox. However, the stadium envelops much more within it apart from the sports section. The roof of the stadium sports 6,000 pounds of produce through farming. The rooftop garden area has been named Fenway Farm. For its maintenance, farmers from an organization known as Green City Growers arrive to harvest this 5,000-square-foot structure.

Chris Grallert, president of Green City Growers, is extremely proud of what the organization has been able to manage with this garden. He shares how the garden can grow anything due to its expansive growing space.

Grallert: “Local is not new. In 1920, this area (in downtown Boston) ranked fifth in the nation for values of crops or fruits and vegetables. And all the communities around Boston had local markets and local gardens. Having a rooftop farm at Fenway Park is an amazing way to be a part of reinvigorating a local food production system.”


Source: scoop.upworthy.com

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