Swale, a collaborative floating food forest people can visit, join in the care-taking process and learn about food sustainability, will be docked at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park from September 16 to October 14. Created by artist Mary Mattingly, Swale is both an evolving sculpture and a functioning farm producing healthy food.
Visitors will see persimmon, bok choy, yucca, onion, tomatillos, herbs and other perennial fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants. Water to nourish the plants is taken directly from the East River and filtered through slow sand and activated carbon filters. Rainwater is collected from the rooftop of the Biome Arts Greenhouse Theater, a pavilion on the barge that serves as a performance space, activist meeting area, and artist gallery. For a complete schedule of events, please visit the website.
Swale will be open Thursday and Friday from 10am – 7pm, and Saturday and Sunday 11am – 7pm.
