{"id":57701,"date":"2020-09-01T02:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-maize-ing-nyc-urban-farmer-growing-corn-on-uws-sidewalk\/"},"modified":"2020-09-01T02:04:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T23:04:00","slug":"a-maize-ing-nyc-urban-farmer-growing-corn-on-uws-sidewalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-maize-ing-nyc-urban-farmer-growing-corn-on-uws-sidewalk\/","title":{"rendered":"#A-maize-ing: NYC urban farmer growing corn on UWS sidewalk"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#A-maize-ing: NYC urban farmer growing corn on UWS sidewalk<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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August 31, 2020 |<\/span> 7:04pm <\/p>\n

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\n Racey Gilbert has set up a 10-foot by 5-foot urban microfarm in an\u00a0unusual place: a sidewalk on the Upper West Side.<\/span>
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\n He\u2019s the stalk of the town.<\/p>\n

At 101st Street between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive on the Upper West Side, Racey Gilbert has planted stalks of corn in a sidewalk plant bed \u2014 those in-ground plots usually reserved for sad shrubs or, worse, trash.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was an experiment,\u201d the 79-year-old told The Post of his 10-foot by 5-foot urban microfarm.<\/p>\n

He noticed the promising plot while moving into his nearby three-bedroom apartment a few months ago. \u201cIt was abandoned,\u201d said the divorced father of four. And so he decided to plant corn \u2014 \u201cone of the most important crops\u201d \u2014 from a packet of seeds he bought for a few bucks at a local hardware store.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used to buy seed by the hundred-pound bag,\u201d said Gilbert, who once grew vegetables on a 250-acre farm in Maryland.<\/p>\n

Despite his experience, there were some city-specific setbacks, from the trash bags that got put out on top of his early plantings to pedestrians who didn\u2019t seem to realize that what they were trampling on wasn\u2019t weeds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if people were doing it on purpose,\u201d Gilbert said. \u201cSo I just put up a sign.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Racey Gilbert tends to his tiny corn farm.<\/span>Stefano Giovannini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Once he posted his plea \u2014 \u201cCorn: seed growing. Please no walk\u201d \u2014\u00a0 and the seedlings grew into stalks, neighbors started to take notice. \u201cEverybody says it\u2019s just the greatest thing,\u201d said Gilbert.<\/p>\n

He even found a neighbor who offered him his hose. (Gilbert had been hauling water to the plot.)<\/p>\n

While he hasn\u2019t implemented any anti-rat measures, he said raccoons are his chief concern: \u201cWe\u2019ll see if they show up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five of the 14 seeds he planted \u201ccame to tassel,\u201d the term for the silky fibers that grow out of the husks, yielding one ear of corn each, which he\u2019ll harvest sometime in the next two weeks \u201cbefore the raccoons do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sidewalk plot is technically city property, although building owners and good Samaritans are encouraged to beautify the media<\/a>ns. Trees are highly regulated, but there\u2019s not much literature when it comes to grains and grasses. Gilbert, meanwhile, said he\u2019s working on getting a license from the Department of Parks and Recreation to install a short fence around the plot \u2014 and maybe try planting chrysanthemums next.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to see if this would work,\u201d Gilbert said of his little farm project. \u201cNow that it has, I think 10 blocks of Park Avenue would look great in corn.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Racey Gilbert tends to his plot at 101st Street. <\/p>\n

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\n Gilbert’s corn catches the interest of a passing dog and its owner. <\/p>\n

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