A Community Greenhouse for Hempstead

Hempstead is leading the way for how towns on Long Island can and should create conservation opportunities for the communities they serve. In addition to cultivating kelp in local waterways, researchers from the local Department of Conservation and Waterways have also been exploring ways to make use of their sugar kelp harvest locally in gardens and other community projects. We were honored to be able to help provide supplies and funding to build a greenhouse that can not only be used to dry and process their harvest locally in years to come but also serves as a multi-use space for other seasonal community agriculture projects.