Rainwater Harvesting on Exhibit
GrowNYC's rainwater harvesting systems have recently been featured at MOMA's PS1 and the Museum for the City of New York.
P.S.1's summer 2008 exhibition, P.F.1 (Public Farm One) was a multi-level working farm installed in P.S.1's large entrance courtyard. GrowNYC's Lenny Librizzi and Lars Chellberg worked with WORK Architecture Company, the exhibit's designers, to install a rainwater harvesting system that diverted water from a neighboring roof into a 1000-gallon tank that fed the farm's drip irrigation system.
The Museum of the City of New York's spring 2009 exhibition, Growing and Greening New York, featured several contributions from GrowNYC staff, including a model rainwater harvesting system that included a 50-gallon collection barrel, connecting pipes, and a spigot for easy reuse.
The Growing and Greening New York exhibit took visitors through an average New York City day, highlighting both the environmental impact of everyday activities, and alternatives that can make those activities less harmful and more sustainable.
Also featured in the exhibit, as part of a display about regional agriculture and local farmers markets, is a map showing the schedule of all 46 Greenmarkets throughout the city. The map is available as a PDF here.
