by The Battery Conservancy
Photo: Gryffindor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
An educational farm inside The Battery at Manhattan's southern tip where school groups and families learn how vegetables, herbs and grains grow in the city.
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Park open daily
Free to visit the park
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Ages 3–17.
Free to visit the park
Park open daily
State Street and Battery Place, 10004, in Battery Park City, Manhattan.
No. Battery Urban Farm is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
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