The Queens County Farm Museum, just inside the New York City limits, has hired its first farmer in decades.

This historic 47-acre farm dates back to 1697. Once owned by Dutch settlers, the Queens County Farm Museum was taken over by the NYC Department of Parks and saved from further development in the mid 1970’s. For 33 years, it has provided much-needed open space and has served as a community center, with visitors and schoolchildren of every age and from every borough in attendance.

Over time, though actual farming on the property was reduced to a 3-acre plot of corn for the anual harvest festival. That is changing.

Queens County Farm Museum has experienced a surge in the level of interest in what they have to offer. Attendance at the farm in 2008 has seen record numbers, and they are now strategizing how best to meet this growing demand. As a start, this year they hired their first farmer in decades.

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