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The Glen Oaks co-op recently donated a tractor to Queens County Farm.
Glen Oaks Village co-op donates tractor to Queens Farm
BY JENNA BAGCAL
jbagcal@schnepsmedia.com
@jenna_bagcal
Queens County Farm Museum
was the recent recipient of an
agricultural tractor, donated by
the Glen Oaks Village residential
co-op.
On Friday, Oct. 1, members
of the co-op’s board of directors,
management and residents
gathered at Queens Farm with
Senator John Liu, Councilman
Barry Grodenchik and representatives
from Congressman
Tom Suozzi’s and Assemblyman
David Weprin’s offi ces, for the
tractor donation ceremony of
the 2016 Massey Ferguson tractor,
which had only 66 hours
of use.
“We are so grateful to Bob
Friedrich, the board of directors
and the residents of Glen Oaks
Village for this generous tractor
donation,” Queens County Farm
Museum’s Executive Director
Jennifer Walden Weprin said.
“Queens Farm has been continuously
farmed for over three
centuries as New York City grew
around it. Our relationship with
Glen Oaks Village is a testament
to our connection to the community.”
“Th is shiny red tractor from
Glen Oaks Village will help
Queens Farm reap a beautiful
harvest for years to come. Many
thanks to Bob Friedrich and
the board for their thoughtfulness
and generosity, and much
congratulations to Jen Weprin
who has elevated Queens Farm
several levels and to founding
chairman Jim Trent who had the
vision and dedication to Queens
Farm since long before tractors
were even invented,” Liu said.
Queens County Farm
currently
off ers free daily
admission 354 days per year
and is a source of fresh fruits,
vegetables, herbs, fl owers, eggs,
honey and a slate of public programs
and events. Th e site at
73-50 Little Neck Pkwy. is a New
York City Landmark and is on
the National Register of Historic
Places.
Glen Oaks Village was built
adjacent to Queens Farm in
1947 shortly aft er World War II
to help those returning from the
military fi nd aff ordable housing.
It started as a rental housing
complex and was converted to
a co-op in 1981 and is now the
largest garden apartment residential
co-op in New York.
“I am thrilled with the gift
of this beautiful tractor. Th is is
just the latest show of support
that Glen Oaks Village has been
demonstrating for years towards
Queens Farm. We are great
neighbors together,” Queens
Farm Board President James
Trent said.
Th e tractor will be used
to support the farm’s largest
agricultural expansion
since the 1970s.
According to the farm,
it is on track to add an
additional fi ve acres of
land into production by
2026.
“Queens County Farm
Museum provides a historical
47-acre respite to the residents
of Queens and beyond. The
donation of this tractor by the
Glen Oaks Village Co-op will
allow Queens Farm to continue
to educate the community
and visitors as to this area’s rich
agricultural past and heighten
awareness to the importance of
sustainable agricultural practices
today,” Suozzi said.
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