Molly Myerson’s Little Wing Farm

Matt Dolkas - MALT

By Matt Dolkas, Senior Manager, Marketing

March 10, 2022

Molly Myerson grew up in a sixth-floor apartment in Washington Heights, a northern neighborhood of New York City, surrounded by concrete. It was not the usual starting point for a farmer, but as a child she was always drawn to plants. Any green growing things in her family’s apartment invariably ended up in her bedroom.

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