The occasion being the first urban farm at a NYC housing project. This speech was given Tuesday afternoon, June 18th. The farm is next to 6 Wolcott Street in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
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MUSIC: Wiggly Air, by Kurt Gottschalk
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Linda Gibbs speaks at the Red Hook Houses.
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