Brooklyn Wild: Meet Michelle Cashen, who quit a desk job to work on a rooftop farm

Do you know your food? Michelle Cashen, farm manager at Brooklyn Grange. Photo via @esynyc Michelle Cashen didn’t always know she wanted to work at a farm. The 25-year-old Rockaway native studied environmental policy during her undergrad years. She knew she wanted to be some kind of environmental advocate, so she got a job right out of college as a paralegal at a law firm. But after a couple years, she realized the sedentary, office lifestyle wasn’t for her. “I did not enjoy sitting at a desk every day and for the majority of my week being inside, sitting down, not using my body,” she told Brokelyn. While pondering a career change, Cashen, who now lives in Bushwick, looked into opportunities at Brooklyn Grange. She had been on a tour at the farm’s flagship location in Long Island City, and knew they had a farm crew and training program. “My interest in rooftop farming originated from… Read More

Brooklyn Wild: Meet Michelle Cashen, who quit a desk job to work on a rooftop farm : Brokelyn