PHOTOS: The FARMacy Vertical Farm Pops Up at Socrates Sculpture Park!

Art and farming have come together for Natalie Jeremijenko’s sky-high <a href="http://inhabitat.com/abandoned-food-factory-to-be-transformed-into-chicagos-first-zero-energy-vertical-farm/" target="_blank">vertical farm</a>, which is the latest exhibition at <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/farmacy-edible-vertical-farms-come-to-long-island-citys-socrates-sculpture-park/" target="_blank">Long Island City’s Socrates Sculpture Park</a>! Head on over to the waterfront park, bring a picnic, and enjoy “Farmacy,” a collection of edible, hanging gardens. Inhabitat spent an afternoon wandering the grounds and got our hands on some of the <a href="http://environmentalhealthclinic.net/farmacy/case-studies/" target="_blank">AgBags</a> the artist used to create a vertical farm perfect for city living. Read on to see all of our pics!

Farmacy rises in the middle of the grassy park, with a metal framework grid. On each of the lateral rungs, the artist has hung white Ag-Bags, agricultural containers with herbs, berries and flowers sprouting out of bright red X’s.

Jeremijenko’s farm-fresh installation may be a sculptural success, but it is also an inspiration for city dwellers.

The AgBags were designed specifically for <a href="http://inhabitat.com/plantagon-breaks-ground-on-its-first-plantscraper-vertical-farm-in-sweden/" target="_blank">city farming</a>, to be easily draped over fire escapes or outside of apartment windows.

They may look simple in design, but their focus is exciting- they bring the possibility of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/verticrop-processes-10000-plants-every-3-days-using-vertical-hydroponic-farming/" target="_blank">raising farm fresh produce</a> to even the smallest apartments, and those without any outdoor space!

Jeremijenko has also installed a smaller, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/lower-east-sides-creative-little-garden-wins-daily-news-best-community-garden-title/" target="_blank">ground-level farm</a> with AgBags, to let visitors, especially children, see just how easy they are to use.

Kids and parents can get their hands on the installations, water <a href="http://inhabitat.com/window-farms-lets-green-thumbs-grow-fresh-veggies-indoors/" target="_blank">plants or even pick berries</a>, right in the park!

The rest of the park continues the innovative exhibition, “Civic Action, a Vision for Long Island City,” with works that address the development of cities, by confronting environmental and ecological concerns.

The exhibition is open until August 5^th, with an array of community programming on the calendar, including outdoor movie screenings, GrowNYC Greenmarket demonstrations and <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/pollos-del-pueblo-will-bring-farm-fresh-eggs-and-produce-to-east-new-yorkers/" target="_blank">Skills for Resourceful City Living</a> for adults.