TOWER GARDENS AND BASEBALL – WHAT??

Posted by: Mary Stabile | Categories: Posts

January
28

The Garden at AT&T Park

When the San Francisco Giants played in Game 3 of the World Series at AT&T Park baseball fans enjoyed some of the freshest, most nutritious, and flavorful local food served at any ballpark. Much of the produce comes from a Future Growing® garden featuring hundreds of state-of-the-art vertical aeroponic Tower Gardens®. The Giants and their award-winning foodservice partner, Bon Appétit Management Company, opened The Garden at AT&T Park this summer with much fanfare. In fact, President Obama honored the Giants for being the first “green” Major League Baseball team. This is also another “First of Its Kind In The World” farm for Future Growing®, since this is the only major sports venue in the world to house a local organic food farm right on-site.

Not only is this fresh, healthy produce used in many of the food items featured at the ballpark, but The Garden serves as a culinary and nutritional classroom for children in the community. The team and Bon Appétit work closely with local chefs, farmers, and wellness organizations to teach children about how to plant their own urban garden and how to prepare healthy meals.“The goal of The Garden is to introduce and educate the community about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle