What used to be a wasteland in Bergen Beach is now a lively urban farm for public school students.

The Carol Pino Learning Farm opened in Bergen Beach last month, and is the first outdoor learning farm in the city. For starters, students at P.S. 312 will learn how to plant and harvest fruits, vegetables and herbs, but the facility will also be open to other K - 8 students so they can learn about farming and how food is grown.

"There's math, economics, engineering," said Jennifer Camilleri, the farm's on-site director. "Students will learn which produces higher yield and if it's worth planting."

The farm is part of the city's GrowNYC School Gardens , an initiative from the nonprofit Grow NYC . The program builds outdoor gardens for schools in each borough, according to Kate Belsk

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