Picture a time when New York City was dotted with small farms, when residents cultivated beehives for honey, brewed local beer, sold eggs gathered from backyard chickens and jarred their own pickles.
It shouldn’t strain your imagination too hard — it’s happening right now. In celebration of the city’s bounty, we offer this map of urban food producers, from fish farmers in The Bronx to vegetable growers in Brooklyn to wine makers in Queens.
FARMS
1. Brooklyn Grange: 1.5-acre rooftop growing vegetables for restaurants and markets. Building No. 3, Brooklyn Navy Yard.
2. Gotham Greens: Hydroponic rooftop garden. 810 Humboldt St., Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
3. Eagle Street Rooftop Farm: 6,000-square-foot organic vegetable garden. 44 Eagle St., Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
4. Bright Farms: 100,000-square-foot rooftop garden, projected for 2013. Estimated produce yield: 1 million pounds per year. Liberty View Industrial Plaza, Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
5. Added Value: Three-acre community farm. Corner of Columbia and Sigourney streets, Red Hook, Brooklyn.
6. BK Farmyards Youth Farm: One-acre community farm. 600 Kingston Ave., Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
7. Planned rooftop farm: A 200,000 square foot farm is slated for the top of a warehouse at the food distribution hub in Hunts Point. 600 Food Center Drive, The Bronx.
8. Brooklyn Grange: One-acre rooftop growing vegetables for gardens and markets. 37-18 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, Queens.
9. Queens County Farm Museum: The longest continuously farmed site in New York state still supplies produce year-round. 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park, Queens.
HONEY
10. Brooklyn Grange Bees: Still rebuilding after severe damage from Hurrican Sandy, this commercial apiary has more than 30 hives. Brooklyn Navy Yard.
11. BK Farmyards: Bee farm produces honey for local sale. 600 Kingston Ave., Crown Heights.
12. Brooklyn Honey: Culled from nearly a dozen rooftop hives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
13. Queens County Farm: Raw wildflower honey, sold in gift shops and at the Union Square Greenmarket. 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park.
14. La Cacica Honey: From bees housed at the Bryant Hill community garden. Bryant Avenue between Seneca and Garrison avenues, Hunts Point, The Bronx.
15. Berkshire Berries: Made from eight rooftop hives located across Manhattan, sold at Union Square Greenmarket.
16. Wave Hill honey: Produced from the apiary at the Wave Hill public garden, Wave Hill, The Bronx.
CHOCOLATE
17. Mast Brothers: Famous, and famously expensive, small-batch “bean to bar” chocolate. 111 N. Third St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
18. Fine and Raw: Soon-to-open 2,500-square-foot factory making minimally processed treats. 49 Bogart St., Bushwick, Brooklyn.
19. Jacques Torres: Noted chocolatier’s factory and flagship store. 66 Water St., DUMBO, Brooklyn.
WINE
20. Brooklyn Winery: Sells its own barrel-aged chardonnay, old-vine zinfandel and other varietals onsite. 213 N. Eighth St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
21. Red Hook Winery: Severely damaged by Sandy, but rebuilding — and hopefully back to making rieslings and merlots soon. Pier 41, 175-204 Van Dyke St., Red Hook, Brooklyn.
22. Queens County Farm: Makes wine from grapes grown on the premises. 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park, Queens.
23. City Winery: Small-batch tap wines from grapes sourced from across the country and sold on site. 155 Varick St., TriBeCa.
BEER
24. Six Point Brewery: Maker of hipster mainstay Sweet Action ale. 40 Van Dyke St., Red Hook, Brooklyn
25. Brooklyn Brewery: The borough’s namesake brewery recently expanded its local facility. 79 N. 11th St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
26. Kelso Brewery: Small but not-to-be-overlooked maker of pilsner, nut brown lager and pale ale. 529 Waverly Ave., Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
SPIRITS
27. Breuckelen gin: Distilled on site with local grains and botanicals, including ginger, rosemary and lemon. 77 19th St., Park Slope, Brooklyn.
28. New York Distilling: Maker of two gins — “naval strength” (114 proof) Perry’s Tot and the more restrained (but still plenty boozy) Dorothy Parker. 79 Richardson St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
29. Greenhook Ginsmiths: More gin, here in American Dry and Beach Plum varieties. 208 Dupont St., Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
30. Kings County Distilling: Small-batch bourbon and white whiskey. 63 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn Navy Yard.
31. Van Brunt Still House: Its Due North rum is available in local stores, whiskey and grappa is in the works. 6 Bay St., Red Hook, Brooklyn.
CHEESE
32. Beecher’s Handmade Cheese: Manhattan’s first cheese factory sells its yield on-site. 900 Broadway, Flatiron District.
33. Salvatore Bklyn: Fresh, small batch ricotta made with whole milk from upstate. 20 Grand Ave., Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
PICKLES
34. McClure Brothers: 630 Flushing Ave., Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
35. Brooklyn Brine Co.: 574A President St.,Gowanus, Brooklyn.
36. Rick’s Picks: 195 Chrystie St., Lower East Side.
37. Jacob’s Pickles: 509 Amsterdam Ave., Upper West Side.
38. The Pickle Guys: 49 Essex St., Lower East Side.
COFFEE
39. Brownstone Beans: Bushwick, Brooklyn.
40. Brooklyn Roasting Company: 25 Jay St., DUMBO, Brooklyn.
41. Stone Street Coffee Co.: 129 Ninth St., Gowanus, Brooklyn.
42. Stumptown Coffee Roasters: 219 Van Brunt St., Red Hook, Brooklyn.
43. Blue Bottle Coffee: 160 Berry St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
44. Dallis Bros. Coffee: Century-old roastery at 100-32 Atlantic Ave., Ozone Park, Queens.
MISC.
45. BK Farmyards Egg CSA: Eggs from local chickens. 600 Kingston Ave., Crown Heights.
46. S.A.V.E.: Small-scale tilapia farming, Hunts Point, The Bronx.
47. P&H Soda Co.: Small-batch soda and soda syrups. Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
48. Early Bird granola: Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.
49. Bittermens bitters: Small-batch cocktail bitters in over a half-dozen varieties. 18 Bridge St., DUMBO, Brooklyn.
50. Q Drinks: Artisanal tonic water and soda. 45 Main St., DUMBO, Brooklyn.
51. Empire Mayonnaise Co.: Mayo in exotic flavors, like black garlic and white truffle. 564 Vanderbilt St., Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
52. Kings County Jerky: Dehydrated grass-fed beef with classic and creative seasonings. 35 Meadow St., Bushwick, Brooklyn.
53. Kombucha Brooklyn: Locally fermented tea. 630 Flushing Ave., Williamsburg.
54. Brooklyn Soda Works: Carbonated fresh fruit juices spiked with unexpected herbs. 630 Flushing Ave., Williamsburg.