Swale’s

Floating GardenErie Canal to the Hudson River

Floating Garden in Medina, New York
Current barge and second iteration of Swale

Current locationMedina, New York

DepartureSeptember 28, 2026

RouteErie Canal to the Hudson River

Swale is an ongoing public artwork creating edible landscapes on the water. Floating Garden is Swale’s second barge and its current chapter.

Follow the journey

Estimated itinerary.

MedinaDeparture

PittsfordFollow along

BaldwinsvilleFollow along

Sylvan BeachFollow along

Little FallsFollow along

AmsterdamFollow along

Waterford / AlbanyArrival program

Next movement

Medina to Pittsford

Floating Garden begins its eastward journey along the Erie Canal on or around September 28. Follow its progress here as the barge moves through locks, towns, working waterfronts, and public gathering places.

Public access

Programs will be announced here

Some stops will include public visitation and community programs. Others are evening or overnight operational stops. Confirmed details will be posted as they become available.

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Floating Garden in Medina

A public edible perennial landscape on an 80-foot barge

Visitors at Floating Garden in Medina — Public access in Medina2026

The first barge led to the Foodway at Concrete Plant Park in the Bronx. The second barge is seeding public agroforestry along the Erie Canal.

Swale began in 2016 as a floating food forest in New York City. From 2016 through 2019, the first barge welcomed the public to gather and harvest food together on the water.

Floating Garden extends that work with a new barge, an edible landscape planned by people in the five boroughs and in Western New York. The original Swale history, its people, plants, public programs, and impact remain accessible as part of the full project archive.

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