The Swale Lab on Governors Island is an extension of the floating food forest and foodways on public land. The Swale Lab gives space to art, science, and environmental justice projects working toward public food, public water, and healthy soil. We partner with the NYC Urban Soils Institute to run a residency and exhibition program from House 11 in Nolan Park on Governors Island.

The Urban Soils Institute and the Art Extension Service also runs a series of free soil testing events. Below is a sample event: