Rising waters, extreme climatic changes, racial and economic inequities, and ecosystem degradation deem it necessary for different approaches to water and food infrastructures that align goals of resilience, equity, ecological responsiveness, public food, integrated water systems, and access to clean water.

Using SWALE as its prototypical basis and enriching its potential, Shoal includes several sectional barges that expand the community impact and the geographical reach of Public Food in New York City, addressing forms of salt water farming and climate resilience across the five boroughs. The sectional barges that make up Shoal are designed as contemplative artworks that respond to water, time and different indigenous ecologies.