YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) -- A barge that uses renewable energy to demonstrate sustainable food production has moved from New York City to the suburbs.
The Science Barge will now float about 13 miles north on the Hudson River in Yonkers.
A Westchester County-based nonprofit bought the barge from its original owners for $2, but will have to spend $200,000 to $300,000 annually to maintain it.
Tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce are grown in the barge's greenhouses in a sustainable process that produces zero net carbon emissions.
About 3,000 New York City schoolchildren visited it in 2007 as part of an environmental education program.
The barge's new owners plan to maintain its focus on education when it reopens it in May 2009.
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