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Given how valuable space is in New York City, the city's rooftops are strangely empty. But a proposal from the city's planning department could change that by making 1,200 acres of commercial rooft...
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Urban Gardening
All around the country, micro-entrepreneurs are collecting food scraps by bike, on foot, or in the back of their cars. Via Alan Yoshioka
Given how valuable space is in New York City, the city's rooftops are strangely empty. But a proposal from the city's planning department could change that by making 1,200 acres of commercial rooft... 
It's easy to make fun of, but as more and more farming moves downtown, eating local is taking on a new flavor... Via Ron Wolford 
"During the two-year fellowship program, fellows visit each other’s countries twice a year, where they participate in training workshops, meet local organizations, and engage in discussions on the social, economic, and political factors that impact urban farming." 
When is an abandoned shopping cart not an abandoned shopping cart? When it's a niche garden. Like the one on the asphalt behind Sunnyside Environmental School. 
Experts suggest a possible model which may be re-inventing a garden city as China becomes increasingly urbanized. 
Yesterday, Councilmember and guardian-of-all-things-warm-and-fuzzy Tommy Wells held a marathon roundtable on urban agriculture in D.C., bringing folks from all over the city to describe how they cultivate their gardens. As precious as land is in D.C., there's actually still a lot of it that could be put to good use—the challenge is securing the right to put down roots. 
In many cities, rooftops that can handle the soil, water, and plant loads are being put to productive use, attacking food insecurity and building communities in the process, said Leigh Whittinghil... 
Trees, gardens, and grass may be pretty, but did you know they might actually keep you safe, active, and happy as well? 
Paris' recently ratified Biodiversity Plan includes a call to triple the number of rooftop gardens and green roofs in the next decade. 
It is hardly a logical spot for a farm, but three Berliners have earmarked a massive former factory roof for an unusual urban agriculture venture. |
1. Organize a meeting of interested people 
They save lots of money - and that's just their most obvious benefit.
"Andy Wible’s backyard in Washington, D.C.’s Petworth neighborhood doesn’t look much like a sewerage drain. But his Bayberry, Bee Balm, Iris and Golden Ragwort plants get the job done – and then some. Dug 30 inches* down and filled with a mixture of sand, topsoil and compost, Wible's rain garden draws raindrops tumbling off the roof deep into the soil, purifying them and recharging the groundwater." Brooklyn Botanic Garden captured the early-autumn installation of its new Visitor Center’s living roof in 3,600 individual photographs. 
Wonderful collection of photos of creations for childrens gardens. Borrow some inspiration or trigger your own. 
"This was one of our ‘bibles’ at City Farmer when we began in the 70’s. There is still much to be learned from it by the same authors who wrote The City People’s Book of Raising Food in 1975. The Olkowskis then went on to promote IPM, Integrated Pest Management, and published a book we still use named Common-Sense Pest Control." 
Article includes a very useful list of factors to consider when planning a community garden.
Finding collaborators. “That’s probably the hardest, most time consuming part. It’s a community garden, not an individual garden, so you have to find a group to work with. Find a way to connect with the community, to find like-minded souls to organize.” 
At Grow Dat Youth Farm in New Orleans, teens can develop skills to take beyond the garden classroom to the table at home. Roger Doiron is founding director of Kitchen Gardeners International, a network of people taking a hands-on approach to re-localizing the global food supply.... 
The vegetable plots are the most visible sign of an amazing plan: to make Todmorden the first town in the country (UK) that is self-sufficient in food. 
The Junior Master Gardener Program and the American Horticultural Society honor the best of the best in children's garden fiction. These Growing Good Kids Book Awards CLASSICS represent the TOP 40 books of the last 100 YEARS. 
Some very nice resources here. Thanks to Darin Hoagland for the suggestion.
Ask a Naturalist: How Can I Make My Own Living Roof?
California Academy of Sciences: Exploring, explaining and protecting the natural world. Since 1853. 
Suggested by Darin Hoagland
Who should apply? Schools and youth educators
Applications are being accepted now! All entries must be postmarked by Friday, Dec. 23, 2011. |
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