[Scpg] Rooftops and Urban Agriculture

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Hi everyone
         Here my last posting on roof top gardens to help the research move 
forward. Let us know if and when you are going to build one, so we can all 
collectively learn
                                                 wes
http://www.cityfarmer.org/subrooftops.html#roofs





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Rooftops and Urban Agriculture

<http://www.taunton.com/kg/features/design/rooftop/1.htm>Rooftop Refuge in 
the Asphalt Jungle
"The sunny roof and arches inspired me to grow a pot of basil. Soon I would 
be eating my own pesto sauce. It seemed so innocent at first, but once I 
got my hands into the dirt, I couldn't stop with just one container. I had 
gotten the gardening bug." Posted March 11, 2001

<fishfarm.htm#fishfarm>Roofwater<fishfarm.htm#fishfarm> Fish Farm Ideal For 
Learning
"Scientist Vivienne Hallman on periurban acres at Figtree Pocket, 10 
kilometres from the Brisbane, CBD Australia, is proving that urban fringe 
farmers can grow native fish successfully on natural foods. Most of the 
water can come from a home rooftop. Much of the fish food can be home-grown 
earthworms and insect larvae." Posted February 12, 2000

<roofttopmicrofarm.htm#microfarms>An Urban Rooftop Integrated Microfarm For 
Mt.Gravatt's<roofttopmicrofarm.htm#microfarms> Commercial Buildings 
(Australia)
"Key technologies, such as hydroponics, aquaculture, aquaponics, 
vermiculture, and very small animal husbandry can now be integrated safely 
and economically into modern urban rooftop microfarms which can: A. Take 
food wastes from local restaurants and food shops. B. Put them through a 
biogas digester to eliminate pathogens and other harmful micro-organisms. 
C. Use advanced vermiculture to create nutrients for fish and plants from 
the sterilised food wastes. D. Grow fish, crustaceans, herbs, salad 
vegetables and selected small animals (such as quails and meat rabbits) for 
sale to local restaurants or food stores." Posted February 12, 2000

<http://www.peck.ca/grhcc/resources.htm>Green Roof Infrastructure Monitor
"Research conducted by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities reveals that in 
Germany, 10% of all flat roofs have green roofs. This represents over 55 
million square metres of green roof infrastructure in place since 1989. 
Almost 50 per cent of German cities (77 cities) have programs in place that 
support the development and growth of a market for green roof 
infrastructure." Past issues available in PDF format. Updated December 11, 2000

<http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Andes/2803/>Russian Eco-Apartment Plan 
Includes Rooftop Food Garden and Basement Worm Composting
"The brick 9-storied building, constructed in 1966, consists of 267 
apartments with 540 residents, 60% of whom are pensioners. It produces 200 
kilograms of food garbage daily in winter time and 300 kg in summer time. 
The house has a flat roof of 1700 square meters, 25 m from the ground and a 
cellar measuring 600 square meters." Posted October 29, 1998
<russiastp.htm#russiastp>Rooftop Gardening in St. Petersburg, Russia
"This year we also started a ground level garden in the Artificial Limb 
Institute which rehabilitates invalids who lost legs or arms in the War in 
Chechnia (mostly boys of age 18-25)."

<rooftopTO.htm#rooftopTO>Annex Organics' Rooftop Farming Business
"Toronto's Annex Organics is growing 25 rare types of tomatoes and 10 
varieties of hot peppers, along with various tomatillos and cape 
gooseberries. All of their produce is certified organic. " Posted February 
15, 1999

<greenroofs.htm#greenroof>Green Roofs Cool City Rooftop Gardens in Chicago 
to Fight Smog, Heat
"The city environment department plans to plant gardens atop several city 
buildings this summer as part of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
program studying ways to help cool cities and reduce smog." Updated April 
23, 1999

<rooftop59.htm#rooftop>Rooftop Gardens
Toronto's Rooftop Gardens Resource Group delves into roofing, structural 
considerations and building codes.

<roofthesisIntr.htm#roofthesisIntr>Masters Thesis: The Potential of Rooftop 
Gardening
Joseph St. Lawrence has written eloquently about his work creating a roof 
garden on a warehouse in downtown Toronto. We have published 15,000 words 
of his 22,000 word paper.

<beekeepNY.htm#beeNY>New York City Rooftop Beekeepers Defy Law to Get That 
Sweet Central Park Bouquet
"The city's urban bee mavens inhabit their own entomological universe... 
There are puns about the, well, plight of the bumblebee and requests to 
'lend me your comb'; and, yes, there are questions about whether to bee or 
not to bee." Posted July 21, 1999

<http://www.arts4all.com/elca/>Plastic Wading Pools Make Excellent 
Container Gardens
"Dr. Ebenezer set about to prove the feasibility of growing vegetables in 
plastic wading pools. In 1997, gardeners harvested 984 pounds of vegetables 
from 38 pools in an area measuring 1,625 square feet. The urban agriculture 
project of the ELCA demonstrates how fresh, healthy vegetables can be grown 
inexpensively in containers virtually anywhere -- at the edges of parking 
lots; along railroad tracks; on back porches; on rooftops; in patios; in 
driveways; and in vacant lots between buildings." Posted July 9, 1999

Two other useful container gardening sites:
<http://www.windowbox.com>Windowbox<http://www.windowbox.com>.Com
<http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/container_gardening>Suite101 Container 
Gardening
<http://www.usc.edu/dept/garden/>The 
Tele<http://www.usc.edu/dept/garden/>-Garden
No garden space whatsover? Then garden through your computer screen! "This 
tele-robotic installation allows WWW users to view and interact with a 
remote garden filled with living plants. Members can plant, water, and 
monitor the progress of seedlings via the tender movements of an industrial 
robot arm."

<condofarm85.htm#condo>Condo Farming
Victoria urban farmers work with developer to build "edible" three-storey 
condominium.

<http://felix.geog.mcgill.ca/other/environ/1998/group5/g5irp1.html>Rooftops 
Montreal
An Overview and History of Rooftop Gardening (Environmental Studies Seminar 
182-451) On the City of Montreal, Quebec Posted August 6, 2000



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