EAT UPthe inside scoop with Dave Snyder
Let’s hear what the experts have learned up on the roof. This post is the first in a series where I pose the same two questions to various leaders in the rooftop agriculture movement. First we…
skyline cornucopia
Executive Chef Dana Hauser knows fresh food, and is committed to growing it as close to her kitchen as possible. When Hauser gained her prestigious culinary appointment at The Fairmont Waterfront hotel in 2012, she decided to convert…
getting started
Aspiring rooftop gardeners and farmers often ask me what to look for when selecting a building on which to build their skyline gem. This is an important question, as you never want to commit yourself to…
BREAKING NEWS: South Philly High did it!!
This is a blitz post to announce that South Philadelphia High School just reached it’s crowdfunding goal of $26,300 to develop a ‘Greening’ Master Plan and fund a one-year, full-time garden educator position! As of this morning 192…
green on the horizon
In early April South Philadelphia High School embarked on an unusual fundraising campaign: crowdfunding for a greener urban campus. With only eight days left in this 60 day campaign, the school and surrounding community need your…
micro-fund this barn raising
What if you gave $26,000 to a school to build a rooftop farm? What if 260 of your friends each gave $100? South Philadelphia High School is elbow deep in the latter scenario thanks to a…
Gotham Greens + Whole Foods = fresh
It’s official. Whole Foods Market and New York-based rooftop farming company Gotham Greens are partnering on a high-tech greenhouse atop the supermarket chain’s forthcoming Gowanus location. The Gothamist Daily reported that on April 1, Whole Foods announced the partnership,…
Roof-to-Table Photography Exhibition!
The EAT UP | Roof-to-Table Photography Exhibition captures the vibrancy of North America’s burgeoning rooftop agriculture movement. With fresh roofscape imagery and gritty portraiture, this collection of 30 colorful photographs portrays food’s journey from urban roof to plate….
foodie-ism at its finest
Philadelphians are hot for local food. This week in particular highlights the extent to which urbanites from the City of Brotherly Love are invested in furthering local food production through action, purchasing power, and dialogue. I…
agricultural roofs in Gaza
Rooftop agriculture is taking root around the globe. With its beginnings in 600 B.C.E. Babylon (present day Iraq), rooftop farming has arrived, full circle, back in the Middle East. According to the online Lebanese newspaper L’Orient-Le Jour, Gazan residents are installing…