EAT UP on You Bet Your Garden

As a gardener I’ve listened to You Bet Your Garden for over 10 years. Not religiously, but often enough to keep up with the latest tricks and trends in organic gardening around the country. The weekly…

Chicago, we have liftoff.

On August 20 Chicago’s urban farmers, rooftop trendsetters, and general public gathered on the roof of Uncommon Ground for the Midwest Roof-to-Table Launch Event.  Eager, dirt-stained hands paged through EAT UP – the first full-length book about…

Roof-to-Table Launch Event!

It is my great privilege to announce that EAT UP | the inside scoop on rooftop agriculture was launched on Thursday amidst family and friends at Good Karma Café (928 Pine Street) in my hometown of Philadelphia.  The event drew…

it’s official.

Ladies and gents!  Urban agricultural enthusiasts around the globe.  It is my great pleasure to announce that my book, EAT UP | the inside scoop on rooftop agriculture, will be published today! The first copies are streaming off…

making your rooftop farm a reality

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGyWBAOj9ls&feature=youtu.be] As my company, Roofmeadow, delves deeper into the world of rooftop agriculture, keep us in mind for your rooftop farm or garden project!  With engineers, landscape architects, construction specialists, and a rooftop agricultural expert (yours…

EAT UP on Amazon!

Ladies and gentlemen; metro-agrarian enthusiasts around the globe.  I am thrilled to announce that EAT UP | the inside scoop on rooftop agriculture is officially for sale on Amazon!  Be one of the first to pre-order…

the pitch.

In America, over an acre of farmland is lost every minute.*  With the increasing appeal of urban living and pop culture’s rediscovery of fresh food, urbanites are planting farms and gardens throughout cities. In the midst…

revamp | Eat Up v3.0

A manuscript often takes on several personalities before finding its most publishable persona.  As it turns out, Eat Up is no different. I wrote the first draft of Eat Up in 2010 while in graduate school, and consequently…

a li’l market research

At first glance, rooftop agriculture seems like a hyper-specific topic – a niche within a niche.  When you dig down into the subject matter, however, the topic’s vastness unfolds.  Some of the major talking points that…

pitch it. pitch it good.

Pitching a manuscript to a publisher is like trying to convince someone that your child is the brightest or your glass of water is the wettest.  It’s nerve racking.  How can you possibly convince a professional,…