EAT UPmajor league crops
The Kansas City Royals may have won this year’s World Series, but the Boston Red Sox were the real 2015 winners. While this American League team’s game may not have been up to snuff, it’s historic stadium…
EAT UP on You Bet Your Garden… again!
As a self-proclaimed Class 1 NPR geek I live for public radio. You can imagine my excitement when gardening celebrity Mike McGrath interviewed me on his nationally syndicated radio show, You Bet Your Garden, this past September….
conference call
While most people reminisce about last week’s turkey dinner I’m still trying to catch my breath from November’s whirlwind of conferences. Back-to-back events in Boston and Philly left me (and many other designers) invigorated yet exhausted!…
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…
is NPR interested in rooftop agriculture?
It’s been a busy few weeks for promotion as I’ve participated in a slew of radio interviews aimed at spreading the rooftop agriculture gospel. EAT UP‘s publisher, New Society Publishers, was kind enough to hire the PR firm Open…
EAT UP in the media
Since EAT UP‘s publication on April 12th, the first book on rooftop agriculture has received its fare share of media attention. The fascination? Interest in growing food on rooftops is rising as farmland disappears, transportation costs increase, and urbanites realize…
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…
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….
fancy plants
Designing and building a rooftop farm may come with a hefty price tag. While many ground-level farms offset costs by expanding acreage, rooftops are limited by the bounds of the building below. So how do you…