http://www.skyvegetables.com Resources for Growing Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs on Rooftops Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:58:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Urban agriculturalists Keith Agoada (Sky Vegetables and Rooftop Gardening Source), Dr. Mike Nichols, Anthony Foo, Ms. Morag Gamble, and Geoff Wilson will be presenting at the this half day conference. Find out more at the Green Roofs Australia Website The Rooftop Gardening Source will provide you with more information about the ... http://www.skyvegetables.com/2008/07/17/august-7th-fresh-food-from-the-roof-lectures-in-brisbane-australia/ This garden, which began in 2006 is located on the rooftop of a YWCA in downtown Vancouver. The garden is operated by volunteers and the produce is taken to a community kitchen called the Crabtree Corner in East Vancouver. The rooftop was initially used to grow ornamentals as an experiment. ... http://www.skyvegetables.com/2008/07/16/ywca-rooftop-vegetable-garden-in-vancouver/ Dissapointed with the local produce offerings, cooking enthusiast, Peter Bergold took the farm to his townhouse rooftop. Peter grows peppers, tomatoes, a variety of herbs, beans, lettuce, spinach and kale. What is truly fantastic is that Peter's growing season lasts from April to Thanksgiving; almost nine months! Peter has ... http://www.skyvegetables.com/2008/07/15/brooklyn-chef-grows-rooftop-vegetables-and-herbs-9-months-of-the-year/ An urban farmer from Park Slope, New York (Jeff Hens) wanted to grow vegetables on his roof. While many individuals use round containers and pots to do so, Jeff felt this wasn't sufficient from an environmental standpoint. He wanted to create a system which retained the benefits of a standard ... http://www.skyvegetables.com/2008/07/13/in-park-slope-ny-a-rooftop-vegetable-gardener-developed-a-system-that-retains-many-standard-green-roof-benefits/ By Sanjay Bumbroo Mr Jasbir Singh Atwal, a resident of Kangra Colony, has developed a novel method of growing vegetables on the terrace of his four-storey house to cope with the skyrocketing prices of vegetables. He does not make use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. He uses manure or organic fertilizers. ... http://www.skyvegetables.com/2008/07/12/the-hanging-gardens-ofkangra-colony-india/ Once upon a time (1918), the front lawn of the White House was used for agriculture and people grew their food close to the point of consumption. Since then, the US has adopted an industrialized system which is reliant on dangerous, centralized, mono culture farms, and 1500 miles of transportation ... http://www.skyvegetables.com/2008/07/11/the-white-house-organic-farm-project-thewhofarm/ Shirley Robinson is an inspirational woman. She provides holistic health care tips and lessons from her website. One of her ways to create a healthy mind, body and soul is to farm vegetables on her roof. Back in 1987 Shirley was awarded the National Gardening Association's Special Merit ... http://www.skyvegetables.com/2008/07/09/shirleys-rooftop-vegetable-garden-takes-it-to-the-next-level/ On May 28th I was on NPR´s On Point with Tom Ashbrook to discuss the food industry with featured guest, Paul Roberts. While at the studio, the nice people at NPR gave me a copy of his new book, The End of Food. And let me tell you, it was ... http://www.skyvegetables.com/2008/07/08/paul-roberts-says-the-end-of-food-rooftop-gardening-source-says-look-to-the-roof/ A recent trend in Chicago has been rooftop vegetable gardening. In the city, the land on the ground is not always available, so people have taken the farms to the roof. In the first of a series of posts on Chicago rooftop veggie gardens, we bring to you Russ’ ... http://www.skyvegetables.com/2008/07/06/at-home-rooftop-gardening-is-a-hot-trend-in-the-usa-green-roof-capital-of-chicago/ L O V E! Are you a rooftop farming guru interested in spreading the love of growing veggies on the roof? Well now is your chance! We don't care what your technique is, we just want to hear from you. Email Keith@skyvegetables.com http://www.skyvegetables.com/2008/07/03/new-instructions-page-rooftop-gardening-source-is-calling-all-rooftop-farmers/