Touch the Soil News #1658 (Feature Photo – Thammasat University Rooftop Garden– Courtesy of Landprocess) The Bangkok Post brings us the story of Thammasat University in Thailand which opened Asia’s largest rooftop farm. At 75,000 square feet, it could well be the world’s largest rooftop farm. The farm raises rice, vegetables, and herbs. You can…
Touch the Soil News #1654 (Feature Photo – Melons – USDA Public Domain) The Star news brings us the story from Malaysia where P. Manickavasagram tends to his garage roof-top melon farm. In business for 10 years, the roof-top farm is host to 3,600 melon plants that have an automated watering system. You can read…
Touch the Soil News #1502 (Feature photo – Satellite Picture of Bangkok, Thailand – Public Domain, Leon Brooks) Thomason Reuters Foundation News brings is the story of Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand. The university can now boast over how it has Asia’s largest rooftop garden – 75,000 square feet. Established in 1934, the university has…
Touch the Soil News #1493 (Feature photo – Seattle Urban Farm Rooftop Garden – courtesy of Seattle Urban Farm) The Seattle Times brings us the story of the Seattle Urban Farm Company. The company grows special-order crops on rooftops for restaurants. The company also provides growing information for households at their website: https://www.seattleurbanfarmco.com/ You can…
Touch the Soil News #1491 (Feature photo – Fresh Vegetables – Public Domain, Leon Brooks) CTV News of Montreal, Canada reports on the latest undertakings of Lufa Farms. The project is a rooftop farm that is almost the size of three football fields. The new rooftop farm will be in the middle of the Montreal…
Positive Future #551 (Feature photo – Agripolis Rooftop Farm – courtesy of Agripolis) BrightVibes journalist Fino Menezes brings us the story of a planned rooftop urban farm in Paris that will be the world’s largest. At peak production season, the rooftop farm will not only produce 1 ton of fruits and vegetables each day, but…
