Positive Future #877 (Feature photo – Javits Center – CCA SA 4.0) Billed as one of the busiest convention centers in the U.S., the Javits Center in New York has over 3.3 million square feet of convention space. However, on one section of the roof is a farm. With soil 18 inches deep, it provides…
Touch the Soil News #1698 (Feature Photo – Carpark – CCA SA 2.5 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gnangarra) The Straits Times brings news of the latest action of the Singapore Food Agency (SFA). The SFA is a governmental agency charged with food security from farm-to-fork. The SFA recently awarded 9 tenders for creating food farms on the rooftops of…
Touch the Soil News #1691 (Feature Photo – Agripolis – courtesy of Valode and Pistre Architectes Atlay, AJN) Phil Lempert (https://www.supermarketguru.com/) brings the story of one of the largest rooftop farms in the world that is just now gearing up to full production. Ultimately 20 full-time staff will harvest 2,200 lbs. of produce consisting of…
Positive Future #807 (Feature photo – The Seal of Bangkok – public domain) Global economic sanctions against non-essential workers does not protect the lives of non-essential workers. Those without jobs, healthcare or housing are a risk to health crisis from insufficient calories due to insufficient purchasing power. Complicating the issues is the retraction of global…
Touch the Soil News #1681 (Feature Photo – Lufa Farms Greenhouse – CCA SA 3.0 Unported, Fadi Hage) Global News journalist Kalina Laframboise brings us the story of the world’s largest rooftop garden located in Montreal, Canada. Owned and operated by Lufa Farms (https://montreal.lufa.com/en/), this rooftop enterprise covers 163,800 square feet – 3.75 acres. The…
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…
