What follows is part of what's on my flickr site.
It seems to fit right in with Corrente's spirit.
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Last summer, my friends (Art and Heidi) and I grew heirloom vegetables on our respective rooftops in Chicago using homemade "Earth boxes". Heidi would come over every few weeks and take some photos of my plants, which she then sent me along with some shots from their roof garden. I rearranged them and added this commentary.
We're trying to show what's possible using cheap, readily available components and also to learn from anyone who wants to share what they know.
We're amateurs compared to the Path To Freedom people, but love their approach. Check out this guy's Distinguished Professor's site for some really creative, low cost ideas on how to grow plants in containers.
Here is a link to the Flickr photoset that also has a primer on how to build the boxes yourself.......
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I hear rooftop gardens are big in Philly, too
Anyone else got photos?
[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi
When I was finishing grad school classes
I lived in Bryn Mawr in an apartment block. I was so hungry for the country, for where I grew up, that I grew corn in pots on the balcony! Only 4 stalks, but the corn was good. I grew tomatos, peppers and other things as well, but that corn was a triumph for me.
Here's another site about the possible future of farming:
Vertical Farming
Bruce your garden looks great. I love this idea, and if I were still in the city I'd be surrounded by boxes of growing things. Seattle recently passed a law making miniature goats 'pets' instead of 'livestock'. So I could even have a milk goat or two!
i'm impressed. /clap/
seriously. that's some nice urban greenspace you got there. i should put you in touch with a chicago friend who has been discussing rehabbing a plot into a full sustenance garden. very nice work.
Bruce, more like this, please
I'm only about six weeks away from being able to plant...
[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi