Try This Green(point) Roof on for Size
How cool is this: Husband-and-wife green roof architects Chris and Lisa Goode starting planning this rooftop garden atop a warehouse in Greenpoint last December, enlisting the help of an aspiring urban farmer and a planting specialist from the New York Botanical Garden along the way. And so far the results are very encouraging, according to…
How cool is this: Husband-and-wife green roof architects Chris and Lisa Goode starting planning this rooftop garden atop a warehouse in Greenpoint last December, enlisting the help of an aspiring urban farmer and a planting specialist from the New York Botanical Garden along the way. And so far the results are very encouraging, according to an article this week from New York Magazine. Corn, radishes, lettuce and peppers have all been planted, and the yield thus far is being snapped up by such locavore-friendly restaurants like Marlow & Sons and Anella. Great stuff.
This Is a Roof [New York Magazine]
Photo by Lucas Foglia
Kensingtonian, I think I read recently that there are tax subsidies that encourage green roofs, for exactly that reason.
Wouldn’t it be great if entire blocks would do this- or maybe commercial buildings would allow roof gardens for nabes?
ugh fine. ive changed my mind. it’s a wonderful beautiful thing and there is something wrong with me. pass the pitchfork.
*rob*
I am also not crazy about the locovore movement. It’s unrealistic and, when you’re talking about gardening in some of the contaminated soil in Brooklyn, potentially dangerous.
I guess gardening on a roof reduces the risk of that… but I do have to wonder: structurally, is this really safe? Or is the amount of re-engineering it requires really feasible? It seems like if this was easy to do, there would already be more rooftop gardens.
And what happens in a strong wind?
Kensingtonian:
Not everyone here wants to meet up in person. It’s a blog and was created with the intent to be an online forum. Rob makes inappropriate comments here on this blog. That’s really what is of concern. Some of us have no intention of gathering together for a variety of reasons.
how much would something like this cost to put up on our building roof? It’ll definitely save me some cooling expenses considering I am on the top floor and it gets substantially hotter in the summers than other floors.
randi, you have to meet Rob in person once and everything will make sense :o).
Personally, I can’t figure out why anyone would stand up for Rob on this one. His comments are absolutely moronic.
To hate an urban garden is asinine.
This is so cool. I want one!
“That’s the type of comment why people hate you, randi. Mirror, mirror, on the wall….”
i’m serious though. what is wrong with rob and why is he so bitter??? i may be annoying but i am not full of hate.