Blackwood Skyfarm at POST Houston is a pioneering 1-acre rooftop farm that enhances urban agriculture, promotes biodiversity, and fosters community education. Open daily, it offers workshops, volunteer programs, and a farmers market, serving as a model for sustainable rooftop farming.

Brooklyn Grange, a leader in urban agriculture, is expanding under new leadership. With a focus on rooftop farming, green infrastructure, and community engagement, the organization continues to transform urban spaces into biodiverse, climate-resilient ecosystems while promoting sustainability and food security.

Fenway Farms celebrates a decade of sustainability at Boston’s historic Fenway Park, producing thousands of pounds of fresh produce annually. This pioneering rooftop farm showcases how urban agriculture can thrive in unconventional spaces while enhancing community engagement and environmental stewardship.

A once-underutilized garage roof in Cambridge, MA, is now a thriving urban farm, blending food production, biodiversity, and sustainability. Featuring rainwater harvesting, native pollinators, and community education, this award-winning green roof exemplifies adaptive reuse and neighborhood engagement.

This article chronicles Farmer Ben’s design build journey into rooftop farming in the San Francisco Bay Area and some of the lessons learned along the way.