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Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/30/24 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 8/30/24

Canada’s Only Rooftop Garden on Top of a Supermarket Keeps on Producing

From the parking lot, you might not know that atop of the IGA Extra Famille Duchemin, in Ville-Saint-Laurent, sits a 29,000-square-foot garden.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 4/15/24 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 4/15/24

Spreading Sun While Raising Funds: Local Urban Farm Looks to Expand Operations

The Green Roof Urban Farm is looking to expand its operations and is asking for the community’s help — but that help won’t go unrewarded

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 11/3/23 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 11/3/23

The Ultra-Efficient Farm of the Future Is in the Sky

Take a tour of a rooftop laboratory where scientists show how growing crops under solar panels can produce both food and clean energy.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 5/19/23 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 5/19/23

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Presents Rooftop Farm Reception at Toronto Metropolitan University as part of Grey to Green Toronto Conference

The Rooftop Farm Reception promises to be an extraordinary networking opportunity, offering attendees a chance to connect with industry professionals and like-minded individuals.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 4/26/22 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 4/26/22

Governor Hochul Announces New Rooftop Farm At The Jacob Javits Convention Center In Midtown, Manhattan

Following a $1.55 billion renovation, the Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown, Manhattan now features a one-acre rooftop farm.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 11/23/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 11/23/21

With More Than 700 Green Roofs, Toronto is Missing an Opportunity to Grow its Own Food

A group of University of Toronto researchers are looking at ways to convert Toronto’s numerous green roofs into places where people can grow food.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/27/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/27/21

There's Now a Farm and Orchard on Top of the Javits Center

The plan is to grow up to 40,000 pounds of produce each year

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/16/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 9/16/21

Newly Completed Javits Center Rooftop Includes One-Acre Working Farm

Work has been completed on a rooftop event space at the Javits Center, that includes a one-acre working farm.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/10/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/10/21

High School’s Roof Garden Feeds Community

Students at Maynard Jackson High School in Atlanta are learning while also giving back to the community.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/2/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 7/2/21

On UMass Lowell roof, a garden grows

The mezzanine roof at a University of Massachusetts Lowell library is now the site of a garden that will help provide fresh food to city residents in need and other community members.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/9/21 Green Roofs for Healthy Cities 6/9/21

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Releases Urban Food Production Virtual Symposium on the Living Architecture Academy

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities has released recordings of the recent Urban Food Production Virtual Symposium is for purchase on the Living Architecture Academy.