On Street Level: Random Thoughts on our Urban World

Another short blog post this time unfortunately.  Anyways, I found this interesting article on urban farming by the New York Times.  The focus of the article is on the ever increasing number of rooftop gardens in several of America’s urban environment, most notably New York City (apparently New York City offers incentives for undertaking such a green intiative).  While this isn’t a new concept, the article does go into more detail of how exactly it is done.   For anyone considering gardening on the roof, there are obvious benefits, but there are things one must think about, such as whether the roof can even support a garden, the increased irrigation and watering that may need to be done and impact of higher winds on the crops.  However, it seems (at the least according to Marrian Burros, the writer of the article), the benefits greatly outweigh the potential consequences.  And as well, for those that enjoy both gardening and the urban lifestyle, it really provides the best of both worlds.