Rooftop Veggie Garden Buildout and Workshop, San Francisco

In August 2009, Bay Localize, partnered with People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER) and Movement Generation on a rooftop veggie garden build-out and workshop in San Francisco!

Located atop POWER's offices in the Mission District, the rooftop garden is designed to showcase the potential of urban agriculture, while equipping POWER's members with the skills they'll need to grow their own food.

Bay Localize's former rooftop project leader Ingrid Severson teamed up with Get Dirty Gardening's Christopher Maeda-Pease to instruct participants on how to assess the feasibility of their buildings for rooftop gardens, ensure balanced soil nutrition, and employ proper techniques in planting, irrigating, and maintaining a healthy garden. A diverse crowd of youth and adults took part, and succeeded in building out three raised beds graced with a mix of vegetables, herbs, and flowers.

For more info, visit us at:

Bay Localize
http://www.baylocalize.org
http://www.baylocalize.org/programs/rooftop-resources

Movement Generation
http://www.movementgeneration.org

People Organized to Win Employment Rights
http://www.peopleorganized.org

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