I’ve really been on a garden kick lately. I find the idea to be very feasible for high density urban settings. I believe that it is VERY important to have urban agriculture and would love to introduce it more prominently in our city.
In the final project for Ecology class, my group did a project of this nature. There is a lot of great stuff out there both historically and modern. Floating gardens is something I really find intriguing. They started out in Babylon for agricultural purpose and extending space. Floating gardens can also be coupled with flood architecture. The class about green roof was great. In fact I’ve found this course to be very useful for knowledge and inspiration!
The info we got about green roofs and weight is definitely useful. I also looked up root depths of different vegetables to see how much soil would be needed to provide urban agriculture on roof tops which varies from 1 - 2 feet.
I would definitely like to see a law passed that encouraged urban agriculture in the city. It would reduce sprawl, cut transportation costs, and thus our carbon footprint, potentially boost the economy by providing local products, and be empowering to those individuals who would produce their own food. The benefits are endless.
- Amanda
