Course: SAT 230 Managing Food Production Systems in the Urban Landscape

Reading and Multimedia Assignments

Multimedia Assignment 3
Multimedia Assignment 3

The presenters in this video are school children talking about their experiences with a rooftop greenhouse at their school in New York City.

What this video shows, in addition to the ability to produce food on rooftops, is the educational possibilities of such systems.  One of the recurring themes of urban agriculture is the potential for education on several levels.  We can learn the practical things about growing food but even if most have no interest in farming or growing food it is worthwhile to learn even generally how food is produced and to get to know the producers.

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