Rooftop Research
Last season our buddy and colleague Alec Baxt from Farming Up did some research to look at the nutritional density and contamination levels of rooftop-grown veggies in NYC. Not all of the results are in yet, but there is some interesting info available already on the Farming Up Website here. Check it out – you’ll see that our roof-grown veggies are nutritious (higher than the USDA average!).
Next year we’re going to put Alec’s findings to work to improve our soil even more. As of now we use compost that we collect from the public, as well as organic fertilizers like fish emulsion, Pro Gro and Potassium Sulfate to enhance our soil. This spring we plan on adding some composted chicken manure (from our own birds!) and even some fresh bunny manure from our friend Meg Paska’s furry friends. We’ll let you know how it goes!
