Organic at high altitudes

Organic at high altitudes

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Thu 18 Nov 2010 1:00 AM

 

 

Lettuce, chicory,
arugula, tomatoes, beans, zucchini and cabbage-grown on the roof. A
condominium in Turin’s San Salvario neighbourhood is the first in
the city to feature a rooftop vegetable garden where residents can
grow their own organic foods. Located on via Goito, the novel rooftop
garden has given rise to a workshop, Our Secret Garden, where locals
can learn and get advice on starting their own rooftop gardens. Three
young architects had the winning idea, locating the garden-laboratory
on top of a three-story building from the 1800s. 

 

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