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The result of an activity during the youth summit at Kellogg’s Food and Society Conference, this wheel or “map” is a representation of the food movement. Using post-its, participants could show where they fit into the food movement: how they personally connected to the vision of a food system which nourishes the earth, communities, and people–both producers AND consumers.
If you would like a copy of the “wheel,” contact Rowan Dunlap at rdunlap@thefoodproject.org.
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What is it about rooftop gardens that fascinate people so much? Perhaps it’s the mysterious allure of that lush green jungle peeking over the edge of the penthouse apartment. There are also many community rooftop gardens, though. How cool would it be if your apartment came with a 5×5 plot? Or if your place of work had a little farm over it and you could grab a carrot to augment your lunch? Some places take their rooftop gardens very seriously. In Switzerland a bylaw was recently passed requiring that any new building must replace any green space lost with green space on the roof and existing buildings must convert a minimum of 20% of their rooftop area to green space.
