Largest Urban Farming Crop Wall Coming in June 2009

Green Living™ Technologies and Urban Farming, bring 1000+ sf of Edible Crops to Rochester NY...

April 3, 2009,Rochester NY, Lead by GLT Chief Operating Officer Diane DiGregorio, the team of Green Living Technologies, Rochester City Green Leader Jerdine Johnson, Teen Court representative Cookie Walter and the City Food Bank will announce next week the host of the largest Urban Farming Vertical Food Chain project to date. The Food Chain is a program that was developed by Urban Farming (www.urbanfarming.com), Robin Osler (www.eoarch.com) and Green Living Technologies (www.agreenroof.com) to provide edible food grown in urban areas for the homeless.....on the walls. With the help of the Los Angeles pilot project the program has taken on more meaning. It actually starts by teaching how to plant the seeds, caring for them and nurturing them to grow. Once mature enough the specially designed panels are hung on the wall. The work and maintenance are conducted by the benefactors and the education is passed from generation to generation. The seeds are collected for next years crops and during the non-growing season there is a 10 -12 week unit plan around green roofs and green walls. Co-Sponsored by local celebrities Brenna Hartmann (The Fixie Chick) and Len Moscowitz (Home and Yard Radio) the plan is to install various "links" of the edible crop wall chain to provide an opportunity for various communities within the city to experience the empowerment and joy these food wall bring to the neighborhoods. "We have implemented this program in Los Angeles and NYC with results that were unmeasurable, it only makes sense that we have a signature Food Chain Wall right here in Rochester", GLT CEO and The Green Wall Editor George Irwin. In the non-growing season the wall will be used for class room activities and a unit plan developed by George Irwin (also a licensed K-12 teacher) will be part of the program. The program will be owned by the Rochester Teen Court to help first time offenders get involved. "This program will help almost 100 young people by teaching them a green job skill, provide opportunities for learned social skills, responsibility, empowerment, foster a sense of community and there is food as a by product that gets donated to the local food bank to help the homeless". (Diane DiGregorio) The green walls and educational materials will be part of the GLT commitment to the Urban Farming Program but the organization is still seeking sponsor funding to help pay for the decorative sponsor boxes that also house the tools needed to maintain the walls. For more information contact Diane DiGregorio at Diane@agreenroof.com or 585-342-1018

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