Hi,

I'm posting this because I think it's relevant to many of the discussions here. Rather than copy the whole thing, I'll just give a few paragraphs and you can click on this flickr link to learn more........

Last summer, my friends (Art and Heidi) and I grew heirloom vegetables on our respective rooftops in Chicago using homemade Earthboxes (tm). We were drawn to their model because it more than "doubles the yield of a conventional garden using less water and fertilizer". The results are scalable and they've got a pdf to back up that claim.

And no, this is not an ad.

Heidi would come over every few weeks and take some photos of my plants, which she then sent me along with some shots from their roof garden. I rearranged them and added this commentary.

We're trying to show what's possible using cheap, readily available components and also to learn from anyone who wants to share what they know. We're amateurs compared to the Path To Freedom people, but love their approach. Check out this guy's Distinguished Professor's site for some really creative, low cost ideas on how to grow plants in containers.

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continued at http://www.flickr.com/photos/7458996@N06/sets/72157603652656573/

Hi,

A few of us who live in the city of Chicago are growing heirloom vegetables on our rooftops in cheap homemade earthboxes. In response to huge environmental problems, it's a small but rewarding way to push back. Also, we think they're a great way to build connections in a fragmented social/political landscape.

Here's the Flickr link, alongside the pics is a little how-to guide with plenty of relevant links.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7458996@N06/sets/72157603652656573/