{"id":28398,"date":"2012-02-13T11:36:05","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T16:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=28398"},"modified":"2012-02-13T11:36:05","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T16:36:05","slug":"occupy-farm-in-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/occupy-farm-in-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupy Farm in the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Going well with this 1,200-acre rooftop farming program<\/a>\u00a0I discussed about a week ago, the Occupy Wall Street rooftop farm introduced below looks like it will be quite the inspiration. Help the organizers out with a donation if you can!<\/em><\/p>\n

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By\u00a0Winnie and Sarah of OWS Sustainability Working Group. Winnie is also the founder and editor of\u00a0Seismologik.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Organizers of Occupy Wall Street Sustainability Working group in\u00a0concert with Eco Station NY are creating a 16,000-sq-foot rooftop farm in Bushwick Brooklyn, and we need your help.<\/p>\n

Bushwick, Brooklyn, is home to a population of 130,000 people, many of\u00a0whom reside in neighborhoods that have been designated as food\u00a0deserts.<\/p>\n

We assert that access to natural, nutrient dense, real food is a basic\u00a0human right.<\/p>\n

This spring, as an affinity project of the OWS Sustainability movement\u00a0group, members will collaborate to build, design and farm a 16,000 sq\u00a0foot organic Roof Farm, utilizing smart and sustainable, Permaculture\u00a0Design techniques to grow food which will be supplied to area\u00a0restaurants, local schools, farmers markets, and CSA\u2019s.<\/p>\n

There will also be a \u2018by donation\u2019 farm to communal dining pantry,\u00a0planned as a companion project.<\/p>\n

In addition to serving the community by providing freshly grown GM\u00a0free food, we will also be re-skilling individuals who will\u00a0participate in our volunteer work\/learn days.<\/p>\n

We have achievable goals ahead of us: to educate under served\u00a0communities on gardening, farming, nutrition, and the various ways to\u00a0reclaim control of our food system is just a few of the ideas bubbling\u00a0to the fore.<\/p>\n

Our hopes of creating the change we wish to see in this world will\u00a0require support from crowdfunders.<\/p>\n

The \u201cFarm In The Sky\u201d will be made open source as a \u00a0replicable and\u00a0scalable model for anyone who wishes to grow their own.<\/p>\n

We urge all of you to consider making a modest gift to our phase 1,\u00a0spring campaign:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.wepay.com\/x2e7mcl\/donations\/occupy_wall_street_sustainability<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you for taking the time to read this.<\/p>\n

OWS Sustainability Farm In The Sky<\/p>\n