Risc Reading Roof Garden

Mark diacono visits reading where a charity has turned its roof into a spectacular forest garden and an educational tool top of the world. There are over 140 plant species benches and decking made from locally sourced storm felled timber and a greenhouse. Listen to an interview with dave on the alternative kitchen garden.

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Risc reading roof garden.

Risc roof garden a forest and vegetable garden developed on the roof of the reading international solidarity centre since 2001. The sector39 permaculture design partnership grew out of work with risc in reading developing the roof top forest garden and related education work. The garden is designed for the sustainable development and food security. The risc roof garden has become a fantastic tool to encourage schools to make full use of their outdoor classroom in every area of the curriculum a mini eden project on their own doorstep.

In 2002 gardeners took this idea further by creating an edible forest on the flat roof above the centre s conference hall. All together they participate at this solidarity centre calles risc. We hold monthly volunteer group inductions we provide low cost meeting space for groups. Reading international solidarity centre edible roof garden.

Download the full roof garden plant list. Download a low resolution version of the roof garden booklet. Risc has a permaculture roof garden of medicinal plants fruiting trees and shrubs which promotes sustainability. We can design and construct a garden that will enrich children s learning and reflect your own school community.

The risc café roof garden by mark diacono. A booklet about the garden including recipes and selected plant list with uses is available from risc s world shop. The global cafe bar uses organic fair trade and local produce and is the only place in reading for ethopian food. All plants in the garden have an economic use for food clothing medicine etc and come from all over the world.

Not only there is a garden on the roof as well there is a fair trade shop and a restaurant downstairs. The garden was developed using permaculture design principles and has maturedinto a stunning example of what is possible using these techniques. Demonstration of renewable energy water harvesting and irrigation systems. The risc roof garden is a small edible roof forest garden developed to demonstrate sustainability and our dependence on plants.

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