seeding the city

So after much research and consideration, I have decided that I want to make my own modules for the project. This will probably save money, but there are other reasons for wanting to do this.

I can use expanded clay in the soil mixture or Gaia Soil in the trays as opposed to the not great [...]

Seeding the City continues to move forward, with some great advances and additions to the project team. In December I was contacted by Vert, a local green roofing company that was really interested in the project. We met and they are coming on strong as a valuable partner. They are going to help ensure safe [...]

*cross-posted from my general blog*
This idea was directly generated from Matthias Merkel Hess’ posting, “Getting Dirty at the Hammer.” In it he mentions that the panel discussion (featuring Steve Badgett/SimpArch, Amy Franceschini/Futurefarmers and Nance Klehm) discussed the role of the gallery for artists who work in communities on a project basis. Amy Franceschini stated something [...]

So lots of exciting news!

I think I have found a roof! A friend of mine who lives nearby has a roof I can use for the 6 test plots we are doing. It’s a super secret location and I need to get an architect to check it out for me, but it is [...]

I like to approach projects from an “outside the box” (boy, thats an overused term) point of view. When I mentioned the “Seeding the City” to a friend who works with green roofs, he questioned the value of planting such a small plot of greenery – how is that going to have any real affect [...]

I had a great conversation with a local representative of LiveRoof green roof modules yesterday. The headquarters had been very receptive to the project and put me in touch with a local nursery to answer questions about some of the more technical details. They are actually interested in testing out a native seedum that they [...]

I am planning to plant a test site this spring, to test out different types of modular roof systems (sacks & trays) in different configurations (does just 1 do okay or does there need to be 2 or more modules) and different plants (seedum vs. native). In order to do that I will need a [...]

Well the NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship is great news! This allows me to not only go after grants that might not normally give to individuals, but it also allows me to reach out to individual donors who can then claim their donations as tax deductible. This also applies to corporate giving. On top of that I [...]

Though there are still a lot of things going on with the HighWaterLine project, my mind and focus have moved on to greener pastures (quite literally). I have been working on the Seeding the City Project (or for short g’roofs). I won’t post a whole lot in here in the beginning, just wanted to get [...]