Risc Reading Roof Garden

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Risc reading roof garden.

Demonstration of renewable energy water harvesting and irrigation systems. We hold monthly volunteer group inductions we provide low cost meeting space for groups. The risc roof garden is a small edible roof forest garden developed to demonstrate sustainability and our dependence on plants. Mark diacono visits reading where a charity has turned its roof into a spectacular forest garden and an educational tool top of the world.

Not only there is a garden on the roof as well there is a fair trade shop and a restaurant downstairs. The sector39 permaculture design partnership grew out of work with risc in reading developing the roof top forest garden and related education work. There are over 140 plant species benches and decking made from locally sourced storm felled timber and a greenhouse. 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. We can design and construct a garden that will enrich children s learning and reflect your own school community. All together they participate at this solidarity centre calles risc. All plants in the garden have an economic use for food clothing medicine etc and come from all over the world.

Risc has a permaculture roof garden of medicinal plants fruiting trees and shrubs which promotes sustainability. Download the full roof garden plant list. Download a low resolution version of the roof garden booklet. The garden was developed using permaculture design principles and has maturedinto a stunning example of what is possible using these techniques.

The garden is designed for the sustainable development and food security. The global cafe bar uses organic fair trade and local produce and is the only place in reading for ethopian food. Reading international solidarity centre edible roof garden. A booklet about the garden including recipes and selected plant list with uses is available from risc s world shop.