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857477457 t1_itkmhwo wrote

The concept of rooftop farming is ridiculous for so many reasons. It's just incredibly inefficient to try and farm that way when wide open fields exist.

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kan_ka t1_itko79m wrote

The article is making a point that a secondary task of the rooftop garden (growing food) benefits from a building “waste”.

Decrying it makes me think you have an agenda to be against it.

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857477457 t1_itksdua wrote

My agenda is to not waste money trying to pretend you're doing something for the environment. A rooftop garden isn't doing anything real its just theatre.

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Sankofa416 t1_itn1zo5 wrote

Is the garden displacing something more useful? Honestly, it could serve as nothing more than a community activity and the increase in civic participation would be a safeguard against corruption.

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sweerek1 t1_itko59g wrote

True but location, location, location … as in herb & veggie gardens for restaurants

And they tend to mitigate storm runoff problems

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AbazabaYouMyOnlyFren t1_itkoqzf wrote

Tell that to all of the supermarkets in the NYC area that only sell tomatoes and corn from Mexico and Canada. Meanwhile, within an hour there's tons of it grown right in NJ.

Removing the need to ship should be a good thing. Especially delicate produce that is easily damaged like greens.

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857477457 t1_itkpnvr wrote

Rooftop gardens aren't even going to make a debt in the food demand for NYC.

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