Risc Reading Roof Garden

Risc also works on various other projects with a focus on sustainable development and food security.

Risc reading roof garden.

This work begins on our edible roof garden and continues with projects that work with local community groups and schools. 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. Risc is an inspirational edible roof garden project atop the reading international solidarity centre a development education centre in the heart of the busy city. Listen to an interview with dave on the alternative kitchen garden.

This day covers the basic principles required to start your own food forest and involves a mix of theoretical study slides and video as well as some practical design and planting work. An introduction to forest gardening and edible landscaping. Download the full roof garden plant list. It is designed as a permaculture garden following permaculture principles established in robert hart s permaculture forest garden in shropshire.

An oasis in the centre of reading find out about our global education projects find out more about the risc meeting rooms. Rainwater is gathered from the roof irrigation pumps are powered by solar and wind energy and plants are fed with compost made from the food and paper waste from the offices. Demonstration of renewable energy water harvesting and irrigation systems. Visit our award winning roof garden.

There are over 140 plant species benches and decking made from locally sourced storm felled timber and a greenhouse. This list depth in cm is taken from the edible container garden by michael guerra gaia books 2005 a highly recommended permaculture approach to container gardening. All plants in the garden have an economic use for food clothing medicine etc and come from all over the world. Download a low resolution version of the roof garden booklet.

A forest and vegetable garden developed on the roof of the reading international solidarity centre since 2001. Crammed in to a small and rather rustic seating area we are given the history of the garden. Download a list of herbs. For roofs michael recommends a homemade mixture of 60 municipal compost 25 lightweight filler to improve drainage eg vermiculite crushed brick 15 well rotted manure.

A booklet about the garden including recipes and selected plant list with uses is available from risc s world shop. At risc reading september 22nd 2014 25 inc lunch. It covers the principles of ecology and how to develop genuinely sustainable landscapes.