Greening our School

1. Roof Top Gardening (RTG) – what’s it all about?

2. “ It’s gardening on top of a roof, sir!” OK – it is (or can be, but it doesn’t always have to be.

5. Let’s see what we learned at ECHO (Fort Myers, FL, last year…

7. Cut it...

14. In fact, as you will see, you don’t need tyres (or earth) at all...

16. This method is not new. It is already used successfully in other parts of the world:

19. We are using a safe, enclosed space on the Science/Geography block roof. We have built a bamboo pergola to provide some shade from the sun and wind.

20. Before

21. After

22. We are faced with the challenge to use restricted space, restricted water, and to carry all our materials…just as people in the barrios have to do daily.

23. We have made a start… Mint and basil Rosemary, chillis and cedrón

24. And our first seedlings are doing well...

25. But remember, our aim is not to make a Markham roof look pretty with Barbie pink tyres! These are the areas we want to help out in:

27. We hope to be working with expert help from two international groups as we start our RTG:

28. Hopefully, we can count on your support. Will you help us?