farm tours
"The Country's 1st
Certified Organic
Rooftop Farm!" (M.O.S.A. Oct, 2008)
Roof
Top Farm in the Summer
"We have a great
culinary group here in Chicago.
Great restaurants.
Great chefs. Uncommon Ground
will be the future
right here for many of those restaurants. The customer wants this."
- Mayor
Richard M. Daley
PRIVATE ROOF TOP FARM TOURS:
The rooftop is closed to the public for the year. Check back in 2012 for details on getting a guided introduction to our rooftop growing system, including sub-irrigated planters and beekeeping, by a knowledgeable member of our staff. In the meantime, private tours may be available under certain circumstances. Please contact farmer Dave for details: dave@uncommonground.com
Meet Farmer Dave:
Dave Snyder has been working in urban agriculture in Chicago for eight years. In addition to working at Uncommon Ground, he is the founder of the Chicago Rarities Orchard Project and a steering committee member at Ginkgo Organic Gardens. Previously, Dave worked as an academic administrator, radio producer and cartographer. His poems and writings have appeared in the Colorado Review, Huffington Post, Best American Poetry and elsewhere. Dave has received fellowships and awards from the Illinois Arts Council, the Iowa Review, Writers @ Work, and the Jentel Artist Residency.
Dave Snyder
uncommon ground Organic Roof Top Farm Director
You can reach Dave
via Dave@uncommonground.com
All Media Requests should be directed to Michael Cameron via Mike@uncommonground.com
Gigapan! What's a Gigapan?
Well, our good friend Zoran Orlic of Zero Studios dropped by the roof top farm to take
some photos with his new robotic camera toy. We rented a 60 foot boom lift & took some
fun afternoon shots of the roof top farm from above. Check out this link below & make sure to wave "hello"
to farmer Dave! (you can zoom all the way in on him, he's the one in the cowboy hat!)
http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/4a83fb69a22db0458a7806b34c12cf34/
Zoran also took a fun 360 degree view from the roof so you can see what's growing now
enjoy!
http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/9998bcbf870924a06006128b40489f40/
Ahhh, Summer at last!
The pole beans are really taking off!
The solar panels have been heating most of our water these days!
Here are some "before" pictures of the roof top farm as we get it prepared to plant for the summer season.
Enjoy!
uncommon ground
Spring
Spring pre-planting
Getting the soil ready Spring
Even in the chilly Spring air, we're still heating our water with the solar panels
Please direct all media inquiries to Michael Cameron
You can reach him via Mike@uncommonground.com
uncommon ground 1401 West Devon Avenue Chicago, IL 60660 773-465-9801
