Urban rooftop farming benefits cities through energy conservation, storm water management, and increasing urban food security. However, crops grown on urban rooftops are exposed to harsher winds than their ground-level counterparts, resulting in reduced crop yield and profit for farmers. This project designed and built wind barriers to protect crops on Higher Ground Farm, a rooftop farm in Boston, MA. A user manual for the barriers has also been created to serve as a resource for other urban rooftop farmers.

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Creator

• Swenarton, David B.
• Mace, Joshua Bartlett
• Frederick, David Lloyd

Subject

• Environment
• Sustainability
• Food

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-052317-171241

Mot-clé

• Sustainability
• Sustainable development--Environmental aspects
• Farm management
• Agriculture

Advisor

• Stoddard, Elisabeth Anne
• Sakulich, Aaron R.

Year

• 2017

Center

• Sustainable Food Systems Project Center - IQP
• Farm Stay Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Higher Ground Farm

Date created

• 2017-05-23

Emplacement

• Boston

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Dernière modification

• 2021-08-09