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TEAM MEMBERS
A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF THE
CARROLL ROOFTOP FARM
ARCHITECT
Perimeter Architects
FARM MARKETING & OPERATIONS
The Roof Crop LLC
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
LG Construction
GREEN ROOF DESIGNER,
MANUFACTURER AND INSTALLER
Omni Ecosystems
OWNERS REPRESENTATIVE
Clausen Management Services
ROOFER
AB Edwards
WATERPROOFING
MANUFACTURER
GAF
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
MANUFACTURER
Hunter
Image courtesy Omni Ecosystems
CARROLL ROOFTOP FARM
CHICAGO, IL
OMNI ECOSYSTEMS
T
he Carroll Rooftop Farm is a working urban farm and much
more, located in Chicago's West Loop. The site features
four roofs, three of which are farmed commercially, and one
1,200 sf rooftop lawn used for observation and research.
The food meadow is supported by an exceptionally lightweight
growing media ranging in depth from four to eight inches. The
roof is a polyculture system, combining perennials and food
crops to establish a healthy nutrient cycle and generate bountiful
harvests. Perennial cover crops, many of which are edible, create a stable and established ecosystem. Seasonal seedling crops,
including tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant, are added to diversify
the rooftop menu. The roof produces 44 crops in more than 100
varieties including apples, potatoes, radishes, turnips and raspberries. Every week during harvest season, produce from the roof is
picked and packaged onsite before it's sold to nearby restaurants
and consumers.
The building below the commercial rooftop farm houses
three education-focused non profits. Two of these are afterschool programs which incorporate the farm into much of their
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programming, teaching lessons
in ecology, biology and food
production, using the green
roof as their classroom. Urban
youth with little to no knowledge of agriculture are provided invaluable exposure to a
fully-functioning farm. Select
students who wish to continue
their education are offered
summer employment with the
green-roof company. The third
organization is a coalition of
Chicago chefs who create food
and nutrition programming for
local schools. Rooftop produce
is occasionally used in their
classroom demonstrations and
lessons, and the farm collabo-
rates with this group.
The project scored highly on
stormwater management, able
to capture the volume of water
from a 99th percentile event in
Chicago. It also scored highly
in the Habitat and Biodiversity,
Health and Well-Being, and
Post-Construction categories,
where its ecosystem approach,
availability for human use,
and careful programming and
community engagement were
rewarded. The project was also
the recipient of a 2017 Green
Roofs for Healthy Cities Award
of Excellence in the Intensive
Industrial/Commercial category.
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