Comments on: Urban Agriculture: an innovative way of growing food in the city https://www.greenhabitat.ng/urban-agriculture-an-innovative-way-of-growing-food-in-the-city/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=urban-agriculture-an-innovative-way-of-growing-food-in-the-city Promoting sustainable cities and communities. Fri, 02 Oct 2020 16:46:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: greenhabitatng https://www.greenhabitat.ng/urban-agriculture-an-innovative-way-of-growing-food-in-the-city/#comment-35 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 05:47:53 +0000 http://greenerhabitat.com/?p=423#comment-35 In reply to Engr. L.M Hafeez.

Dear Engr Hafeez,
It is still possible to do roof top farms on those felted spaces. With roof tops, normally boxes filled growing media are placed on the decking. They normally reduce the air temperature around them. Should there be an excessive reflection of heat, then the microclimate around it might be controlled, using screens or greenhouses to reduce the incoming solar radiation. Please google “rooftop farms” to see different images of how it comes.
Thank you.
Sadiq.

]]> By: greenhabitatng https://www.greenhabitat.ng/urban-agriculture-an-innovative-way-of-growing-food-in-the-city/#comment-34 Wed, 09 Nov 2016 05:30:18 +0000 http://greenerhabitat.com/?p=423#comment-34 In reply to Saurab.

Dear Saurab,
Thank you for your candid comment. I am glad you are interested in urban farming. Yes with urban farms, people will have the opportunity to visit the farms and see how the food they consume is grown.
Please do keep us in the loop about how you progress with your urban farm. We wish you all the best.

Sadiq.

]]> By: Engr. L.M Hafeez https://www.greenhabitat.ng/urban-agriculture-an-innovative-way-of-growing-food-in-the-city/#comment-33 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 16:27:47 +0000 http://greenerhabitat.com/?p=423#comment-33 I have a challenge when it comes to rooftops farming, as most of our flat roofs are mostly made of concrete. And do to intense radiation, mostly the roofs are either felted with felting materials or a bitumen is layed upon. On this note pls, how can we still manage the rooftops farming? Or was it going to look like a nursery bird plant?

]]> By: Saurab https://www.greenhabitat.ng/urban-agriculture-an-innovative-way-of-growing-food-in-the-city/#comment-32 Tue, 08 Nov 2016 12:26:36 +0000 http://greenerhabitat.com/?p=423#comment-32 A great post Sadiq. It’s got everything one needs to know, if one has to start urban farming. I think more and more people will want to look to this alternative, considering markets are overpriced and the produce is often not as healthy as they say it is. I personally want to explore this option, once I get a place of my own!

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