All together they participate at this solidarity centre calles risc.
Risc roof garden.
Listen to an interview with dave on the alternative kitchen garden.
We can design and construct a garden that will enrich children s learning and reflect your own school community.
All plants in the garden have an economic use for food clothing medicine etc and come from all over the world.
The risc roof garden has become a fantastic tool to encourage schools to make full use of their outdoor classroom in every area of the curriculum a mini eden project on their own doorstep.
Not only there is a garden on the roof as well there is a fair trade shop and a restaurant downstairs.
The risc roof garden is home to over 140 species of useful plants from around the world uses composted waste and is made from many recylced and local materials.
1 we collect rainwater from the centre in a 2000 litre container.
Download a low resolution version of the roof garden booklet.
It is designed as a permaculture garden following permaculture principles established in robert hart s permaculture forest garden in shropshire.
It was designed to be as sustainable as possible and included ways of reducing water consumption from the outset.
Demonstration of renewable energy water harvesting and irrigation systems.
Risc is an inspirational edible roof garden project atop the reading international solidarity centre a development education centre in the heart of the busy city.
An oasis in the centre of reading find out about our global education.
Rainwater is gathered from the roof irrigation pumps are powered by solar and wind energy and.
The risc team has developed a strategy for re opening the centre so we can continue to provide services for the town.
Download a list of herbs.
Visit our award winning roof garden.
Download the full roof garden plant list.
We have conducted risk assessments of each area of our operations and will introduce protocols to ensure your safety.
The risc roof garden has only 30cm of light soil and is like an enormous hanging basket and they sometimes need watering twice a day.
A booklet about the garden including recipes and selected plant list with uses is available from risc s world shop.
It is powered by solar wind and rainwater and is a unique space in reading to explore issues of sustainable development biodiversity.
A forest and vegetable garden developed on the roof of the reading international solidarity centre since 2001.
Raising issues about our relationship with the.
At night to reduce evaporation.
The risc roof garden is a small edible roof forest garden developed to demonstrate sustainability and our dependence on plants.
