Our rooftop nursery! Here we start thousands of vegetable seedlings, berries, herbs, and fruits, to be planted at our many projects throughout the Bay Area. This video, taken in June 2009, examines the rooftop nursery and garden above the home of Planting Justice founders Gavin Raders and Haleh Zandi in Oakland, CA. Gavin takes you through this tour, explaining some of the principles of permaculture and plant guilds by demonstrating how to create dynamic polycultures in containers. Since we first began gardening on our roof two years ago, we've harvested approximately 750 pounds of produce, saving over $1500!
.JPG "Fruit Salad Joy at Explore Prep Middle School")
.jpg "Garden Fun at Explore Prep Middle School")
_0.JPG "Harvest Explore Prep Middle School")
_0.JPG "Collaboration between WYSE, YMCA afterschool program, and Planting Justice")
.jpg "Digging Swales at Burbank Garden")
_0.JPG "Shoveling compost into the herb spiral")
_0.JPG "Planting up an herb spiral")
_0.JPG "All ages planting up a raised bed")
_0.JPG "Watering the tomatoes, peppers, and basil")
.JPG "All ages watering the raised bed")
.JPG "Onions and lettuce in a wine barrel container")
.JPG "hundreds of plant starters")
_0.JPG "perennial tree collard")
_0.JPG "lylah on the rooftop nursery")
.JPG "companion planting in a raised bed")
.JPG "sunflower on the rooftop nursery")
_0.JPG "Planting Strawberries Together")
_0.jpg "Sharing Food")
_0.jpg "Water is Life")
_0.JPG "Preparing the Soil")
_0.JPG "Planting Strawberries Together")
_0.JPG "Teaching about Plants")