Photo courtesy Jane Broadbent!

Check out our beautiful tote bags! Just $10.00. Let your friends and family know about our project by buying them a bag, t-shirt, or button!

HI FOLKS!

WE HAVE TOTE BAGS, T-SHIRTS, AND BUTTONS FOR SALE.

Tote bags – $10.00, T-shirts – $15.00, Buttons – $2.00 . ORDER HOLIDAY GIFTS and support Philadelphia’s first Rooftop Farm!

Which are we ? And who won the race? Yes we are slow but we are steady and we are still here working to start Philadelphia’s first rooftop farm.
This Thursday we have the pleasure of visiting the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm in Queens, NY. I am very excited to meet Ben Flanner and the crew there and learn how they integrate production, education & community sustainability.


Important Notice: We are silk screening Cloud 9 shirts on September 22. We need your extra t-shirts , any size, that have adequate space for the Cloud 9 logo. Please email me at clare_hyre@yahoo.com if you have anything to donate!

http://articles.philly.com/2011-07-21/news/29798071_1_city-harvest-vacant-lots-young-people/2

Check out the article about Cloud 9 and Clare Hyre

Check out Lauren Mandel’s new blog and information about her book Eat Up! Lauren has been helping us with the CDC design for the SHARE rooftop.

http://eatupag.wordpress.com/

Also don’t forget to check out new Mariposa Food Justice Anti-Racism Blog : this a committee that I am a part of that is doing extremely valuable work in the West Philadelphia community! Maybe you should join FJAR….

http://mariposafoodjustice.wordpress.com/

Last, but not least… read an article about the summer interns at Henry Got Crops! CSA

http://roxborough.patch.com/listings/wb-saul-high-school-of-agricultural-sciences

Here are a few photos of the Cloud 9 Urban Rooftop Farm space on the SHARE rooftop. Together SHARE and Cloud 9 hope to create a unique green space to demonstrate rooftop production methods and to educate the public about the importance of  local food within the city. Cloud 9 hopes to empower others to see the possibilities of ways to grow within the city.

http://vimeo.com/27660162

Check out a short video about Rania & Clare

And… it’s time to celebrate! Cloud 9 now has a rooftop in NW Philadelphia on the roof of SHARE!

This is a brilliant article about how RA can become a part of every city!

http://www.cityfarmer.info/2011/07/13/solutions-from-above-using-rooftop-agriculture-to-move-cities-towards-sustainability/#more-12848

Thank you W. Philly for a very successful fundraiser party! We raised over $500 and had a great time!  A special thanks to Nate, Christine, Colin, Jini, and Jane for making it possible and for manning the bar/grill! There will be pictures from the event up soon.

Also coming soon : Cloud 9 may be mentioned in the Philadelphia Inquirer so make sure to check out the food section every once and awhile to see if we’re in there! Currently there’s an article about David Stiller, a local grower and educator. 

What’s next?

Securing a rooftop space! Meeting with PROOF! Becoming an urban farm hub? 

THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT! – CLOUD 9

It’s been a busy week for the Cloud 9 crew!  First, we discovered how to link on WordPress : for example , if you’d like check out our kickstarter page just click below

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/449138945/cloud-9-urban-rooftop-farm

This seems easy but was actually rather challenging for tecnilogically challenged. Visit our Stay Connected page to see the Cloud 9 Blog and Facebook page.

We also continued our search for rooftops we traveled to several locations , one in W. Philly and the other in Hunting Park. We are very grateful to all who have stepped up, offered rooftops and ideas for rooftops!

We’re very excited about what we found at SHARE and about partnering with
Roots Farm. We will be very sad to farm outside of W. Philly but we’ve gotta follow the available spaces! 

Lastly, make sure to stop by our Fundraiser BBQ tomorrow at 7pm @ 4909 Warrington St. to eat some burgers and listen to bluegrass music! 

Thanks, The Cloud 9 Team!