We can design and construct a garden that will enrich children s learning and reflect your own school community.
Risc roof garden.
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.
The risc team has developed a strategy for re opening the centre so we can continue to provide services for the town.
A forest and vegetable garden developed on the roof of the reading international solidarity centre since 2001.
The risc roof garden is a small edible roof forest garden developed to demonstrate sustainability and our dependence on plants.
Listen to an interview with dave on the alternative kitchen garden.
It is powered by solar wind and rainwater and is a unique space in reading to explore issues of sustainable development biodiversity.
It was designed to be as sustainable as possible and included ways of reducing water consumption from the outset.
Download a low resolution version of the roof garden booklet.
Download the full roof garden plant list.
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.
Download a list of herbs.
It is designed as a permaculture garden following permaculture principles established in robert hart s permaculture forest garden in shropshire.
A booklet about the garden including recipes and selected plant list with uses is available from risc s world shop.
Visit our award winning roof garden.
1 we collect rainwater from the centre in a 2000 litre container.
Rainwater is gathered from the roof irrigation pumps are powered by solar and wind energy and.
Demonstration of renewable energy water harvesting and irrigation systems.
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.
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.
Raising issues about our relationship with the.
Not only there is a garden on the roof as well there is a fair trade shop and a restaurant downstairs.
Our experience of keeping it alive over the summers of.
There are over 140 plant species benches and decking made from locally sourced storm felled timber and a greenhouse.
All together they participate at this solidarity centre calles risc.
All plants in the garden have an economic use for food clothing medicine etc and come from all over the world.
At night to reduce evaporation.
