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  Ricardo Oscar Marques May 3, 2011 at 11:46am

  Have a look to this one

  http://www.technologyforthepoor.com/UrbanAgriculture/Garden.htm
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  andrea ellis April 25, 2011 at 9:34am

  Hey Emily,

  Thanks for the response, I would love to arrange to chat as your experience would be hugely beneficial for my research on the topic.
  
  I will email you

  Thanks, Andrea
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  andrea ellis April 24, 2011 at 2:52pm

  Hi Emily,
  
  I am a new ooooby member. I have just joined your city rooftop food gardens group as I am also interested in a similar field and would love the opportunity to pick your brain.
  
  I’m in my final year of a 4 year industrial design degree at Massey University.
  
  For my final year each student decides on a problem or an area that they would like to improve on. We then spend the entire year researching and developing this.
  
  For my final year project I want to make sustainable living more achievable for non-property owners. One of the ways in which I believe this could be achieved is a product that allows people to grow their own vegetables. The angle I'm working from is that I want it to be easily transportable and maybe even something that can be customized/ personalized for different living situations. It is also important it doesn't affect the property in any way.
  
  

  So maybe if you have any ideas/ suggestions for this or maybe know of someone who could help me in this area would be hugely appreciated.
  

   

   

  Thanks,

  Andrea
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  Charlotte Freer Gordon January 19, 2011 at 11:30pm

  Hey Emily,

  I've just moved back from overseas and I'm keen to get involved in some community projects.  Your rooftop gardens sound really interesting.  I was working on some similar urban gardening projects in Mexico City.  Here's my email, let me know if there's anything I can do: charlimaar@gmail.com 
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  Jenny Freewalker November 3, 2010 at 8:03pm

  Hi Emily, l would love some food scraps and juice. l have eggs and leeks that l could exchange. l work at Auckland hospital so not too far away.
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  steve September 29, 2010 at 10:02am

  Hi, ive been useing these bins made from recycled plastic 560w x 360b x 220h, 33 litres, really happy with the size, depth, moveability for different seasons..., can supply them for $17+gst (out side of auckland central and waiheke + postage) if any one is interested.

  
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  Pete Russell August 6, 2010 at 1:37am

  Great event last night Emily. Fabulous turnout. We're having a meeting tonight in Grey Lynn to reveal the 'Box' to anyone who can might like to support it's launch on the 23rd September. It would be great if you could join us. It would also be good to have another catch up soon to discuss ways we can support each other. Have a great day.
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  Pania Robinson May 7, 2010 at 3:53am

  Thanks for the info Emily, nice to meet you too. I'll check out the link. I found another gardening course which I've signed up for. If you're interested details are at http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=118105741548129&ref=mf
  It's with a group called Dirt Doctor and they'll be doing 3 short seminars on compost, dealing with weeds and micro-organisms.
  Go well with the rooftops!
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  Diane SQ April 30, 2010 at 7:00am

  RE Rooftops garden,
  Emily you need to talk to Dion from Rainbow Valley farm. He has experience in establishing rooftops garden in the States. Could you click on my page to aknowledge you've read this. Cheers
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  Denise March 18, 2010 at 4:48am

  Emily, I have forwarded your blog to Nick Collins at Beacon Pathway (www.beaconpathway.co.nz) and asked him to forward to his networks. He is well connected so you never know..