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Stay on Top of Rooftop Agriculture with Friends of the Wissahickon at Valley Talks

Rooftop agriculture is taking root in cities across North America. Learn more about this exciting agricultural movement with the Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) when they host a lecture by Philadelphia landscape architect  Lauren Mandel on Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. at Valley Green Inn. Rooftop Agriculture is part of FOW's popular lecture series Valley Talks, sponsored by Valley Green Bank.

Mandel will explore the evolution of the rooftop agricultural movement as well as four primary production strategies: container gardening; raised bed production; row farming; and hydroponics. She will use case studies and photographs to illustrate the diverse people and places involved in rooftop food production.

Valley Green Inn is located on Forbidden Drive in Wissahickon Valley Park. Light refreshments will be provided. Register for the lecture by contacting Sarah Marley at marley@fow.org or 215-247-0417 x109, or visit www.fow.org. Spaces are limited.

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About Lauren Mandel

A landscape architect, green roof designer, and author, Lauren Mandel works at Roofmeadow, where she designs vegetated and agricultural roofs and oversees green roof construction around the country. She is the author of EAT UP: the Inside Scoop on Rooftop Agriculture (2013) and a contributing writer for Urban Farm and Grid magazines. Mandel holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Environmental Science from Skidmore College. Born and raised in Mt. Airy, she  hikes in the Wissahickon most mornings with her dog, a shepherd/basenji mix.

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About the Sponsor

Valley Green Bank, a locally-owned and operated Pennsylvania commercial bank, has two branches in Northwest Philadelphia located in Mt. Airy at 7226 Germantown Avenue and in Chestnut Hill at 23 W. Highland Avenue and a branch in South Philadelphia at Broad and Tasker Streets. There are two commercial loan offices in Radnor and Center City. The Bank offers a traditional mix of deposit accounts, including non-interest and interest-bearing checking accounts, savings, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. It also offers customers individual retirement accounts. Valley Green Bank is a member of FDIC.


About Friends of the Wissahickon

The Friends of the Wissahickon, founded in 1924, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the Wissahickon Valley. FOW works in partnership with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation to restore historical structures throughout the park, eliminate invasive plant species, monitor watershed management issues, and restore trails throughout the Wissahickon Valley Park with its Sustainable Trails Initiative. Follow FOW on Facebook and Twitter. For more information or to become a member, visit www.fow.org.

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