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It's official! Montreal has the largest organic green roof garden and has the first Canadian grocery store to sell organic produce grown on its own roof, and also the largest organic green roof garden in the country at 25,000 square feet.
Not only this, it's the very first store to use an irrigation system with water recovered from its dehumidification system. Over 30 different varieties of organic produce certified by Ecocert Canada are grown on the supermarket’s roof, including lettuce, peppers, herbs, tomatoes, and much more. Keeping the small quantity of soil available on the roof fertile is a huge technical challenge. An agronomist was called in to develop and adapt a fertilization plan. In addition to the vegetable garden, the roof is also home to eight Alvéole beehives, set to produce roughly 600 jars of honey to sell.
That’s great news considering most produce is often shipped hundreds or thousands of miles, losing up to half its nutritional value by the time it hits the store shelf. This garden is irrigated with water collected from the store’s dehumidification system, which would otherwise have been discarded, and the roof has become a habitat for birds and insects. And if that's not enough - the green roof also reduces the store’s electricity consumption by providing an extra layer of insulation. |
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