Rooftop garden puts fresh vegetables on the menu at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital
Lettuce, herbs and tomatoes just a few of the vegetables being grown and served to patients, staff
By Ethan Williams
CBC News
Sep 11, 2024
Excerpt:
Patients and staff at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon have a fresher option for vegetables at the hospital’s cafeteria these days.
That’s because the food is being grown six floors up, in a garden on top of the hospital’s roof.
Vanessa McCubbing, a Saskatchewan Health Authority employee who helped develop the garden, said the pilot project was created as a way to get locally sourced food into the hospital for patients and staff.
“Rooftops are generally unused spaces,” said McCubbing. “We thought it was a really fun opportunity to grow local food.”
The food in the garden — which was planted in July — is grown in aeroponic towers. The plants’ roots sit in a tub-like structure and are sprayed with a nutrient-rich mist to help them grow.
McCubbing said more than 70 kilograms (around 160 pounds) of produce have been used in the hospital’s cafeteria through the project so far.
“It’s pretty low-maintenance — no weeding, which is great, low labour, very ergonomic,” she said.
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