A grocery store in Montreal, Canada is growing its own produce in a rooftop garden located on its building, featuring organic crops such as kale, lettuce, carrots, aubergine, garlic, tomatoes and spinach, as well as beehives for honey.
IGA Extra Famille Duchemin’s co-owner, Richard Duchemin, said: “Why don’t supermarkets plant vegetables on their roofs? Some restaurants have little boxes where they grow herbs. We pushed it further because we know we’re able to sell what we produce here.”
The fruit and vegetables are watered via an irrigation system linked to the store’s dehumidification equipment, meaning the 25,000 square feet plot is even more sustainable. The green roof also helps to naturally regulate the temperature of the building, saving energy, and it means that less food has to be transported to the store, thus lowering consumers’ carbon footprint.
A great example for grocery stores worldwide.
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A grocery store in Montreal, Canada is growing its own produce in a rooftop garden located on its building, featuring organic crops such as kale, lettuce, carrots, aubergine, garlic, tomatoes and spinach, as well as beehives for honey.
IGA Extra Famille Duchemin’s co-owner, Richard Duchemin, said: “Why don’t supermarkets plant vegetables on their roofs? Some restaurants have little boxes where they grow herbs. We pushed it further because we know we’re able to sell what we produce here.”
The fruit and vegetables are watered via an irrigation system linked to the store’s dehumidification equipment, meaning the 25,000 square feet plot is even more sustainable. The green roof also helps to naturally regulate the temperature of the building, saving energy, and it means that less food has to be transported to the store, thus lowering consumers’ carbon footprint.
A great example for grocery stores worldwide.