DYRK Nørrebro Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark · Operator: DYRK Collective
Overview
Organic rooftop garden opened in March 2011 on Blågårds School in Nørrebro. Copenhagen was named European Green Capital in 2014, and now has active urban agriculture and colony garden culture, with emerging technologies like vertical farming.
Citizen participation
School and community participation in organic gardening and volunteer activities
Operating model
Non-profit community initiative focused on education and welfare
Impact
Pioneering rooftop agriculture example. Increases urban food production. Creates community gathering space. Enables organic farming education and practice.
Land tenure
License to use school rooftop
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
- fruits
Scale
Rooftop garden on Blågårds School
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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