ØsterGRO (Copenhagen)
Copenhagen, Denmark · Operator: ØsterGRO（Kristian Skaarup ほか創設）
Overview
Denmark's first rooftop farm, built atop a five-storey former car-auction building. Run as a CSA in which citizens invest and participate, with an on-site restaurant serving the harvest.
Citizen participation
CSA members pre-pay before the season and receive a weekly share; every Wednesday the roof opens to all and locals help sow, grow and tend the plants and chickens.
Operating model
A CSA model combined with the rooftop restaurant Gro Spiseri, education programmes and event rentals.
Impact
Widely featured as a pioneering Nordic rooftop-farming case and a model linking CSA with food education.
Crops
- organic vegetables
- herbs
- edible flowers
- eggs
- honey
Scale
600 m² — 旧自動車オークション会場ビル屋上の約600m²。温室・鶏小屋・蜜蜂の巣箱を備え、CSA会員制で運営。
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