Rooftop Republic
Hong Kong, Hong Kong · Operator: Rooftop Republic Urban Farming
Overview
Founded in 2015, this Hong Kong social enterprise turns underused spaces such as rooftops into organic farms, having built 50+ urban farms across the city, and links food-loss reduction with education by composting building food waste back into the farms.
Citizen participation
Companies, schools and residents grow vegetables and herbs in planter-box rooftop farms and learn cultivation and composting through workshops and an academy.
Operating model
A social enterprise that converts and manages underused spaces like rooftops into farms, offering design/build, operations management and education programs.
Impact
Transforms rooftops in a dense city into productive green spaces, advancing food-loss reduction, compost cycling and citizen engagement.
Crops
- vegetables
- herbs
Scale
香港全域で50か所以上の都市農園を整備。One Island East屋上の農園はアジア最高所級。
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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