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Article: ACTIVISTS WANT ROOF OF LIBRARY USED FOR GARDEN.(LOCAL)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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Byline: DEAN MOSIMAN dmosiman@madison.com 608-252-6141
Imagine checking out a book at a new Downtown library on growing a rutabaga, hopping an elevator to the rooftop and then planting one.
A grass-roots group is pushing for perhaps the world's first rooftop community garden atop a metropolitan central library.
"The Downtown area of Madison is lacking community gardens," said Kevin Schiesser, a spokesperson for the fledgling Downtown Community Gardens Group. A garden atop a new central library "could be a real thriving scene."
The developer behind a proposed $37 million, six-story, glass and stone library says a "green roof" is ...