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With their heads in the clouds and their hands in the soil, a group of office workers are busy harvesting the fruits of their labour in urban farms on the roof of a Hong Kong skyscraper. Invisible to those below, a sprawling garden of radishes, carrots and rhubarb is flourishing at the top of the 150-metre tall Bank of America tower, a stark and colourful contrast to the monotone shades of concrete, steel and glass of the city’s financial district.
The farm is among more than 60 that have sprouted across the space-starved city since 2015 on decommissioned helipads, shopping mall rooftops and public terraces thanks to urban farming initiatives in Hong like Rooftop Republic. Cofounder Andrew Tsui sees the rooftop farms as a way for people to reconnect with how sustainable food can be produced in what he calls the current “instant-noodle city lifestyle” that sees so much waste.