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Ye environmentalists shall rejoice at the coming of Boston’s first roof top farm! Higher Ground Farm is a long time coming, spurred by the meeting of the owners, John Stoddard and Courtney Hennessey, over fifteen years ago at the University of Vermont. Since then the duo have delved further into the world of sustainable farming and now are on the cusp of seeing the fruits—no pun intended—of their labor.

After months, or years really, of preparation, Boston’s first roof top farm (and second largest in the world at 55,000 square feet) is, literally, off the ground. Located atop the Boston Design Center in the Seaport District Higher Ground is in a prime spot for forward thinking and innovation. Given the farm’s innovative design it’s predicted to naturally lower the building’s temperature, pollution in the area, triple the life of the existing roof, and add some greenery to the skyline, in addition to feeding the growing Fort Point community via local restaurants and a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.

 Figure 1: Stage One of Development

In the creation process of Higher Ground farm Stoddard and Hennessey incited the help of hundreds of volunteers,  and received thousands of donated funds. Stoddard and Hennessey are both Jamaica Plain ONEin3ers doing big things in Boston. Higher Ground should be fully green and fully functional by March 2014.

Check them out on their website , Facebook , and Twitter: @HigherGroundMA

Read more about their progress here!