Fresh produce for both patients and the community

US: Boston Medical Center’s Rooftop Farm

Boston Medical Center is going green. The building has a rooftop farm, supplying fresh fruits and vegetables to patients and the community. This is the first rooftop farm associated with a hospital in New England.

‘Farm’ manager Lindsay Allen: “BMC for a long time has had a mission that food is medicine. We grow for our on-site food pantry. We grow for our kitchen, which either goes to the cafeteria or onto the patient’s plate, and today we’re launching our first-ever farmers market inside the hospital, which will be for patients and for employees.”

Once the food is harvested, all they have to do is bring it across the street. The farm also harvests bees in hives that were painted by pediatric patients. The new addition helps educate patients and offers many opportunities and events for volunteers and children. 

Source: whdh.com

Publication date: 7/2/2018