History
When FOOD ROOF founder Mary Ostafi could not find a spot to develop a community garden in downtown St. Louis, she was undeterred. Drawing from her architecture training and collaborating with a team of experts, she transformed the under-utilized roof of a storage facility into a productive urban farm. As the first rooftop farm in St. Louis, the FOOD ROOF is a model for urban agriculture, sustainable building, stormwater management, and community development. It maximizes food production while providing a unique community green space that also serves as a