[Palestine - "We grow tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, aubergines and zucchini"] Rooftop Farming in Palestine (And its across-Middle-East potential)

link» [Palestine - "We grow tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, aubergines and zucchini"] Rooftop Farming in Palestine (And its across-Middle-East potential)

Just came across this one on CNN - and

Rooftop farms provide rich pickings in refugee camp (Deheishe refugee camp, West Bank), CNN
““We grow tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, aubergines and zucchini. My neighbors often come round asking if we have any to spare, which makes me very popular.”
“And it tastes so much better because there are no chemicals.”

But actually - this report on Gaza in 2009. And the article suggests ‘The idea can be done all across the region/Middle East’

Gaza’s Green Roofs of Herbs and Vegetables (Arwa Aburawa)
“Although the Gazans have been pushed to plant their roofs out of necessity, there is no reason why the entire Middle East shouldn’t follow their lead. The region is full of bare flat roofs that are would benefit from a bit of (edible) greenery!”

Program in Deheishe is by NGO called Karama -

http://www.karama.org/ (كرامة - Karama - means ‘dignity’ in Arabic)
Here is also video clip of their project (3 min long)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4cNEJphN8rg#!

(And the organization has globalgiving (donation) page - it’s been up for half year but donation is small. (Not sure they are really interested in donation from public or not)