Why did Greening the Camps* build a garden on the rooftop of Jadal? How did the idea emerge? What are the aims, the values and the vision of the project? What is the philosophy behind it? What are the benefits of gardening our rooftops? What is “Greening the Camps”? What are their future plans?

Jadal for Knowledge and Culture in collaboration with Greening the Camps are happy to invite you to a special evening to open our rooftop garden and discuss the ideas behind it in #Jadal_Saloon**.

*Greening The Camps is a non-profit organisation that designs, develops, builds and maintains rooftop gardens in Palestinian refugee camps. The project is driven by our passion for environment and earthcare, our understanding of urban design and its toolsets. Sharing and gathering knowledge, as well as creating a truly sustainable livelihood are closely linked with our devotion to enrich impoverished urban and camp areas. The multi-layered process is, on every level, guided by the ideas and desires of the local community with whom we work. Through reconnecting displaced communities with food production from urban agricultural practices, we try to create opportunities for local empowerment and economic development.
http://greeningthecamps.com/

**Jadal Saloon is a weekly discussion, that takes place every Wednesday. Each time we choose a topic related to science, society or philosophy to discuss collectively. We hope that these weekly gatherings will encourage discussions, sharing and building knowledge. Your suggestions regarding topics to discuss are more than welcome.

This saloon will be in English.