On October 21 st my professor Mr.Krondl had taken our class to visit a building that has survived the war period and now serves a new purpose. We visited the Brooklyn Navy Yard to get a tour of a local farm. When I heard the word farm my first thought was a wide landscape that could provide food for at least half a million people, not what looked like a garden to me. We were told by our tour guide of the beautiful creation that this was made possible due to the building being reinforced to withstand any blows it took during the year 1806. This allows the farms to plant their goods on top the roof without the worry of everything falling through the roof. The farm has a variety of plants growing in it from the carrots under ground to the lettuce reaching for the sky. The people taking care of the small farm are aware of the trouble growing certain plants attract such as unwanted insects. To distract them from eating until the plants die they planted marigolds to keep the insects attention less on their important plant. all they crops on top the roof are sustained by a near by bee hie which pollinates the plants on the roof as well as other plants in the area. Not only does does the farm help local people it helps our environment as well. all the water from the rain is collected and used for the crops rather than adding to the gallons of water pushing tons of street garbage and containts into the near by river Using marigolds are one of the natural ways to avert the attention of insects whereas big farms more than the size of Rhode Island can’t afford any mistakes and use pesticides to keep the insects off their plants. Not the healthiest choice but it ensures that they don’t lose a big portion of their crops. When you compare a big farm like the one in California to the local farms around you, you start to see the difference. One obvious thing is that big farms take up more land than locals. They introduce chemicals to their crops, use tons of water to keep healthy, and are transported around the country to grocery store and restaurants. That is just the tip of the ice berg for big farms they are cheaper compared to local farms which have crops that are grown with  no pesticides, in small portions, and don’t feed the country but do provide for a small community like a small farm in Detroit. Small farms have grown over a short time into massive producing farms but local farms are healthier and can be accessed quicker and be fresh for cooking. the community can really benefit from rooftop farms.