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Meet the Portland urban farmer behind Noble Rot’s rooftop garden

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Marc Boucher-Colbert has tended the Noble Rot rooftop garden in Portland for 20 years. (Hannah Seibold/Portland Tribune)

Do you live in an apartment in the city with a sunny patio? Throw a few pots out there with flowers, herbs or a vegetable of your choice.

By Hannah Seibold
Portland Tribune
Apr 2, 2026

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t may come as a no-brainer, but limits to rooftop gardening do exist. It’s more than just filling some pots with soil and seeds and letting them soak up the sun up high.

“Whoever owns the building kind of owns the vision. You’re at the mercy of that person of what they want,” Boucher-Colbert said. “So we’re getting our wings clipped progressively over the last few years.”

There have been fewer yeses and more nos.

With this comes the reality of aging buildings, wonky roofs and structural integrity.

For Noble Rot, the space was designed like a parking garage, making it a fortunate place for a rooftop gardener to land. Loading the deck with soil isn’t a cause for concern.

Other issues include accessibility. While the ladder and hatch door at Noble Rot are fairly accessible, it didn’t make lugging a backpack strapped with soil any easier.

Beyond the architecture, the components of successfully growing a harvest from up high are minimally impacted. Boucher-Colbert anticipated a significant difference in heat, but was proven wrong.

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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/meet-the-portland-urban-farmer-behind-noble-rots-rooftop-garden/


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