EDENS Garden Spring ‘26 Update

The favorite flower garden is back for another year! Although hard to see from your office window, the flowers are slowly but steadily growing from seed and small starts and will soon return to their full glory. Towering sunflowers, marigolds, zinnias and more ornamental blooms will soon transform this now clover laden rooftop into a colorful landscape!

Meet Your 2026 Farmer-

Cat!

Cat is the farmer managing your rooftop garden this year! This is their second year with UpTop, but their agriculture background extends far beyond. Cat’s been farming in the DMV coming up on 6 years and stays connected to their agricultural communities and local food systems by working at various farmers market in the area. Never one to rest, they are entering into their 2nd year of working the University of Vermont’s NE SARE Farm Grant branch where they helped launch a brand new Historically Underserved Farmer grant program just last year!

Cat notoriously dislikes growing and handling all squash and zucchini but adores tending hot peppers and digging acres of any potato that isn’t sweet. If you see them up on the roof this summer, feel free to stop by for a chat and remind them to reapply sunscreen!