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[DAVE] I think we were even talking
about the green roof when I first met you.
[BREANNE] Yeah, he told me that he bought a building
and I told him that he needed to put a green roof on it.
[DAVE LAUGHS]
[BREANNE] And that's why I decided to start dating him.
Because he had the space.
[BREANNE] I grew up with a garden
and then had an internship that had a gardening bit to it,
but never anything this intense.
We have a cherry tree...
[DAVE] ...grapes, kiwi, hops...
[BREANNE] ...sweet peppers, hot peppers...
[DAVE] We decided that we wanted
to do this food producing green roof and then Breanne told me
about funding opportunities so we applied
for the green roof grant.
[BREANNE] The city offers it every year.
[DAVE] ...green beans...
[BREANNE] ...nasturtiums...
[DAVE] ...nasturtiums...
[BREANNE] Basically, just to promote green roofs in Chicago.
[DAVE] It helps with heating and air conditioning costs,
it helps insulate the building.
[DAVE] ...tomatillos...
[BREANNE] ...three different kinds of watermelon...
[DAVE] ...strawberries...
[BREANNE] We did a little bit of research, wrote a proposal
and then got the money.
Around the same time he was also getting more into cooking.
He hadn't really cooked before.
You mostly ate green beans out of a can, right?
[DAVE] I love green beans.
[DAVE] ...basil, zucchini...
[BREANNE] We even eat the marigold flowers.
[DAVE] The food co-op is gonna to be a perfect way
for the money to be spent, because it's going
to bring great food into the community
where there's maybe not as many options.
Once you can have something that's really pretty to look at
but also provides food for you,
I don't really know how you can really complain, so,
I'm still going to be eating green beans out of the can,
but we grew them this time.