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 As Earth Pledge has demonstrated with its green roof in New York City, green roofs in affordable housing communities could provide an opportunity for urban agriculture and gardening along with myriad environmental benefits.  This comes at a vital time in the health of urban communities, when diet-related chronic disease is at a high and food security in low-income neighborhoods is diminished.  Also, urban gardens often give impetus to further community development.  One survey of community gardens in upstate New York found that gardens in low-income neighborhoods were four times as likely as non low-income gardens to lead to other issues in the neighborhood being addressed.  Urban green roof agriculture has the potential to promote community health through improved nutrition, local food security, exercise (in gardening), and social/community networking.