How 7 acres of grass grown in Syracuse area ended up covering NYC’s Javits Center’s roof

Elbridge, N.Y. — A small Syracuse-area company is helping to green up America’s roofs.

Chatfield Green Roofing, of Skaneateles Falls, has provided nearly 1 million square feet of green roofs for buildings throughout the Northeast. It grows the vegetation for the roofs at its 34-acre farm in Elbridge.

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