Until last year, downtown Wichita boasted a semi-secret garden. Built on the rooftop of the Fidelity Bank parking garage at Market and Waterman, Rise Farms functioned as a sky-high, 15,000 square-foot micro-farm that grew herbs, vegetables and flowers that were sold by owner Leah Dannar-Garcia to her customers, including several restaurants around town.
Then, in August, Dannar-Garcia decided to retire, and the secret garden was shuttered.
Now, though, downtown Wichita has another rooftop garden, and it’s just a few blocks away…