> One can imagine floating down the renovated canals—hundreds of miles long—lined with lush little farms jutting out into the water, stopping for meals at farm cafes and staying at B&Bs in town.
Loved this. It is delightfully evocative of News From Nowhere.
Love this suggestion. Seems great. Question: is it really “closed loop” if many of the plants grown in it are shipped away for eating—and subsequent waste production—elsewhere?
Very interesting. On the idea of the CCC, the Youth Conservation Corp exists today - I was participant back in 1983 one summer. It brought young people together from all kinds of backgrounds. I think this country would benefit from universal service requirements following high school for 2 years, and again 10 years later- for ecological, social, cultural projects. And yes, even for national defense training, where everyone knows how to use a weapon - familiarity and knowledge is the best deterrent.
> One can imagine floating down the renovated canals—hundreds of miles long—lined with lush little farms jutting out into the water, stopping for meals at farm cafes and staying at B&Bs in town.
Loved this. It is delightfully evocative of News From Nowhere.
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A beautiful elaboration of the idea, we might put it into one of our stories...
The Climate Corps is a brilliant (even solarpunk idea) and building chinampas in the U.S. is too. Thanks for sharing :)
Love this suggestion. Seems great. Question: is it really “closed loop” if many of the plants grown in it are shipped away for eating—and subsequent waste production—elsewhere?
No, which is why I advocate for short supply chains that allow for nutrient cycling.
Beautiful! I’ve never heard of these and I’m excited to do some more research on them. Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure! Thanks for reading
How exactly is the soil dredged in a chinampa?
Very interesting. On the idea of the CCC, the Youth Conservation Corp exists today - I was participant back in 1983 one summer. It brought young people together from all kinds of backgrounds. I think this country would benefit from universal service requirements following high school for 2 years, and again 10 years later- for ecological, social, cultural projects. And yes, even for national defense training, where everyone knows how to use a weapon - familiarity and knowledge is the best deterrent.