A community designed to produce its own food

[gorbelly]

This New Neighborhood Will Grow Its Own Food, Power Itself, And Handle Its Own Waste



The pictures are excellent pr0n for gardeners!

[funboy30189]

Interesting

[jpop]

very ambitious, love for it to come to fruition to see its validity for other projects.

[Worth1]

How did I know it wasn't in the US.
The US really needs to step up to the plate we are so far behind times in so many ways.
Too much waste.
Too much greed.
Too much dependency.
Not enough of the right kind of education.
Not enough self sufficiency.
Worth

[Rajun Gardener]

We have a new kind of gardening, it's call Agrihood from Detroit. I hope it works and helps.
The local market farmers are trying to teach everyone how to grow and eat healthy

http://detroit.curbed.com/2016/12/1/...detroit-mufi#0

[Worth1]

Better than a basketball court.

Worth

[MuddyToes]

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

[imp]

Or have hail stones in their storms.

Nice idea on providing food in the OP, and in the Agrihood. Nothing is perfect, but good to see steps being taken along the paths of self sufficiency.

[Gerardo]

Sounds nice, the skeptic in me wants to see if functioning for a year or two before I get really excited. Hope the right people move in.

Agrihood looks cool, go Detroit!

[gorbelly]

Originally Posted by Rajun Gardener

We have a new kind of gardening, it's call Agrihood from Detroit. I hope it works and helps.

I've heard of that project, and it looks amazing!

Originally Posted by Worth1

Better than a basketball court.

Basketball courts are important, too. There's a reason why basketball is a city thing--its requirements are low-tech and inexpensive and a good fit for neighborhoods that are strapped for funds and where space is at a premium. Before it was a sport of black kids in the city, it was the sport of Jewish kids in the city, back when Jewish immigrants still primarily lived in poor urban neighborhoods. Basketball is an important urban institution. It doesn't exist in any kind of opposition to gardening, so it's not as though Detroit residents need to choose one over the other.

Originally Posted by imp

Or have hail stones in their storms.

The Dutch are pretty darn good engineers in the face of some daunting environmental challenges. I suspect they've accounted for hail, vandalism, etc.

[KarenO]

looks like my kind of place. A community which would require sharing and cooperation among it`s members. I think this would work here on Vancouver Island as well. I hope it is the beginning of a great new way of thinking.
KarenO

[ACEBUGGIES]

http://theurbanfarmingguys.com/
Pretty awesome people, pretty awesome situation!

[Worth1]

I think Frank Loyd Wright started up something like this.
Turned out to be a flop.
It seems if memory serves me the elite did nothing while the lower folks of status did all of the work.
Saw it on PBS years ago and never heard of it again.
This seems to always be the case with these things there has to be leaders and the bigger it becomes the regular folks become servants to the elite leaders.
Which becomes a statehood.
Full circle to back where we are now.

[Worth1]

If I became a member of one I would want to be a task master.
Your not picking fast enough, crack.
Worth

[jtjmartin]

The engineering & planning is usually great - it's the people that get in the way!

I live about a mile away from historic Jamestown - seems like people don't change much over time. "Tragedy of the Commons" seems to be as strong as "Murphey's Law" in a lot of these pursuits.

I hope it works out along with the urban gardening - great ideas!