Crafting Live Work Teach Market Modules for Permaculture Renewals http://www.milwaukeerenaissance.com/Main/PermacultureMovement
Let's say that we have 5 acres of land astride 2 acres of industrial slum buildings, We can call the Sweet River Village. About a quarter acre of the building complex "God willing," is to be an anchor fish vegetable farm, We'll call the Solar City Fish Farm. Choose your own anchor project! It is not known at the start if the other buildings will stay or go. There is no master plan for developing the entire 7 acres, other than a commitment To pursue permaculture design principles as best as possible, with a focus on Solar architecture and technologies, including "solar food" along the lines of Will Allen's Growing Power permaculture based fish and vegetable farming. http://www.milwaukeerenaissance.com/GrowingPower/HomePage And an exuberant embrace of chaordia(!), i.e. The more or less harmonious balance of Order and chaos, Cooperation and competition. This is something new. Impossible in theory, perhaps Possible in practice. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html Complimentary Live Work Teach Market "Nucleus Hamlet" So why not start with the notion of co-creating a nucleus hamlet That is configured in a way that attracts thoughtful, compassionate, and competent Tenants/Owners with an array of skills of value of the anchor fish vegetable farm project, I.e. Solar City Fish. Note that Solar City Fish is a project at a building in the Sweet River Village, But it is also a methodology to be replicated as appropriate, perhaps In other buildings or grounds at Sweet River, perhaps in other areas of the host city, Perhaps in other cities! Permaculture "Ark" Dwellers People with some mix of the following skills would be good "partners": *urban aquaculture *construction and restoration trades *IT, architecture, design, and engineering *Marketing, community organizing, family therapy *Artists, researchers, and teachers, including photography, film, graphics, music, writing, and dance *auto and appliance mechanics *east west north south medical practioners This list is neither inclusive nor exclusive. All of God's authentic children are welcome To these kinds of hamlets! Adaptive Permaculture Homes, Studio/Workshops, and Gardens So we aim to create structures that follow small is beautiful design principles http://www.milwaukeerenaissance.com/Main/SmallIsBeautifulDesignFeatures As well as practical solar architecture and technologies. http://www.californiasolarcenter.org/history_solarthermal.html These structures might well be modules that can be added to As the tenant/owner increases investment or invites others to their place, Which for some, many, or all of the participants will afford a place to live, But also a place to craft, create, teach, or market. Small footprints of 20 by 25 ft. for living and for some working, teaching, & marketing, Can be greatly enhanced by large south and west facing windows with balconies, And easy rooftop access where a food garden grows. Larger and perhaps smaller places may make sense as well! Modular and Mobile? Would it not be a good thing to imagine some of the modules to be mobile? This would allow for re-locating on the Sweet River site as necessary, But also taking some, much, or all of the hamlet to another Industrial Slum Transformation site. And how about your thoughts? Grateful, Godsil -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20090228/08fee35c/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
