How on earth would you feed a city of over 200,000 people when the land around you was a swampy lake? Seems like an impossible task, but the Aztec managed it by creating floating gardens known as chinampas, then they farmed them intensively.
These ingenious creations were built up from the lake bed by piling layers of mud, decaying vegetation and reeds. This was a great way of recycling waste from the capital city Tenochtitlan. Each garden was framed and held together by wooden poles bound by reeds and then anchored to the lake floor with finely pruned willow trees. The Aztecs also dredged mud from the base of the canals which both kept the waterways clear and rejuvenate the nutrient levels in the gardens.
A variety of crops were grown, most commonly maize or corn, beans, chillies, squash, tomatoes, edible greens such as quelite and amaranth. Colourful flowers were also grown, essential produce for religious festivals and ceremonies. Each plot was systematically planned, the effective use of seedbeds allowed continuous planting and harvesting of crops.
Between each garden was a canal which enabled canoe transport. Fish and birds populated the water and were an additional source of food. [x]
This is literally so cool. Not only does it contribute to spacial efficiency, but the canals would easily keep pests, weeds, and possibly even diseases out of the respective plots. Companion planting and bio-intensive planting would be so much easier. Water-wise systems would be inherently present. Plus it looks so super neat aesthetically. I am just all about this.
Indigenous civilizations invented sustainable development way before there was a term for it.
These are still used today in historical spots and the mountainside where chinampas have been maintained. A lot of chinampas lost in time have since dried up and been turned into pasture with visible signs of where the structures were. You don’t see chinampas used in many parts of urban land because the lake we used was dried up in efforts to curb flooding caused by the Spanish.
It’s almost like a community who looks out for the wellbeing of their neighbor and works together to make sure everyone eats, can achieve miracles?
Who is COVID-19 positive from the GOP events/White House so far:
Donald Trump
Melania Trump
Hope Hicks
Senator Mike Lee
Senator Thom Tillis
GOP Chairman Ronna McDaniel
Notre Dame President John Jenkins
3 White House journalists
1 White House staffer
Most of these infections can clearly be traced back to the SCOTUS nomination announcement:
Besides the White House SCOTUS event, these people have been at GOP donor events, the Hill GOP meeting with Amy Coney Barrett, a GOP senator lunch, etc. It’s expected that more will test positive.
Note that the two senators, Lee and Tillis, BOTH serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee so an Amy Coney Barrett pre-election confirmation is looking less likely to happen.
ALSO! Chris Wallace let it slip that Trump and his team arrived late on the day of the debate and they skipped the COVID tests. Instead they went off the “honor system.” Biden has already tested negative. But if Trump’s administration is acting this flippant over COVID safety measures (which I guarantee they are, especially as this incident indicates) then it’s VERY likely more will get sick… especially since they were hanging out like this.
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