A Piece of Paradise presents a model
for ecological home-farming in an urban setting. We have constructed a
neighborhood agricultural facility, with areas allocated for growing
seedlings, for training and gathering, and for garden-beds for edible
plants in a communal garden, adjacent to a social housing Project. Our objective is to enable the local community to grow a
substantial part of the food it consumes, by employing its
under-utilized resources, namely available land and recyclable
greywater. The project proposes expanding the apartment building into a
partially self-sufficient system. We are suggesting the revival
of an age-old idea and putting it to use in the modern city: on
rooftops and in the spaces between buildings. We hope that the
residents participating in this urban action, will enrich their
environment and create a new center for community integration,
interaction and personal empowerment.
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