Chinampas of Mexico: Most Productive Agriculture EVER?

Andrew Millison April 14, 2022
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Andrew Millison is a permaculture teacher and practitioner, media maker, and gardener. This is his personal channel for the videos he produces, as well as some produced by Oregon State University, where he is an instructor in the Horticulture department: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/osu-permaculture-design

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Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys to the legendary chinampas of Mexico City, known as the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco. We visit Lucio Usobiaga, who heads up the Arca Tierra project, which is restoring the health and viability of the chinampas while introducing contemporary concepts like Syntropic Agriculture, Agroforestry, and Permaculture. The chinampas are the last vestiges of the ancient agricultural system of the Aztec and pre-Aztec civilizations. This video examines the situation, and explores what can be learned from them. Credits (corrected): Written & Directed by Andrew Millison Saskia Madlener Assistant Director Producer Daniel Cespedes Editor, Cinematography & Aerial Photography Arca Tierra: https://arcatierra.com/ Subscribe to this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/amillison?sub_confirmation=1 Andrew Millison’s links: https://www.andrewmillison.com/ https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/ JOIN THIS CHANNEL to get access to uncut video content and live Q & A sessions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHw/join SIGN UP FOR ANDREW'S FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: https://share.hsforms.com/1X79TznHYRCWc-8xE3hty7Q9opt

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