A School of Conscience and Redemption
Fountain Avenue landfill cultivates an
ecological youth
In case
of flooding due to hurricanes, a large area in East New York has to be evacuated,
only Fountain Avenue landfill is spared, rising 160feet above sea level.
This is where a school of horticulture will give shelter to the refugees and
will act as a community center. At the same time the new school facility will teach the students basic techniques of agriculture,
biotechnology and converting landfill gas to energy. The goal is to make
the students more aware of the environment at a young age, improve local
access to healthy food and build and share knowledge. Promoting seasonal
fruits and vegetables will reduce transport traffic, greenhouse gases and time.
In East New York, 30% of the people is obese which overlaps almost exactly
with the existing food desert in Brooklyn. Low income neighborhoods appear to
have the highest need for fresh food supermarkets. Hence the importance for students to learn how to grow vegetables
themselves in order to obtain a more healthy lifestyle which they can
promote in their own families.
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