The City of the Dead in Cairo isn’t known for its fertile soil, but Liveinslums is working to change that with an awesome mini urban farming initiative.
Although everybody seems to understand that population growth is exploding, and that space – particularly in cities – comes at a premium, the extent of our vulnerability to soil erosion is less understood. Liveinslums addresses all of these problems with one inspiring program being developed in several countries around the world – including Egypt.
Cairo’s City of the Dead is both a cemetery and slum area in the country’s most densely populated city. And it’s not the most fertile part of town either. A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Liveinslums has worked with local architects and designers to help residents here grow microjardins – mini, soilless, and transportable subsistence gardens that also fertilize the sand.
Eating only whites or buying Eggbeaters? Read more on the nutrients and benefits of whole eggs. (Above is Green Prophet’s editor Karin Kloosterman a few years back in her family’s chicken coop.)
By choosing more quake-proof, sustainable, and cost-effective materials, developers could avoid future scenes like this one in Van, Turkey.
