
Radix Sustainability Systems Intensive 2021
- Presented By: Radix Ecological Sustainability Center Location: Radix Ecological Sustainability Center 153 Grand Street, Albany, NY 12202 Albany, NY 12202
- Dates: July 24, 2021
- Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Price: sliding scale, $100 to $200
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Overview
A one-day hands-on and in-person immersive training in ecological tools and technologies for socio-environmental justice. Building resilient and equitable communities through regenerative urban design.
Topics Include:
• Urban ecosystem justice – Equity in the urban soil, water, waste, and air commons
• Urban agriculture and food sovereignty
• Community-based bioremediation – de-toxifying soils
• Waste to soil – composting food wastes with animals, worms, and microbes
• Rainwater harvesting
• Perennial food forests and urban agroforestry
• Artificial floating islands for water purification
• Chickens and microlivestock
• Bioshelters, greenhouses, and season extension
• Aquaponics – fish and plant integration
• Biocultural diversity: honeybees, silkworms, and pollinators
• Urban climate resilience
• Mushroom cultivation
• Ecoliteracy and youth eco-justice education
• Autonomous energy – wind, solar, and biogas in the city -
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