Jasper's Blog (5)

The Sahara Forest Project is a very interesting vision of what agricutlutre in hot, dry coastal regions in the world might look like: http://www.exploration-architecture.com/section.php?xSec=35

But I think, that much more of our agricutlture will be water based, mostly on algae.

Increasing the awareness for the role of the flora and fauna in our lives is important in an urbanizing world.

That's why I love Guerrilla Gardening: http://www.guerrillagardening.org/



More practical in terms of food production are urban farms: http://www.urbanfarming.org/



And, I think it is worth to really evaluate so-called vertical farms. They are nothing for nostalgists like… Continue

I mostly live in Holland and here the following is possibly even more relevant than elsewhere:



Climate change is only one part of the story. Inorganic fertilizer is the other part. Most of the current world agricultural production relies on it and the productivity gains that have been realized through its use, are unprecedented. (I am aware, that in many areas of the world, another way would have been possible, but it is not a way much travelled.) Not being able to use inorganic… Continue

My hero is a group. A small group of dedicated, clever minds as they can be found all over Africa. They are themselves surprised to find their shared desires, ideas and ambitions. And they hotly debate their differences. Then they act. Check out the futureLAB video to see one such group in action. Some of my heroes in action.

Learning. Listening. Going to where it happens.



I have recently returned from a trip to South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. After so many stories (and piles of Nigerian scamspam in my inbox), I was most anxious and curious about Nigeria. Lagos is an amazing city full of amazing people, doing amazing things. People were kind, generous, concerned, entrepreneuerial, interested, interesting, clever, innovative, helpful, ambitious, street-wise, library-wise, wise; and very happy, that I… Continue