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I am in Andalucia, Spain and eating with Miguel from Veta de la Palma Natural Park. In 1982, Miguel began to recuperate an 11,300 hectacre
area that had been turned into a cattle farm by Argentinians who
destroyed the ecosystem by draining the water from it. The land was
a failure as a cattle farm and the land was desecrated. Miguel
decided to reverse the flow of water by the electrical pumps that the
Argentinians had used to pump water out. Within a short period of
time, the ecosystem began to reestablish itself and an abundance of
fish and other wildlife flourished. In fact, there were so many fish
that even when flocks of flamingos came to feast from a hundred
kilometers away, there was still an abundance. The ecosystem kept
itself in a natural balance without interruption from humans. By
allowing the ecosystem to develop its natural and sustainable
relationships, Miguel and Veta de la Palma became an example of how
to create abundance without destruction, which was the current
agricultural model.
The fish that Miguel and I ate at a restaurant in Andalucia tasted delicious and healthy and natural, like fish should taste. The dish
was called Peixe de la Palma.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dan_barber_how_i_fell_in_love_wit...
http://www.lapuebladelrio.es/opencms/opencms/puebla/espaciosNaturales/veta/index.html
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Comment by Michael Simon on May 9, 2010 at 7:28pm
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This is one of my favorite TED talks. I cited it in my environmental science class and then our class watched it as part of our sustainable farming chapter.
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Comment by Ternura Rojas on May 9, 2010 at 7:43pm
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Hi, great idea spreading the word about Miguel and his relations. Please do not forget to tag your post so Alchemy can find them: "Learn1", "Imagine6", etc. Cheers, T
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Comment by Daniel Blanchard on May 11, 2010 at 12:14am
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thanks for the tip!!
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