We welcomed Matt Grocoff from Veridian at County Farm to learn more about the project. We talked a bit about the history of that land, both recent as the site of a juvenile detention center and more distant as a place where mammoths may have roamed, feasting on the pods of honey locusts. Another aspect of our discussion was the ways in which the Veridian neighborhood differs from other traditional suburban neighborhoods, modeling some of its features on natural elements. To get them thinking about this, Matt asked:
"How is a building like a tree?" "How is a neighborhood different from a forest?" Biomimicry is a central element to the Veridian project and we will be spending more time looking into how nature solves problems and how that can inform the way we satisfy our needs for food, energy, water, buildings, transportation and waste management.
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