Aztec-era farms revived by women to heal Mexico City wetlands
Women farmers in Xochimilco and San Gregorio are restoring chinampas (high-yield island farms) using canal-mud fertiliser, biofilters and invasive-fish barriers. The programme has certified 16 producers and is improving water quality in a wetland that’s just 3% of its original extent but buffers floods, cools the city and shelters the axolotl. AP apnews.com/article/mexico-xoch…
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Women farmers in Xochimilco and San Gregorio are restoring chinampas (high-yield island farms) using canal-mud fertiliser, biofilters and invasive-fish barriers. The programme has certified 16 producers and is improving water quality in a wetland that’s just 3% of its original extent but buffers floods, cools the city and shelters the axolotl. AP apnews.com/article/mexico-xoch…
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