@safarfiertze ... what a brilliantly written and illustrated post about a process both ancient and revolutionarily new.
Substack continues to thrill and delight me. Safar's post this morning is one to savor as she shares a well-documented explanation of the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco, not from what I thought was just a tourist-oddity perspective but from the perspective of an agriculture practice that could help save humanity and our planet.
Safar brilliantly uses images to explain this elegant and ancient system and the video she includes of the history and structure of the floating gardens is inspiring and hopeful.
Add to that the surprise of being mentioned and appreciated and my day is just off to a beaming start. I especially appreciate your connection to the Entice-Enter-Engage-Exit-Extend model which I believe can be used by any writer to grow their own Substack
Thanks, Safar, for the amazing gift of your insights and sharing.
I believe you're planning a return trip to the country. If you happen to pass Xochimilco, you'll see it in a different way! In fact, Arca Tierra now does tours of their floating farm.
For these darkest weeks of the year, when less time is spent outdoors, I want to review and apply your suggestions from the 'E's. I think what I like most about the model, is that it doesn't come across like a rule book, but a way to be constructive with your creativity in a way that is appealing to readers. Being able to take from the practical examples, all collated in one place, gets me doing the work more objectively.
Safar ... I am heading to Mexico Saturday but far from Xochimilco ... however, next spring I'm going back and am going to make a point of going there. I remember hearing about the floating gardens as a kid ... but brushed it off as "touristy" when I actually lived down there. My daughter is into environmental gardening so we're talking about meeting down there.
And, about the 5 Es .... I agree that it's a mindset not a rule book. If you want to talk about anything related, would love to share thoughts.
As always, your posts are always the most heartwarming, hopeful and inspiring to read, which we need more of now than ever. Also, thank you for linking my note in your post. Very kind of you.
@safarfiertze ... what a brilliantly written and illustrated post about a process both ancient and revolutionarily new.
Substack continues to thrill and delight me. Safar's post this morning is one to savor as she shares a well-documented explanation of the Floating Gardens of Xochimilco, not from what I thought was just a tourist-oddity perspective but from the perspective of an agriculture practice that could help save humanity and our planet.
Safar brilliantly uses images to explain this elegant and ancient system and the video she includes of the history and structure of the floating gardens is inspiring and hopeful.
Add to that the surprise of being mentioned and appreciated and my day is just off to a beaming start. I especially appreciate your connection to the Entice-Enter-Engage-Exit-Extend model which I believe can be used by any writer to grow their own Substack
Thanks, Safar, for the amazing gift of your insights and sharing.
Thank you so much, Joyce!
I believe you're planning a return trip to the country. If you happen to pass Xochimilco, you'll see it in a different way! In fact, Arca Tierra now does tours of their floating farm.
For these darkest weeks of the year, when less time is spent outdoors, I want to review and apply your suggestions from the 'E's. I think what I like most about the model, is that it doesn't come across like a rule book, but a way to be constructive with your creativity in a way that is appealing to readers. Being able to take from the practical examples, all collated in one place, gets me doing the work more objectively.
Safar ... I am heading to Mexico Saturday but far from Xochimilco ... however, next spring I'm going back and am going to make a point of going there. I remember hearing about the floating gardens as a kid ... but brushed it off as "touristy" when I actually lived down there. My daughter is into environmental gardening so we're talking about meeting down there.
And, about the 5 Es .... I agree that it's a mindset not a rule book. If you want to talk about anything related, would love to share thoughts.
As always, your posts are always the most heartwarming, hopeful and inspiring to read, which we need more of now than ever. Also, thank you for linking my note in your post. Very kind of you.
Thank you, Amrita. Congratulations on such a great start to your stack! 🎉