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"MEXICO CITY (
AP) — Jasmín Ordóñez looks out from a wooden boat at the water
as she crosses a narrow channel that connects a labyrinth of chinampas, island
farms that were built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago.
“Let’s close our eyes and ask our Mother Water for permission to sail in
peace,” she said as the boat moves slowly, in contrast to the frenetic traffic
of Mexico City just a few miles away.
Ordóñez owns one of these island farms, first created with mud from the bottom
of the lakes that once covered this area. When the boat arrives at her island,
she proudly shows the corn and leafy greens she grows. Her ancestors owned
chinampas, but she had to buy this one because women traditionally haven’t
inherited them.
“My grandmother didn’t get any land. Back then, most was left in the hands of
men,” she said. At her side, Cassandra Garduño listens attentively. She also
didn’t inherit the family chinampa.
Today both are part of a small but growing group of women who have bought
chinampas to cultivate sustainably in an effort to preserve an ecosystem that
is increasingly threatened by urban development, mass tourism and water
pollution."
Via Frederick Wilson II.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
