Farming the Future: Cottonwood, Radical Cottonwood

In the farming the future studio, we imagined the future of farming in the year 2100 in the town of Cottonwood AZ, which currently faces the depletion of its watershed. While examining the future of farming, it was impossible to not ask the question; how will we decide to live in the future?

This can be done by creating a culture that is based on the local ecosystem. The cultural shift will happen over time incrementally. The first priority will be to integrate the ecosystem into the built environment, then later, add infill to support the new culture growing from the local environment.

Our anthropocentric way of life is fragile. To turn from an anthropocentric to Ecocentric way of life, we can reestablish our connections and responsibilities to our local ecosystems.