Simplicity vs. Sustainability

In this image, we can see that a part of the soil has been covered with a large, recycled carpet. According to our guide during the garden tour, this is to improve the soil and keep moisture, creating an extremely fertile soil, all in an eco-friendly way. We live in a world where intensive farming is seen as the typical way to grow fruits, vegetables and plants. Instead of adding chemicals and using big tractors that ruin the soil, we were shown a natural way to enrich soil. Using a carpet in gardening shows a counternarrative to the intensive farming we have all heard of by showing us that…