A Knowledge Commons for Regenerating Our Land, Water, and Local Communities
It’s important to ask, what do we already know about our bioregion, and how to steward it? To begin with, how do we celebrate what we already have? I think immediately of farmers’ markets, orchards and u-pick farms, any regenerative agriculture and indigenous cultivation, all the nonprofit initiatives we have (including Rochester Ecology Partners, the […]
For the presentation—Google Slides version for commenting: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EfV05d886tCc9iNb-YZzASwlu8nLqMCnspK1jXBc9Q0/edit?usp=sharing. For the initial concept proposal—Use the comment field on https://gflbioregion.org/westfall-road-ecological-demonstration-project-concept-proposal-1-20-2026/ For the permaculture design concept—Use the comment field on https://gflbioregion.org/permaculture-design-concept-for-westfall-road-property/ For comparison: the 2022 Brighton Community Farm Proposal: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rJ5cFMfzASYtirYYB4WUCrVcIrHDeW5M/view?usp=sharing *Please note:* These are concept proposals only, partly generated by AI, which can make mistakes. None of the […]
A Living Systems Commons for the Town of Brighton, NY Site: Town-owned 27-acre parcel on Westfall Road Municipality: Brighton Purpose: Transform a municipally owned parcel into a high-visibility ecological demonstration landscape that integrates watershed protection, climate resilience, education, and community wellbeing — while serving as a replicable model for suburban regeneration. 1. Why This Site […]
Below is a concise, decision-useful environmental and social profile for the Town of Brighton (Monroe County), New York. (Note: “Brighton” is sometimes used for different geographies in datasets; the sources cited here are explicitly for Brighton town, Monroe County.) (Census.gov) Brighton at a glance Type / context: Inner-ring suburb immediately southeast of the City of […]