BUILDING THE TRANSITION CITY

PHASE 1. COMMUNITY LAND TRUST

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY
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PHASE 2. EWING STREET ECO VILLAGE

IDEAS / ARGUMENTS / DISCOVERIES: CCNY, CUNY STUDENT
PROPOSALS
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PHASE 3. IDA B. WELLS PLAZA

HYDROPONIC FARM & GROCERY
FISH PRODUCTION AREA

Three 1500 gallon tanks will serve

as home to fish that will be raised
to a size that will be edible, at the
same time allowing the fish to be
separated to spawn and grow new
fish. This also allows for Production Fish
Storage
quarantine, if needed. Area processing

1 pound of fish = 14 pounds of produce

The goal is to maximize the output

of the system, while breeding fish
and keeping the system balanced.

Grocery

Garden I Garden II Garden III

Entry

To Parking Lot Farmer’s Market

MIDDLE ROOM
HOLDING AND PROCESSING FISH
The middle room with the window
will serve as both a holding room,
to purge the fish before
processing. This room is where
fish become food. This room must
keep area as clean as possible at Production Fish
Storage
all times. Area processing

Grocery

Garden I Garden II Garden III

Entry

To Parking Lot Farmer’s Market

GROCERY & FARMER’S MARKET

Proposed use of additional space for

selling food and groceries. Parking
lot can temporarily host a farmer’s
markets or fruit/vegetable stands
directly in front of the building.
Production Fish
Storage
Area processing

Grocery

Garden I Garden II Garden III

Entry

To Parking Lot Farmer’s Market

 Tomato Trellises
GARDEN I

Two 700 gallon tanks will serve as

a holding tank for fish that are not Germination
really feeding the system, but Station
more of a demonstration and
learning area. It also serves as a
rearing tank for fish that are in
transition to the adult tank.

The first tank is a bio-diversity

filter growing a variety of tropical
and native plants, grass, and mint.

Cucumber Trellises
Creating a natural filter that is also
edible.

The system daisy chains back to

the production room.

Float tanks

Pump
Demonstration
Station
Fish tanks
 Squash trellis
GARDEN II
PVC PIPE

This area will focus on 2-3 crops

that will continue to rotate and
serve as the main focus of
production.

Fancy lettuces for rapid growth

and replacement: bibb,
buttercrunch, romaine, red lettuce.

Sections are separated by a

cucumber trellis on one side and a
squash trellis on the other.

Squash trellis
Connection
to Garden I
GARDEN III
HYDROPONICS

This area will focus on plants that

need a little more concentrated
nutrients, ideally plants like kale, Float tanks
collard greens, and cabbage.
Area will be in a tight closed-loop
system, separate from the
aquaponics system.

Area will serve as the entrance to

the rest of the grow area,
harvesting and gathering area.

Grow towers create outer wall, for

strawberries.

Collards

Strawberry grow towers