Chinampas: An urban farming model of the Aztecs and a potential solution for modern megalopolis. HortTechnology , 30 (1), 13-19. doi: 10.21273/HORTTECH04310-19 ...

A 2013 paper by North Carolina State University professor Matthew Teti found that in the 16th century, chinampa farms could produce 13 times as much crop as dry-land farming in the same area — a ...

In Mexico City, the ancient system of canals and floating islands, known as Chinampas, is increasingly considered an asset vital to the city’s future. MEXICO CITY — Citywide water outages.

It’s not every day you hear about a business plan that looks to build a hydroponic farm as phase II after creating a design and marketing firm. But that’s the game plan for Seth Stephens, M ...

See how the city's residents sought out chinampas, human-built islands that once fed several hundred thousand people, for sustenance and solace during COVID-19. Dario Velasco plants Creole corn on ...

Chinampas are also threatened by an ongoing urbanization process, where housing areas expand at the expense of space for producing local food." He also argues for political change to "restore the ...

Over his 11 years there, Mr. Sumano has seen countless chinampas repurposed as businesses catering to the party boat crowd; one now boasts a Texas-style barbecue with picnic tables.

The revival of chinampa farming is due, in part, to pandemic-related problems at Mexico City’s main market, La Central de Abastos, the largest of its kind in Latin America.