2475. Gardenworld

We are disoriented. Moved out of our normal zone of semi stability. It hasn’t been perfect but we could imagine a life.  We need to land somewhere. Gardenworld is,  in the ideal, probably a garden with lots of vegetables next to buildings where people live, and maybe there’s a small amphitheater for classes, entertainment, and community meetings. The way it will be implemented will depend upon local conditions and resources, sometimes city ruins, sometimes so on the margin of  wilderness. The variety of implementations will be huge. Food, aesthetics, the human life cycle and good governance are design criteria for what I am  bluntly calling Gardenworld. Since we all want to live in some combination of civilization and nature , from a vase of flowers in the living room  to  a path in the wilderness, and even a pathless wilderness, let's use our wealth to go there. Gardenworld is not a plan, but a guide,   Plans are brittle, guidelines are flexible and dependent  on local creativity and judgment. (from Chapter 2)