Let's Clean it! Stage One...
I have a three stage plan to clean the waters of Makoko - this is stage one! We start growing food and cleaning the water at the same time. This is a solution that costs very little with great payback in fresh food and health. The above system would cost approximately 50 dollars. The plants grow great in this tropical environment! We would begin to stretch the system in the canals that bring Lagos pollution into Makoko. This would mean that we would be producing loads of fresh food throughout the city! Those who cooperatively yield the fruit for the people, the people would in turn maintain their portion of the system! Our first cooperative Cistern (of 8) to feed the filters for drinking water Just a short preview of stage 2 and 3 (more later) We position oxygen aerators throughout the Makoko and the canals. This completes the natural aerobic cleaning of the waters and prepares the water for plant growth. They do this all the time in Kansas farms to keep the ponds alive and fr