Eden Field Notes

Field Note

Why Expansion Matters

Eden Project ·

The project has secured a third property in North Goa. Here is why expansion matters to a vision built on returning food ownership to people — and why, for now, we have to be selfish to fund the change.

A month back the project secured a third property in North Goa — which makes this the right moment to ask the question out loud: why does expansion matter?

Expansion is the vision

Expansion will always matter to this project, because the entire vision is built on one thing: bringing ownership of food back to the people. The more properties we work on, the better.

Fighting fire with fire

For now, though, we still have to follow the current narratives of how business functions — we are fighting fire with fire. In very simple words: even though this project is meant to benefit humanity, right now we have to be selfish, so that we can create the funds to implement the projects that will help change the tide.

Looking outward

So how do I plan to bring this about? I start travelling again — to countries that are specifically working towards these goals holistically and bringing real economic change. I currently have an association in Zimbabwe, one of the many countries moving its economy onto physical assets — though my associate there is cynical about the motive, insisting the shift has been implemented less to reform the economy and more to give the government a place to hide its corruption.

Where this leads, the notes will record — honestly, as always.

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