The focus for the Playa Viva project was to tell the story of the food they serve from soil to table. Even more, it was learning about their impact on the local landscape through their farming and reforestation initiatives. Their impact reflects their values and I learned so much about regenerative agriculture and permaculture in general. My biggest take away was the importance of the connection between the food you eat and the hands that grow it. My favorite part of this shoot was the people.
“Permaculture is about designing ecologically sound human habitats, increasing food sovereignty through local production, and regenerating degraded landscapes. It is a land-use and community-building movement that strives toward the harmonious integration of human dwellings, microclimates, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, and water into stable, productive communities. The focus is not on these elements themselves but rather on the relationships created among them through the ways in which we place them in the landscape.”
