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polistra's avatar

Beautiful. The old steel mills around Wheeling and Pittsburgh, in similar terrain, could use a similar solution.

In the high plains of Kansas and Oklahoma, much of the otherwise wasted natural gas is processed into fertilizer, so they're already using the circle principle.

Lile Mo's avatar

Yes I think those Wheeling and Pittsburgh mills could definitely do this and prosper. As you mention the other states it means it can be done. As long as people wear different lens to look at problems

Paula Rossi's avatar

A beautiful example of symbiosis! My son is involved in a small company in Brunswick Maine, employing the same tactic, on a much smaller scale. They buy high quality but misshapen fruits and vegetables that the farmers can't sell at grocery stores and make them into Hummus- like spreads and fruit snacks called 'pummies'. One small way of closing the circuit... Making a go of it, too! They are Harvest-Maine.

Lile Mo's avatar

That's an amazing niche am so happy for him

How is his business going. It's so holistic and well meaning

I think it just needs a narrative and he won't manage the demand for both people buying the products and also farmers wanting him to take off the fruits off his hands

Do you have a link to his work

Would love to have a look

Paula Rossi's avatar

He looked long and hard for such a good environmental fit. He is passionate. And only 3 people in the company. The two owners (Who you’ll see on the website) and Luke - assistant production manager. Business is thriving.

Lile Mo's avatar

Ok now i want to see the website seriously. I think he is very wise. Few people see beyond the image

Paula Rossi's avatar

I will send though chat. May not make it thru in reply to comment?

Lile Mo's avatar

Thanks, received

Paula Rossi's avatar

Sent link to you yesterday. Did you receive?

Lile Mo's avatar

No i didnt receive it i have checked again its not there

Javeriah Khalid's avatar

I haven't read the full article yet, but only reading the title and subtitle I can tell I'm about to go for a ride! So excited to sit down and read this and learn a lot! ☺️

Lile Mo's avatar

I am so glad you will be able to have a look at it, am honored and happy to share what this city did with you. It makes all the time spent through it worth it

Anastasia | ModernMomPlaybook's avatar

Very well written! and very smart solution.

Lile Mo's avatar

Thank you. I like the fact that they found the solution by observation

Sometimes we miss what's there

Hina Gondal's avatar

So well written

Lile Mo's avatar

Thanks so much Hina

Robin F Pool's avatar

Very interesting- I'm circling back after the holidays, and reading this at exactly the moment when I'm trying to integrate my artistic activities with my consulting work.

I've injured my back, so the art is put on hold. But I'm finding that the enforced rest is allowing me to develop new divination modalities that will support my artistic expression (and my client work) once I'm able to hold a pencil again....

This article was a great clinic in how industries or activities produce byproducts that support each other. Thank you!

Lile Mo's avatar

This is a brilliant real time application of the principle. You've already performed the core audit and are designing the loop. The enforced rest isn't downtime; it's your thermal plume the specific condition forcing a new system into existence that will make both your primary activities more potent.

You're instinctively moving through Module 0 (Audit) and Module 1 (Reciprocal Design). The next sovereign step is Module 2: codifying the narrative of this transformation. What will you call the divination modality born from this specific constraint? That's your Panzhihua Mango the artifact that couldn't exist without this specific injury.