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COEXISTENCE: REIMAGINING FOOD NETWORKS

In Bridgeport’s East End,a long standing food desert for residents exists alongside an abundance of industrial pollution that disrupts ecosystems and non-human food chains. This project challenges the separation of food and ecology by creating a shared, circular food system for both humans and other species. Abandoned lots and polluted sites are transformed into productive food hubs where waste becomes a resource. Using black soldier fly farms, microbial digestion, and urban agriculture, the project converts organic waste into nutrients and sustainable protein. The goal is not to fix nature but to design for coexistence—building an urban ecosystem where people, animals, and microbes share resources and adapt together over time.