ANCESTRAL LUNATION

Luna Community College

Luna Community College (LCC) is developing a heritage program centered on cultural practices of building, design, and productionthe Heritage Academy.. As part of the development of the Heritage Academy, LCC seeks a unifed campus design with arid plantings and cohesive campus image.

In response to the Heritage Academy program, I would like to propose an onsite community garden. This project uses the cultural practices of the surrounding area to educate and provide opportunities for agricultural studies and occupations to community college students.

LCC also expressed concern about food scarcity issues on campus. This project proposes structures for the campus to provide healthier meal options and teach about local food.

The principal design goal of the community garden is to create a cultural understanding of farming practices in the surrounding area. The design provides an opportunity to learn from the ancestors through the heritage program adopted by Luna Community College along with teaching the younger generation agricultural practices through the daycare center and community garden.

Exterior Main Entrance

This program can teach children about the importance of being good stewards of the land and working toward making a more sustainable future. Through this educational model, children can learn to grow and harvest their own food as to not become so reliant on outside sources of food. Food scarcity is such a big issue today, that finding a way to combat this in such trying times will provide the most benefit in a more resilient future.

Ancestral Lunation should provide the opportunity for growth through the phasing of programs. These programs include the heritage program building an adobe structure used as a classroom, followed by the greenhouse, or green hoophouses. Food scarcity is unfortunately always an issue, but by teaching traditional planting techniques and providing the space within the community for these teachings, food should be accessible to everyone.