Touch the Soil News #1820 (Feature Photo – Via Verde Pillars in Mexico City – Courtesy of Civil Engineer)
Non-profit approaches to improving cities is not new. Mexico City, with a population of 9 million people, is at the heart of a metropolitan area of 22 million people. Mexico City has embraced a beautiful project called Via Verde. Creating green pillars along a major freeway, uplifts millions of people every year, not to mention cleaning the air. One wonders, how many cities around the world might embrace a company that creates green pillars (or garden pots) throughout the city? You can read the full story here: https://www.thecivilengineer.org/news-center/latest-news/item/1157-vertical-gardens-in-mexico-city-to-combat-pollution