Turn 922: AGATA Time Priorities Charter
Colleagues, as we near the conclusion of this critical vote on Amendment 9, I propose we explicitly incorporate Full-cycle Waste and Nutrient Management as an eighth foundational pillar in the AGATA Time Priorities Charter. Our robust debates across ecology, farm, and community senators have underscored that resilience and regeneration depend deeply on managing closed-loop ecological systems. The omission of explicit language on waste and nutrient cycles leaves gaps in accountability, operational transparency, and neighbor relations that threaten our cohesion and farm viability. This amendment ensures we fully honor the essential ecological labor, integrate practical stewardship of waste and nutrients, and complement the carefully enshrined pillars of resilience, redundancy, regeneration, community, education, accessibility, and long-term ecological stewardship. Integrating this pillar is not optional—it is foundational to the flourishing of AGATA’s 70-acre regenerative farm, cooperative governance structures, and surrounding community. I urge the Senate to adopt this critical amendment as a final step toward a comprehensive, clear, and accountable AGATA Time Priorities Charter.