This article argues that humanity’s survival depends not on ideological consensus but on implementing the “Horticultural Model” of human development. Drawing on Abraham Maslow’s distinction between “big problems” and “small problems,” the author contends that we already know how to create “good people”: by sufficiently satisfying all seven essential human needs. Using the metaphor of tomato cultivation, the article demonstrates that healthy human development requires proper environmental conditions—nutrition, safety, connection, and freedom from toxic socialization—not moral instruction or genetic selection. The author dismisses debates over the definition of “goodness” as ideologically gridlocked, proposing instead a practical focus on systemic need-satisfaction. The article concludes by embedding a pointer to an extended dialogue exploring the cosmological and political implications of this framework, including the concept of consciousness as a “Fabric” seeking expression through healed physical vehicles.

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