Looking into Syntropic Agroforestry pretty deeply. 🙏🙏. Imho it will be the way of future food producing systems. Going to be adding syntropic principles into my work here on the farm.
Do y'all have any literature on this topic?
#grownostr #permies #permaculture
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Haven’t heard of syntropic. I’ll have to research that one.
Wait, do you mean suptropic?
Here's a brief overview of Syntropic Agroforestry https://youtu.be/_W7YYTyNnWc
This technique, or understanding, was developed by Ernst Gotsch. Imho it is permaculture with a succession approach that can be applied in all climates.
That was really good, thanks for sharing
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If you're interested, this is the only manual I've found, but it's in Portuguese lol.
AGRICULTURA SINTRÓPICA SEGUNDO ERNST GÖTSCH https://we.riseup.net/assets/793860/Agricultura+Sintropica+segundo+Ernst.pdf
I designed my food forest this way without knowing it. I started off with mostly annuals and mulch while starting to plant the perennials. Then as time went on I've been planting more perennials to fill the open niches. As the niches get filled there is less room for annuals but more fertility in the soil so I can still maintain a similar yeild by planting more densely. As the canopy closes I will transition more to what the video describes as the abundance phase where I won't have enough light for the annuals but the perennials will be in full production and all the niches will be filled. If say I'm about half way there after 5-6 years. Starting to get larger and larger berry crops and have been able to propagate the perennial vegetables like rhubarb and horse radish. Starting to get real fruit sets on the peach and apple trees. I basically took the Mark Shepard approach of observing what grows wild and like a weed in your area and find varieties and plants that are the same for the food forest.
This is one of the principles of Ernst Gotsch, mimicking the local forest and vegetation🔥🔥🔥. Along with frequent pruning for in situ mulch, root stimulation, and stacking vegetation in distinct stratas to maximize photosynthesis.
Never heard of syntropic agroforestry but it makes a lot of sense. Anyone familiar or have more information on the concept?
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