from google
Syntropic agroforestry, also known as syntropic farming or successional agroforestry, is a regenerative farming method that mimics natural forest ecosystems.
from;
https://www.porvenirdesign.com/blog/2019/7/24/1bufd9zncys2tlph3qmmkz57ncqgsq
So what is syntropic farming exactly? Syntropic farming is an intensive form of agroforestry that imitates market gardening and slash and mulch agroforestry,
in order to provide yields at all stages of succession, generate its own fertility, and with the end goal of creating a productive forest that imitates the structure and function of the native forests.
The Principles
The following guiding principles were laid out by our instructors:
Keep the soil covered
Maximize photosynthesis
Stratification
Synchronization
Natural succession
Management
My understanding of them is as follows:
Keep the Soil Covered is done in syntropic farming by growing large amounts of biomass on site, which is regularly pruned or cut to be applied to the soil.
Syntropic farming seeks to Maximize Photosynthesis by laying out trees rows from North to South.
This is the primary design layout strategy, as opposed to managing for water through exclusively using contour planting.
In addition this is achieved by an extremely high density of planting; 20-40 plants/seeds/cutting per square meter. It's a way to grow food and other crops sustainably and productively.
