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Hi fellow permies, biophiles and land lovers,

We are two friends Reese and Nadav who have been living and traveling together for 2 years across the states and abroad working on farms and ranches. We are looking for land owners who need help stewarding their land in exchange for allowing us to live on their property and grow veggies/make art/learn from the land/give back!

We have both studied Syntropic Agroforestry in Germany as well as general organic farming, herbalism, and animal husbandry. I, Reese have extensive experience with horses and am an artist and farmer  and have been living off- grid or partially off grid since I was 16. Nadav is experienced in herbalism/bodywork, photography and farming.  

We love and care deeply about the soil and health of the land and how to live in a low impact, reciprocal, life giving way.  after two years of learning from a variety of different lands and farmers/communities we are looking to be more place based hopefully for a few years! We both work part-time, but would like to use the rest of our time to devote to the land! If you have land who needs two delightful companions to nourish and love her please reach out if you would be open to talking about possibility’s! Look forward to hearing from you!

Warmly,
Reese and Nadav

Aminadav.and.reese@gmail.com
 
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Reese, I hope you have success.
Your journey sounds interesting and have you thought of dropping some more about your experiences.
What is 'Syntropic Agroforestry' please?
 
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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.
 
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