This land is being reforested, think food forest mixed with native forest in a drier area.
Theres too many dangers to allow open grazing.
We will used raised pens with slotted floors to do cut and carry system.
We cut the grass and legumes every day and supply to the animals.
The manures will be vermicomposted and then used to support forest compatible understorey crops.
So far we have about 150 fruit trees planted on this site with another 150 in the nursery awaiting the rainy seaon.
This demonstration plot is trialling and demonstrating methods that suit the area and culture, improve nutrition and income, and provide alternatives to slash and burn maize monocrop with chemicals.
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slash and burn is the worst! This is awesome I would love to be involved in a project similar to this.
Theres two types of slash and burn.
One is cyclical where the forest returns as part of the cycle.
Its actually the most environmentally friendly type of Agriculture.
Its really embedded in natural pricesses and biodiversity
The other is non cyclical.
It advances across the landscape burning away ecosystems never to return
It leaves behind erosion, poverty and a simplified weedy landscape.
Step by step. Id like to keep some burning in this system, particularly to turn spiny or diseased biomass into Biochar.
BioChar would be a great way to process the material into useable product.