Agroforestry

AgroForesty is the permaculture practice of harmoniously incorporating trees.

Permaculture

In permaculture, unlike monocultures, diverse crops are planted together harmoniously, promoting sustainability. This method naturally regenerates soil without the need for synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, with plants working symbiotically to provide shade, habitats, water retention, pest control, and nutrient absorption.

Garden of Eden

Garden of Eden

Agroforestry Projects

• Tree Nurseries
• Living Fences - (tree hedges, agave rows)
• Fuel Efficient Cook stoves
• Land, Water, and Resource Management
• Water flow control & capture systems
• Garden Moats

Tree Nursery

Nursery & WorkSpace

Nursery & Compost

Field Rehabilitation

Half Moon Basins

Half Moon Basins & Gradient

Deep Basin

Pigeon Pea

Pigeon Pea & Me

No Wood Modular Fence

Grass and Wire Fence Panels

Grass and Wire Fence Panels

Tree Sappling Sanctuary

Tree Protective Ring

Fuel Efficient Cook Stove

Cook Stove Workshop

Living Fence / No Wood Barricade

Moat and Living Fence (Agave)

Mini Moat Construction

My Garden

I began the development of my garden day 1 of moving into my new home.

The garden initially consisted of several rows of inter cropping flowers, vegetables, and herbs in my front yard.

My second year, the garden transitioned to a potato patch irrigated by the village rain run-off.

Permaculture Garden

Front Yard - July 2022

Front Yard - December 2022

Chickpea & Turmeric - October 2022

Marigolds & Carrots - October 2022

Peppers & grass clippings - December 2022

3 Sisters - February 2023

Garden Trail - March 2023

Compost Piles - October 2023

Front Yard - October 2023

Water Capture Systems

Swales on Contour

Deep Basins

Digging water capture structures can vastly improve the success of reforestation initiatives and prevent erosion.

Life needs water, so best to grab it when we can.

Basins

Field Basins

Desert Basins

Basins are an effective approach for topologies that are flat or in which the gradient is difficult to assess. Digging holes or basins is a simple method for capturing rain locally and vastly improves the growth of neighboring trees.

Terrace

Flat Terrace

Flat Terrace

Terrace farming is a wonderful land managment technique for steep hills and a very impressive signature of humanity. Building terraces is a labor intensive marvel.

Swales

Swales

Swales

Swales are a good easy solution for capturing run off. Swales are more difficult to implement than basins due to the requirement of measuring the contour of the field.

Agroforestry

Agroforestry Systems

AgroForestry Systems vary depending on the conditions of the biome. Various systems will make use of appropriate tree species. Trees can improve the conditions and sustainability of a farm.

Intercropping Corn & Trees

Swales

Trees can be incorporated into farms various ways

• Corridors & Field Buffers
• Alley cropping
• Food Forest

Top Down Perspective Field Visualization

The Field Reforestation Plan was a Eastern Province Zambian village appropriate method for revitalizing deteriorated fields.

Field Before Reforestation

Desolate field with sparse Mango trees (green spots).

Field After Reforestation

Intercropping Gliricidia within corn fields and "Forest Corridor" buffers around the perimeter of fields.

Non Linear Design

Food Forest

Radial Fractal Layout