Pioneer year — twelve weeks before you plant a tree
The pioneer year is the easiest year to skip and the costliest one to lose. The fruit-tree sapling you plant in year one is making promises…
Read the playbook, get the PDF →What we believe
The forest already knew how. We are learning to farm like it does.
Seven layers, one design. Syntropic agroforestry copies the forest's own succession schedule — pioneer species before fruit trees, ground cover before competing weeds, canopy before drought. Everything we publish is organized around that schedule.
about agripure
an open-source repository for growing land back.
agripure is an open-source publication and plant database documenting permaculture, syntropic agroforestry, and regenerative farming across Pakistan. We build ground-truthed guides, species profiles, and resources to help smallholder farmers and land managers transition from conventional agriculture to resilient, multi-strata food forests.
We cover everything from nitrogen-fixing pioneer species like moringa and sesbania to climax canopy trees like fajri aam (Fajri mango) and shakarpara apricot (khurmaani), mapping their climate zone suitability, growth habits, and structural roles within the syntropic succession schedule.
The playbook
Four stages, one schedule.
Secondary years — pruning, chop-and-drop, the patient grove
Here is a concise, source‑based snapshot aligned to your four focus questions. Note that “syntropic agriculture” in the Götsch sense is sti…
Read the playbook, get the PDF →Climax years — the canopy, the harvest, the slowing down
1. **Götsch – managing the “climax” / late-secondary–climax phase (≈ years 5–15)** *Concepts are scattered; there is no single canonical pr…
Read the playbook, get the PDF →Abundance years — the economics of a mature Pakistani agroforest
1. Farm‑gate revenues for mature Pakistani multi‑strata agroforestry systems – PARC and PHDEC report commodity-wise farm returns, but…
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Three things this week.
Lacto-Fermentation: Preserve Harvest, Crisp Veggies for 8 Months
Master lacto-fermentation to preserve your harvest. Learn essential techniques, equipment, and salt ratios to keep vegetables crisp and flavorful for up to eight months. Perfect f…
Dehydrating Garden Harvest: Guide for USDA Zone 6 Homesteaders
Learn to dehydrate your garden harvest for long-term storage and concentrated flavor. This guide covers temps, prep, and drying tomatoes, peppers, and herbs in USDA Zone 6.
Overwintering Container Gardens: USDA Zones 3-7 Protection
Learn how to successfully overwinter container gardens in USDA Zones 3-7. Discover insulation techniques, ideal locations, and care tips to protect plants from cold and ensure yea…
Plants index — sampler
Find what grows in your climate.
Browse all 8 plant profiles A–Z
The shop — by stage
A tool for every stage.
A note from the field, weekly