
Syntropic farming: growing a food forest the way nature builds one
Syntropic farming, developed by Ernst Gotsch, farms with natural succession and stratification, using heavy pruning instead of fertilizer. Here is how it works.

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Syntropic systems articles explore Ernst Götsch's framework of farming by accelerating ecological succession — using strategic cutting, strata management, and succession species to build soil life and canopy simultaneously. Coverage moves from the underlying principles to practical planting sequences for smallholders establishing food forests without purchased inputs.
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