Agro-forestry & Regenerative Land Use
We design & teach various context-specific implementations of multi-functional, multi-beneficial perennial polycultures – using an agro-ecological systems design framework – integrating trees (timber, fuel, fodder, fiber, medicine, fertilizer, biomass, support species, etc.), staple crops, holistic animal husbandry & regenerative grazing, and participatory community-based work & local innovation. We’re proactively addressing food security, malnutrition & nutrition, income generation & diversification, individual & regional agroecosystem health and function, flood & drought mitigation, bioregional climate resilience, etc.
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Silvopasture & Tree Crops
Integrating regenerative grazing systems with trees for shade, forage/fodder, fuel/firewood, and long-term timber and fruit/nut yields — reducing dependency on imported external inputs, reducing pressure on forests, and improving animal and soil health.
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Food Forests, Forest Gardens, & Perennial Polycultures
Biodiverse, multi-layered perennial systems that mimic natural forests while providing a continuous yield of nutrient-dense food, medicine, fuelwood, and fiber, etc. Providing the same invaluable ecosystem functions, services, and benefits a healthy natural forest ecosystem provides (e.g. in terms of small water cycles and bioregional hydrology, temperature & climate regulation, carbon sequestration, biomass production, etc.)
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Windbreaks, Riparian Zones, & Biodiversity Corridors
Tree systems designed to reduce erosion, reduce flooding, buffer winds & drift, protect crops, restore riparian zones, springs, and wetlands, and serve as habitat for pollinators and wildlife.
