CEPEAS, Goiás, Brazil
Agenda Gotsch
Ernst Götsch's Syntropic Farming
Introduction
What is Syntropic Farming?
There is no quick answer. We have to be honest and immediately warn that you won’t find a recipe ready to copy and paste here. Syntropic Agriculture (also described as successional agroforestry) is not…
The principles, in Ernst’s own words
“TAO” for our comprehension of life
First, to the content: The following figure, to which I have given the name of 15 PRINCIPLES, NAMED: ’TAO’ FOR OUR COMPREHENSION OF LIFE [ALTERNATIVE TO OUR ACTUAL CONCEPT, CONCERNING LIFE] is conceived in the form of a compendium, comprising…
Design & management
How to read a place, choose species, plant and manage a system.
Long read · In Ernst’s own words
Perennials – Part I (full text)
In “Perennials,” Ernst Götsch brings back memories of his childhood and his family’s eating habits. But, along with reviving flavors and varieties of countless fruits, leaves, herbs, and roots, Ernst also unfolds a sensitive anthropological thread that reveals much about the values and practices of ancient rural communities,…
Field experiences
Places, farmers, results and adjustments over time.
Alto Caparaó, Minas Gerais, Brazil
The best coffee of the year is from Syntropic Agriculture
Among 500 coffee samples from 20 Brazilian regions, the coffee from producer Wilians Valério, from Recanto dos Tucanos received the Best Coffee of the Year 2019 award. The contest is…
Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil
The beauty of a garden meets the abundance of a forest
In Ernst’s own words
We treat those considered to be pests or diseases as indicators of weaknesses in our plantations, caused by mistakes made by ourselves.
Ideas & debates
Agriculture, nature, culture, food and technology.
Learning & education
Experiences and materials for learning and teaching with syntropic gardens.
