Ernst Götsch's Syntropic Farming
If you have already attended a lecture, participated in a workshop, or if you had the opportunity to spend some time with the creator of Syntropic Farming, the chances that you’ve heard him saying these sentences are huge! We decided…
A degraded pastureland transformed into a productive forest. In November 2016, Ernst Götsch chose this area at Fazenda São Sebastião to start a plot with the initial focus on banana and cassava. This article describes each step of the implementation,…
One of the characteristics of Syntropic Farming is the use of consortia of plants in high diversity and density. From the initial moment of planting, the goal is to co-create agroecosystems similar to the original ecosystems of each place, both…
Imagine the outcomes of the dialogue between these contemporary thinkers/doers who, each in their area, propose and demonstrate that new perspectives are possible and capable of transforming our perception of the man-nature relationship. Humberto Maturana and Ximena Dávila were curious…
The “Brejo” (in our headquarter at Rio de Janeiro) was a swampy area that became known by those who follow Ernst’s work. It’s been a sensitive recovery process that started with soils high in aluminum and very acidic. Restoring this…
In Ernst Götschs’ agriculture, holes become NESTS, seeds become GENES, weeding becomes HARVESTING, competition gives way to COOPERATION and pests become the “AGENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OPTIMIZATION OF LIFE PROCESSES”. The peculiar (and already classic) vocabulary of Ernst Götsch…
In Ernst Götschs’ agriculture, holes become NESTS, seeds become GENES, weeding becomes HARVESTING, competition gives way to COOPERATION and pests become the “AGENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF OPTIMIZATION OF LIFE PROCESSES”. The peculiar (and already classic) vocabulary of Ernst Götsch…