Syntropic Agriculture
“Syntropy” (Ancient Greek: syntropos) is the physical term for processes in which the actors involved absorb energy from their surroundings and develop towards states of aggregation of higher complexity.
Agenda Gotsch
Ernst Götsch's Syntropic Farming
Ernst Götsch
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…
“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…
Differences between organic and syntropic farming
One question commonly asked is “What is the difference between syntropic farming and organic farming?” We have already discussed it – and even positioned syntropic farming among other concepts and practices related to agriculture and sustainability. But here we asked…
Design for the Mediterranean – enriching an olive grove
Work carried out in the workshop of Syntropic Farming at Herdade do Freixo do Meio, in the region of Alentejo, Portugal, in March Design model 1: Example to transform an approximately 50-year-old olive grove into a complex, multi-layered system that…