Ernst Götsch's Syntropic Farming
At the beginning of February, Ernst Götsch was in Portugal to implement the lines of trees in a complex system that includes apple trees, plums, blueberries, grapes, lemon, blackberry, ash, poplar, strawberries, and short-cycle vegetables. When it gets a little…
If you have been to one of Ernst Götsch’s workshops or presentations for the past years, you’ve probably heard him talking about his ideas for new machines – an essential step to up-scale the implementation and management of complex agroecosystems.…
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…
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…
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…
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…