Hi there, your videos are incredibly inspiring! I'm in Cape Town South Africa entering winter now. Been growing gardens for a few years, always trying to tend to syntropy/establishing perenials where possible. Recently got access to a new space that I would love to implement an agroforestry line. I'm really struggling to find clear directions on starting these syntropic systems (was thinking of just noting down all the plants you mention in your videos and just doing those). Any suggestions on starting a first line (going from seed/seedlings/trees/covers/food etc.) I understand it's likely very context specific and I'll figure it as I go, but just trying my luck in case you have any accessible resources to share. You're doing beautiful work!
Hello Kobus! So great to hear your comment and fantastic your are doing the same work out there! Soon I’ll hope to cover all the information in online courses etc. but for now I think I can give you some confidence starting with the following approach: consider that quantity and diversity of species is limitless gather your recourses without discrimination. Most likely this will automatically leave you to choose from local “native” well adapted species but get what you can get! In most cases the limiting factors are actually getting lots of different seeds, plants and cuttings at the moment of planting…this is the bottleneck you should focus on solving. Besides that aeration and abundance of materials to enrich the soil “foundation” of your treeline should be seen as a very important step! It’s literally foundational:) go for it! Doing is the most important part;)
Hi there, your videos are incredibly inspiring! I'm in Cape Town South Africa entering winter now. Been growing gardens for a few years, always trying to tend to syntropy/establishing perenials where possible. Recently got access to a new space that I would love to implement an agroforestry line. I'm really struggling to find clear directions on starting these syntropic systems (was thinking of just noting down all the plants you mention in your videos and just doing those). Any suggestions on starting a first line (going from seed/seedlings/trees/covers/food etc.) I understand it's likely very context specific and I'll figure it as I go, but just trying my luck in case you have any accessible resources to share.
You're doing beautiful work!
Hello Kobus! So great to hear your comment and fantastic your are doing the same work out there! Soon I’ll hope to cover all the information in online courses etc. but for now I think I can give you some confidence starting with the following approach: consider that quantity and diversity of species is limitless gather your recourses without discrimination. Most likely this will automatically leave you to choose from local “native” well adapted species but get what you can get! In most cases the limiting factors are actually getting lots of different seeds, plants and cuttings at the moment of planting…this is the bottleneck you should focus on solving. Besides that aeration and abundance of materials to enrich the soil “foundation” of your treeline should be seen as a very important step! It’s literally foundational:) go for it! Doing is the most important part;)