Responsible Land Use

The most responsible thing we can do is to transition from a reliance on annual agriculture and incorporate more permanent perennial food production systems. Annual agriculture requires major disturbance of the soil and requires exposed soil to grow productively. That productivity comes at a cost. Top soil and the living nature of soil is lost during this annual practice.

Transitioning or at least incorporating tree crops is not only healthy for the landscape it is a better financial model for farmers, land owners and homeowners. the other element imperative if restoring degraded landscapes is animals. Animals and insects of all sizes plays an integral role in restoring degraded landscapes. Once again we look to nature, in nature there are thousands (maybe millions) of animals in a healthy ecosystem. Annual agriculture eliminates almost all living organisms in an attempt to maximize the harvest and profit (both are important).

Silvopasture is the practice of purposely integrating livestock and woody crops. This integration allows us to produce our food and other resources while treating the land responsibly.