From sand to forest in one year - building agri-supply chain
Drylands
Drylands are tough. Poor soils, droughts, salinity, invasive species, and challenging water resources. On the flip side, by cracking the formula for regenerative agriculture, drylands represent the single largest opportunity for climate mitigation and food security globally. We think our agro-ecology approach and the 100-acre Village Model are the keys to unlocking the potential of these drylands.
Regenerative & salt-tolerant agro-forestry is a place-based combination of regenerative agriculture principles that, together, creates incredible change. By using simple techniques like biochar, appropriate species selection, and smart irrigation, we are able to do the above in 6 months in desert soil with saltwater. No fancy tech, low cost, and accessible to all. In this picture, 5 tree species, 9 vegetable crops, and 4 grass species co-exist in a way that promotes the wider agro-ecology. In this plot alone (1 acre) we harvest 600kg of vegetables alone each week! The high-density of trees (up to 5,000/ha) means that we are producing even more biomass for livestock, and a massive amount of carbon being stored in above and below ground.