New article at The Guardian describing the potential environmental, social, and economic benefits of #silvopasture, a form of #agroforestry strategically integrating trees and shrubs into animal pasturing operations:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/18/cows-sustainable-farming-silvopasture

It highlights the work of Bret Chedzoy, a local agroforestry educator helping this ancient practice take root here in the #FingerLakes region of New York.

'The best way to raise #cows sustainably? Set them free

An old #farming technique called #silvopasture, which allows cows to graze on a variety of plants in #forests and tree-filled pastureland, is seeing a resurgence across the world'
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/18/cows-sustainable-farming-silvopasture #Sustainability #Environment #ClimateCrisis #Food

It's crazy that diverse ecosystems for food production is the exception rather than the rule in "advanced" cultures. For thousands of years (and in many places even today) this is just called 'farming'.

"An old farming technique called silvopasture, which allows cows to graze on a variety of plants in forests and tree-filled pastureland, is seeing a resurgence across the world."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/18/cows-sustainable-farming-silvopasture

#agriculture #sustainability #SustainableAgriculture #permaculture #silvopasture

RT @prial78
We are still looking for a two-year #postdoc to be placed in @ucph_esdc skills in satellite #remotesensing of #grassland management #silvopasture #Europe, #Armenia @BiodiversaPlus . Nice working conditions, possibilities professionally to grow. Apply: http://bit.ly/3kBvArc

We had a look at the #ChatGPT site tonight.
https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt

One of us asked, "Do you think that #silvopasture is the answer to upland #farming and was quietly pleased when the AI agreed with him.

One of us asked, "How deep is your love?" AI replied, "As an artificial intelligence language model, I don't have emotions or feelings, so I cannot experience or measure the depth of love."

We are heart-broken.

#Love #AI

I'm trying a little test of Mastodon's reach, looking for #NorthernCalifornia people doing #agroforestry #AlleyCropping #silvopasture or #ForestGardening - I am especially interested to know how you're selling these products: direct/farmstand, distributor, or something else. Especially after watching https://youtu.be/M3B6oy1nz4A and seeing how badly farmers & ranchers are getting screwed, I don't want my money going to the "Big Four", while supporting #RegenerativeAgriculture

Fordhall Farm, Market Drayton. Everything they produce is farmed organically and regeneratively without the need for large tractors or machinery. They practice silvopasture, which is a way of considering how tree planting influences and aids wildlife/livestock on the farm. It is completely community owned and runs countless beneficial community projects. Every detail is considered, from water management to recycling all they can from the café/shop.
#Organic #Silvopasture #Regenerative #Farming

If you're part of the #twittermigration and are looking for a smaller server for #RegenAg / #RegenerativeAgriculture / #NoDig / #HolisticGrazing / #NoTill / #MarketGarden / #AgroEcology / #Silvopasture practitioners, consider requesting to join at https://regenerate.social

If that's not you but someone you know, send them our way!

Climate Mitigation through Agroforestry #britishcolumbia #agriculture #silvopasture #climateaction https://bcorganicgrower.ca/2022/09/climate-mitigation-through-agroforestry/

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"Breadtree’s newest project is a 116-acre site in the Battenkill valley (east of Greenwich NY). At Doorways, we are restoring 65 acres of corn fields and gravel mines as a chestnut #silvopasture farm, and working to enhance the health and diversity of adjacent woods and waterways. We plan to trial a number of interplanting strategies, develop a program to verify the atmospheric carbon sequestered by our agricultural systems, and welcome partner farmers to manage complementary systems that integrate with the #chestnut alleys. "

https://breadtreefarms.com/where