Woody Harrelson pushes tree-free paper

[NoOneMan]

7. I don't see it as a future

I see it as an alternative thread of reality that we cannot reach in our current projectory (unless a large global bottleneck allows people to reset the social & agricultural model). A few brilliant people are doing it (I hope to be one if I can ever afford land).

Everything about agro-forestry contradicts our very social model. It doesn't produce instant return, allowing for instant growth (4-7 years of zero yield). It doesn't require a large amount of debt to start (no machines, little processing of outputs), fueling constant production. It doesn't require a massive amount of inputs or water, and almost zero once its established. It doesn't even require a major time commitment from "farmers" unless you scale up. If every one had a half to quarter acre of a forest garden, it would basically run itself once established.

There is a reason many native American tribes would practice this form of agriculture (and civilization has rejected their way of life).

Unfortunately, while I don't see it as the future, I believe it is one of the only models we can utilize going forward to also heal the planet.