Is a whole-farm, ecological approach to pest management
The use of:
The use of:
- hedgerows
- insectary plants
- cover crops
- water reservoirs
- creative landscape design
- habitat construction
- integration all biological kingdoms
- focused on the development of favorable niches
- strategically located to accomplish multiple functions
- able to withstand extreme weather events
- creation of beneficial microclimate zones
- mitigation of temporal weather effects
- mitigation of temporal weather effects
- home and forage for beneficial insects, reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds and mammals
- perennial food production
- medicinal herbs
- fuel, fodder, tool and fiber production
- carbon sequestration
- wind brakes
- frost protection
- soil creation
- thermal mass
- reduction of pest pressure
- reduction or elimination of chemical agents
- reduction or elimination of waste
- reduction in human effort to maintain the system
- reduction of fossil fuels
- mycoremediation, microbiological and phytoremediation
- utilization/incorporation of waste materials
- creates an earth-friendly, healthy, and beautiful atmosphere for people
