parental_unit_2 a écrit :
>> As a possible alternative I'd suggest something like Terra Preta des
>> Indios of the Amazonas bowl for Umathela, also known as "slash and
>> char". Too interesting not to be used.
>>
>
> I agree. Maybe this is the solution in Enkloso. There's a good
> popular description of the technique in Charles Mann's _1491_, which
> I think I've referenced on this list before.
>
I like the agroforestry method of the Highlanders of New Guinea that
Peter Metcalfe mentioned. I like this because it makes the farmers
dependent on the trees for their sustenance.
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