Sustainable Living, Practical Learning

On contour swale is dug to catch any surface runoff on this demonstration farm, and to allow it to infiltrate in the soil. Small cacao seedlings are introduced in the existing polyculture setting, where plants work together on creating a more beneficial ecosystem, where there is more overstory for shading the young delicate seedling, more biomass for soil fertility and plant health, and more productivity and income for farmers.