Most of the information available on Syntropic Agroforestry is in Portuguese. In late-2018 English language content slowly became more widely anvailable. I’m attempting to collect all of the English language resources in one easy to access location.

Multi-strata agroforestry, agrofloresta and successional agroforestry are terms often used interchangeably with Syntropic Agroforestry. However Syntropic Agroforestry refers specifically to the philosophy and practices developed by Ernst Götsch in Brazil.

If you have found any resources which would be helpful for people trying to learn about Syntropy, please let me know and I’ll add them to this document.

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Official Resources

• Life in Syntropy [ web · vimeo · youtube ] Start here!

Practice Manuals

• Agroforest’ing the World From Machete to Tractor (Google Translation)
• Abundance Agroforestry
• An Illustrated Guide to Agroforestry (available in English, Portuguese and Spanish)
• Agroforestry Systems for Ecological Restoration (a technical guidebook)

Academic Papers

• Natural Succession of Species in Agroforestry and in Soil Recovery (Ernst Götsch, 1992)
• Break-through in Agriculture (Ernst Götsch, 1994)
• Indigenous knowledge in a ‘modern’ sustainable agroforestry system — a case study from eastern Brazil (Ernst Götsch, 1994 )
• Cultivating Regeneration Agroforestry Contributions for Economic Transition (Lúcio Costa Proença, 2019)

Articles

• My notes from Gabalah Farm Workshop (2018)
• syntropicfarms.com.au – Nice introduction to the fundamentals.
• renaturefoundation.nl – Planting water, agroforestry research at Ernst Götsch in Bahia.
• arc2020.eu – Beyond Agroforestry? An Introduction to Syntropic Farming
• Using Syntropic Agroforestry For Wine Grape Production

Podcasts

• Applying syntropic farming methods for dryland regeneration, with Jacob Evans

Videos

• Life in Syntropy
• Agroforestry Academy with Felipe Caltabiano
• Ernst Götsch Complete Lecture (2 hours)
• Ernst Götsch BlueVision (subtitled)
• Syntropic Agroforestry in Spain with Ernst Götsch
• Darren Doherty at La Loma Viva
• Marc Leiber at the European Agroforestry Conference
• Cattle integration with Syntropic Farming
• Successional Agroforestry at Epicentro Dalva
• Gabalah Farm with Scott Hall

Internet Forums

• Syntropic Agriculture Community
• Syntropic Agriculture
• Agroforestry Academy

Syntropic Farms (and farm blogs)

• Permadynamics & Tea Wakawaka (Northland, New Zealand)
• Gabalah Farm (NSW, Australia)
• Fazenda da Toca (Itirapina, Brazil)
• La Loma Viva (Granada, Spain)
• Agroforesterie Successionelle (Lacapelle-Ségalar, France)
• The Abundance Farm (Valle del Cauca, Colombia)

Teachers

• Namastê Messerschmidt (Brazil, Australia …)
• Scott Hall (NSW, Australia)
• Thiago Barbosa (NSW & Queensland, Australia)
• Klaus Lotz & Frida Keegan (Northland, New Zealand)

Infographics & Photos

Originally posted at adam.nz.