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fertility
chop & drop fertility loop
effort: a season
grow the mulch where you need it, then cut it and leave it lying.
plant fast biomass species through the system and cut them back three or four times a season, dropping the cuttings as mulch exactly where they grew. minerals mined by deep roots return to the surface, soil life feasts, moisture stays put — a compost heap with no wheelbarrow.