The Biggest Little Farm—Applying the Concept of Satoyama to the Farming
In 2011, Molly and John Chester embarked on an adventure to transform their 200 acres of barren soil into an organic, bio-diverse farm based upon regenerative principles , thriving in harmony with nature. When the couple arrived on the land, the soil was dead — dry, dusty, uninhabitable. To learn how to make it nutrient-rich again, they hired Alan York , a consultant who was an expert in biomimicry , which is essentially equivalent to applying the concept of Satoyama to the farming. Video 1. Satoyama: Japan's Secret WaterGarden [Full Documentary] (YouTube link ) Satoyama Satoyama (里山) in Japanese means a rural landscape (e.g., woodlands, rice paddies, [3] or even people's backyard [4] ) where people work and live alongside the natural world . In the above video, host Peter Barakan says the word Satoyama (里山) is pretty much like the word Countryside in English—where the human society intersects with the nature. ...