A leguminous groundcover controls dust and weeds, fixes nitrogen, provides grazing and bee forage. The more of these useful elements there are in a design the more productive and stable it becomes. Important functions of the property are served by various elements Cultivating lettuce in the cubby garden. A job like weed control can be achieved by grazing, mowing, mulching, shading, outcompeting, hoeing, spraying, flaming, steaming, parasitising etc. Marketing can be done by farm gate sales, subscription farming, local sales to retailers and restaurants, regional, national or export.
Value adding before sale adds another.
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