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he has already put this plan use pigs. The field we were
into action, pointing out the walking across was evidence
various trees and plants he enough that pigs are natural
already has living harmoni- ploughs, and with their
ously together. noses they can dig up even
As we reached the top of the toughest ground like its
the hill we saw a big piece soft mud. They also provide
of land that he had recently excellent fertilizer through
ploughed, or so I thought... their rear, and any seeds that
Turned out it wasn’t him - it they eat, and that successful-
was the wild boar. ly make their way through a
This takes us neatly into pig’s intestine come out the
Sebastian’s other plan (that other end bestowed with,
was the reason for my visit). let’s call them ‘superpowers’,
He calls it ‘Holistropy’ - a as they grow up far strong-
mixture between holistic er and more resilient than
(the belief that everything they otherwise would. Not
is interconnected) and only that, but when they are
syntropy (from sythropic ‘planted’ by the pig it’s more
agroforestry, that is when likely to get off to a fight- The boar with their fantastic sense of smell will get a whiff of this delicious mix hidden under the ground and hopefully dive in
you let various species work ing start as it’s wrapped in headfirst ploughing up the surrounding area in search of the food.
together harmoniously, a nice capsule of the finest
rest around - as well as some make lots of little holes for giving nature a little helping trees. More trees means
as they do in the natural fertilizer.
seeds he’s been carefully the seeds to fall into, and hand to do things the old more water, as once you have
world). However, I hope he Sebastian at first thought he
collecting of the species he effectively, ‘plant themselves’. fashioned way. When a pig a canopy of trees the water
will forgive me if I call it: would need to get his own
would like to re-populate The pigs will also fertilize the feels the ‘call of nature’, it will doesn’t escape - it goes into
‘The pig poop plant plan’. pigs to carry out his plan,
the land with. ground while they are there, answer, and in the process the ground and brings up the
After having already planted but since wild boar roam the
The boar with their fantas- and the lucky few seeds that come to nature’s rescue. water table, which increases
so many trees and seeds, hills and pay a visit every
tic sense of smell will get a will be gobbled up in their The current water shortage the amount of green areas,
Sebastian realised just how night to dig up something
whiff of this delicious mix feeding frenzy will be set has people saying that we which in turn bring about
difficult it would be for us he hasn’t fenced off - often
hidden under the ground and down to live in a place of the need to build more dams, more rainfall.
to re-plant all the trees much to his dismay, the
hopefully dive in headfirst boar’s discretion. Hopefully but Sebastian says that’s just And as Sebastian said, trees
ourselves, and has come swines. Once again he wants
ploughing up the surrounding somewhere with a good view addressing the symptoms and don’t care who plants them.
up with a plan that will to make his enemy his ally.
area in search of the food. In - which around Sebastian’s we need to get to the root of Whether it’s a big company
allow us to sit back and let The plan is as follows. He will
the process they will make the place is not hard to find. the problem. Quite literally with a grant, or a wild boar
nature do the planting for dig a few holes and fill them
ground a lot more hospitable So that’s it. Sebastian doesn’t that’s it - we need more ‘roots’ with a grunt. It doesn’t matter
us, or for itself - the way it with a mix of things boars just
for life as along with their see how this could fail to in the soil. to them. Let’s just get them in
has always done. love to eat, such as black beans
noses, their footprints should work. After all, it’s just Put simply we need more the ground.
And for this he plans to and corn. He will spread the