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Ecologic Farming
Time to grow multiple crops on the same land

No Till Farming
Our ancestors ploughed their fields because they sowed by broadcasting seed by hand. Any wind would easily sweep the seeds, lying on the hard ground, away. Seeds lying openly on hard ground were also easy picking for birds and other animals who consumed them.

Modern drill-seeding buries each seed at an optimal depth for germination, where it is protected from wind and animals.

Single Crop
Most farmers grow a single crop or fruit on each plot. It may be wheat, corn, apples, oranges. Wheat and corn are never raised together in the same field. Neither are apples and oranges grown in the same orchard. The same is true for most other things we eat.

Multiple Crops
Growing multiple crops or fruits in the same plots of land makes more efficient use of farmland.