UNHIDE Agroforestry booklet 2025.09.22 - Flipbook - Page 41
Schisandra chinensis.
A SELF-REGULATING
ECOSYSTEM SERVES
AS AN IMMUNE SYSTEM
FOR THE FARM
formations with walls of trellised schisandra,
mini kiwi and other fruit- and berry bushes and
trees, creating a favorable micro climate, offering
habitats, providing shelter, food, and breeding
grounds for a multitude of beneficial insects —
Jona Elfdahl picking schisandra.
contributing to a a self-regulating ecosystem that
serves as an immune system for the farm.
As fruits, berries and perennial herbs collect solar
energy at different heights and absorb nutrients
at different depths in the soil, all available niches
are taken advantage of.
Herbs, leaves, berries and other crops grown
here are made into various foods for sale at the
farm, and through several other retailers. Their tea
Actinidia arguta.
