5.2.15 (HL)—Regenerative farming and permaculture

Regenerative farming and permaculture combine crops, animals and recycled materials so one component's output can support another while productivity is diversified.

Pigs or chickens can clear vegetation, disturb soil and add manure; mob grazing can return nutrients and stimulate plant recovery when animals move and grazed land receives enough rest.

Benefits can include less external input, diversified products and improved cover. Poor timing or excessive density can instead cause compaction, bare ground, nutrient hotspots or erosion.

Plant-rich diets may fit these systems by directing more crops to people while retaining carefully managed animal roles in cycling and land management.

Mob grazing or animal integration is regenerative only when pressure, movement, recovery and nutrient balance are actively managed.