Rewind #11 - Syntropic Agroforesty: Farming like a Forest [ANTONIO COELHO]

In one of the driest, most degraded landscapes in Europe, farmer and agroforester Antonio Coelho has built 60 cm of fertile topsoil, raised organic matter to 7.4%, and slashed irrigation by 85% - all in just six years!

In this #REWIND episode, Antonio shares his deeply inspiring journey into entropic agroforestry, a form of regenerative agriculture that mimics forest ecosystems to grow food, restore land, and rebuild water cycles. He explains how complex, layered polycultures can outcompete monocultures - not just ecologically, but economically too - if we shift how we define productivity.

You’ll learn:

• Why dense, multi-species systems don’t compete — they cooperate

• How to retain water and thrive even with 8-month droughts

• What it means to feed the soil first, not just the crop

• Why economic models must account for real planetary costs

• How biomass, pruning, and photosynthesis create energy loops that regenerate land over time

This episode challenges conventional logic about competition, inputs, and profitability — and offers a bold, hopeful vision for the future of farming.

🎧 Tune in now and see why this is Deep Seed’s most-watched episode on YouTube yet. To see Antonio’s farm and the system in action, head to our YouTube channel for the full visual experience.

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This episode was made in partnership with Soil Capital - www.soilcapital.com

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