Put a tree on it: Can agroforestry help combat climate change?

Grist: "Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias," said farmer and author Wendell Berry. Or, if you're Mark Shepard, plant chestnuts. For Shepard, the owner of New Forest Farm and a farming consultant, the long-lived perennial trees are a central feature in the ideal farm landscape. Annuals - i.e. corn, soybeans, and many other vegetables that have to be planted and harvested every year - are labor-intensive and come with steep environmental costs such as erosion, soil degradation, and nutrient runoff....

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