Welcome to The Change Underground System Philosophy Page!

The philosophy on which The Change Underground System stands is the mimicking of nature. Nature does not dig, weed, allow ground to stand bare or operate an open system. Now this seems to run counter to 12,000 years of human agriculture. And it does. By operating on a small scale we are able to act as system managers rather than using energies (Tractors, Horses, Bullocks, Fertilizers) to force the land to provide returns.

The most important things any farmer can do are: sit and watch. In the watching and observing (Read Sherlock Holmes if you are yet to understand the difference!!!) we sense when a problem is arising before it happens. With time we know the correct actions to take before the system becomes unstable. By working on a small scale we have access to the whole production system everyday. Imagine trying to maintain and nurture 10,000 acres. Weed eruptions, feral animal outbreaks or ill stock could go unnoticed for months. Stay small, stay in touch, stay with the ways of nature.

The ultimate aim is to create a closed system with only sunlight added. (See Fractional Farming.) Now this may not be possible. Added cardboard sheets and newspapers for the gardens, seaweed meal for the animals and packaging for sale items are not likely to be produced from the land. But we can work out energy exchanges to come to an energy neutral system. This means that we have, in effect, a closed system.

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