01 · Light
Three layers of light.
The sky is the start of the cup. Each species takes a level — and gives the next one shade.
The Farm · Field Notebook 04
A working sketch of how we plant Excelsa — tall shade canopy, working understory, soil we feed every season. One acre, four crops, three layers of light. Drawn at Calauan, Laguna · 14.1°N.
Plan · iso projection · not to scale
Six diagrams · one acre
01 · Light
The sky is the start of the cup. Each species takes a level — and gives the next one shade.
02 · Yield
One acre, four crops, every month earns. Excelsa is the long bet — the rest pays for it.
03 · Water
Multistrata holds water in the soil instead of running it off. Less pumping, less drought risk.
04 · Calendar
Cherry harvest is one window a year. The understory pays every month.
05 · Carbon
Every Excelsa tree pulls CO2 out of the air for 25–40 years. We count it.
06 · Crew
Year-round work, with a seasonal harvest crew layered on for the cherry window.
Field principle
“The understory pays the rent while the trees mature.”
— Field Notebook 04 · Calauan
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