Starting from the land … 

Worldwide, due to extended agricultural use, there is a substantial amount of overexploited farmland – generationally used for agriculture, now depleted of important nutrients and no longer yielding significant harvest.

Families that have farmed this land for generations often face poverty as their land no longer produces crops in a sustainable way.

1World.Fund identifies tracts of land that have been overexploited.  Overexploited land is land that has been depleted of resources due to overfarming, deforestation, or industrial development. This land has been depleted of soil & other nutrients and is currently unused or greatly underproducing agricultural harvest because of this depletion.  Generational farming families are often too poor to replete their soil leading to further poverty. Thus the cycle continues.  This happens globally. As a global phenomenon, this underproducing land contributes not only to food shortage, starvation and increased prices at the local grocery store, but also to increased societal ills worsened with increased poverty – healthcare, education and basic human rights.

1World.Fund works with regional farming families who have lived on the land for generations – land their family has farmed for generations.  After scientifically analyzing their land, and applying model-integration systems, we develop a sustainable model of a Forest farm – The1 Forest. 

We then share our research with and educate the farmers about farming principles specific to their land and long term practices to achieve self-sustainability.

Together , we ‘no-till’ prepare, compost fertilize, crop rotate and replete their soil with biodiversity to “fill the gaps” as according to restorative agricultural research.  Restoring the land with organic soils and fertilizers. 

We create healthier soil and promote resilience in the ecosystem by increasing the insect and plant biodiversity, soil fertility, and carbon sequestration.

Self-sustainability. 

No GMOs. No chemicals. All natural. All organic. All specific to that land and climate, all scientifically optimized for sustainability.

We “fill in the gaps” by incorporating climate change trees, natural flora and fauna and integrating agricultural farming in accordance with restorative agricultural principles. 

We then apply our proprietary layout – very exciting 😇– The 1World Forest Spiral.

The1 integrates farms with forests in a symbiotic relationship that fosters sustainability environmentally and economically.  By doing so, the synergistic forces increase sustainability for both the Forest and the communities.  

The1 Forest Spiral

Logarithmic spiral

The same spiral inverted, rotated, and applied vertically filled with biodiversity into a 

8 Layered Forest Farm

The1 Forest Spiral contains tall trees, low trees, shrubs, herbs, ground covers, vines, root crops & mushrooms.

The1 Forest Spiral

The1 Forest spiral is a design layout that incorporates climate change trees amongst agricultural crops. The design is based on the most efficient design found in nature. The logarithmic spiral. This is the same spiral seen in the design of sunflowers – amongst many other natural phenomenon.

In order to thrive, plants and trees need to be spaced apart an ideal distance. This allows them to grow in the most healthy manner. We because we are planting our trees and plants, we will be able to space them apart to maximize ideal growth. The trees that are considered climate change trees are usually tall trees with broad leaves. The height provides a canopy to trap carbon dioxide and other gases from reaching the upper atmosphere, the broadleaf maximize’s carbon dioxide absorption.   

The lines of that the trees will be planted along will follow those of a logarithmic spiral. Amongst these “climate change” trees we will then plant shrubs and crop producing plants in other lines to complete the logarithmic spiral. In addition, complementary plants will be planted along lines creating rotated and inverted logarithmic spirals.  A spiral on a spiral on a spiral.  All intentionally planted and lovingly cared for.  Symbiotically nourishing itself.  The biodiversity helps ensure survival of the ecosystem- providing natural resistance to climate change, floods, infestations or other disasters.

The agricultural crops will be harvested regularly while the trees will continue to grow around them. Crops will be rotated to maximize environmental sustainability. This is part of our education program of the farmers. They benefit from crop production and lovingly maintain the land – the crops and the forest – since it is all integrated.

The integration ensures the longevity of the Forest by empowering and enabling starving farmers.

Longevity of the Forests are further supported by our education program, which incorporates 3 agricultural principles: agroforestry, permaculture and regeneration.  Agroforestry describes the purposeful integration of trees to crops and farming land. Permaculture describes the incorporation of agricultural principles that allow for self sustainability of the Forest.  Regeneration focuses on ensuring soil nutrients are naturally replenished by other elements in the Forest (fauna,etc).

Simple.  Poetic. Ethical. Responsible.

And the design relies on continuous reevaluation of the plan and incorporates real time data and field data collected from mobile devices to continuously assess the sustainability of the Forest Farm and allow for mitigation as needed.

It does this through the advanced AI (Artificial Intelligence) monitoring system which incorporates intense data repositories and multiple open-source algorithms developed and shared by private and public academic organizations.  These are available to the public and enable progression of research.

Some of these are included below:

ESS-Dive

I-Lamb

Etc

Carbon Farming Framework

This was a model framework developed by The Carbon Cycle Institute has developed a model framework to “enhance rates of carbon capture, increases the provision of important ecosystem services (including water), build agricultural resilience and mitigates climate change.” 
The framework relies on sound technical expertise, quantification methodologies and innovative solutions to enable on-the-ground, effective solutions.

Learn more about Carbon Farm Planning and about building a Carbon Farming Network.

The1 strongly believes in the power of open source.

Sharing information advances society.

In accordance with transparency and open source ethics, we use open source data repositories and open source model integration systems.

As a participant in the one movement, you will be included in all actions Tools used in the planning systems and monitoring systems of the one forest will always be accessible on the Blockchain and data clearly accessible to the public. This enables accountability.

We implement open source model integration systems such as a set of online Greenhouse Gas planning and modeling tools (COMET Planner and COMET Farm), developed by researchers at Colorado State University and partners.

These tools are all open source and peer reviewed for scientific accountability.

The 8 Layer design

well-studied, proven

The1 Forest Farm is typically comprised of 8 different layers:

The Tall-Tree Layer

This is the canopy layer.  This is the defining layer of layout.

Based on the ideal distance for growth, these trees are tall, provide shade, yet even when mature, allow sufficient light to reach lower layers. If the soil is lacking a specific nutrient, that will be considered. For example, nitrogen-fixing trees will help replete soil, and may blossoms to attract insects.

The Low-Tree Layer

These will be similar to the tall trees, but dwarf variations – to keep them low growing.  This will likely include fruits, nuts and crops. Many of these will grow quickly and can be pruned heavily to generate plenty of mulch and compost – for ongoing sustainability.

The Shrub Layer

This layer is wildlife-attracting .  Examples include flowering, fruiting and other useful shrubs. This will be based upon our algorithm and site specific environmental inclinations / ecological goals.  These will be chosen to meet sustainability requirements such as agricultural development (foods,medicines, crops), wildlife attraction, natural pest control/ fertilizer or simply to engage biodiversity as a tool to achieve hardiness.

Because shrubs occur in a variety of sizes, they can be used as “filler” to maximize environmental impact.

The Herb Layer

This layer is compromised of nonwoody vegetation – vegetables, flowers, herbs, and cover crops.  This layer will contain mulch producers and other soil-building plants. Most will likely be perennials and self-seeding species. Again, exact planting location will be determined as according to the needs of each plant (ie shade-lovers beneath taller plants, while at the edges perhaps, beds of plants dependent on full sun).

The Ground-Cover Layer

These are the ground-hugging plants that snuggle into edges and the spaces between shrubs and herbs.  Ideally, varieties that offer food or habitat — examples: strawberries, clover, and the many prostrate varieties of flowers.  From a sustainability perspective, by occupying ground space, they play a critical role in weed prevention

The Vine Layer

This layer is for climbing plants that will twine up trunks and branches, filling the unused regions of with food and habitat. This is where we apply their vertical aspect of the logarithmic spiral.  This layer could include food for humans (ie kiwi, squash, berries) or and wildlife (ie honeysuckle, trumpet-flower).

The Root Layer

The soil is the focus of this layer.  This will have mainly shallow rooted plants (ie garlic, onions, potatoes) to prevent disturbance of other plant roots.  These can be harvested, while the blossoms attract beneficial insects and the fat roots add humus as they decompose – adding to self sustainability.

The Mycelial or Mushroom Layer

nature’s Internet: network-like design

individual fungal cells merge together to form a neurological network of nature.
possibly the most important layer – by selecting the microbiome of bacteria and other organisms in its surroundings, the mycelium network is creating the habitat and setting the stage for an ecological evolution. It is aware and reacts to change – enabling self-sustainability.

This design is based on the goal of creating a self-sustainable ecosystem by assembling communities of plants that can work symbiotically and perform a variety of functions for the community.  The 8 layers are in accordance with accepted regenerative agroforestry.

This 8 layer system combined with the design layout of a multi-iterated logarithmic spiral describes our proprietary design.  

Why the Logarithmic Spiral?

• nature’s plan of efficiency 
• can be inverted,rotated, 

Logarithmic spirals occur in nature:

• aka – spira mirabilis (miracle spiral)
• self-similarity: as size of the spiral increases, shape is unaltered 
• generally revealing the effects of accelerating growth as in the spiral shells
• most efficient layered design as in sunflowers – ie seeds arranged to maximize efficient use of available space, giving ideal room for each seed to flourish and minimising wastage of space

Phyllotactic spirals – observed in plants for centuries – new shoots push old ones outward, resulting in a beautiful geometric arrangement.  – why? Recent research shows that the logarithmic spiral  emerges naturally as a feature of the dynamics of plant growth, biochemistry, mechanics and geometry all play a role in generating the observed patterns.

Follow nature …

if the intention is to accelerate growth and achieve self-sustainability, there is no better shape.