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ECOLOGICAL AMNESIA PART 2: Bread and Wine: A land that can forget itself
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Plant ecologist Eugene Moll explains how farming has replaced natural landscapes in the Western Cape
Moll discusses the challenges of restoring a ruined landscape, stating that a land can 'forget itself' after years of ploughing
- Bread and Wine: A land that can forget itself
- Before getting into the actual farming of grain and grapes in the Western Cape, plant ecologist Eugene Moll walks me through what the land actually is that farms replaced.…
Key Takeaways
- Restoring a ruined landscape is possible but challenging
- Reintroducing seeds is necessary to restore the landscape
- The process of reintroducing seeds is not easy
- The Western Cape landscape has been altered by farming
- Ploughing a renosterveld field for generations can cause the seed bank to expire
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- Potential restoration of the Western Cape landscape
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Understanding the impact of farming on the environment
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