CAYENNE

FOREST GARDEN

The forest garden is a study in ecology. The primary task of the settlement is to establish healthy soil even with constant productive acts of farming are carried out. Nutrient cycles are monitored alongside the mycorrhizal relationships, this informs the settlers in optimized planting groups.

Any new site that is investigated for potential farming undergoes a complete analysis of the soil and subsoil. This gives the research team the information needed to aid the soil's optimum resource sharing. The research generally has two main problems on the site, potential pollutants caused by past industrial waste and poor soil quality.

The Discovery of toxic pollutants is dealt with using mycoremediation; a technique that uses next-gen DNA sequencing to establish the most efficient genesis of fungus. The fungus uses specific enzymes to break down the hydrocarbons of the pollutant.

Poor quality of soil is due to the levels of sand that constitute the bulk of the land in this region. Sandy soil lacks the ability to retain moisture and nutrients. The large particles that sand represents allow for fast dispersal of water and quick evaporation, nutrients also suffer as a response to this activity. A nutrient-rich mixture of biochar and compost is therefore needed to help create a more complex biome.