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Biointensive farming integrates a series of principles to form a whole farming system aimed at improving soil fertility while producing a complete human diet in the smallest space possible.

Principles of Biointensive Farming ;
1.    Use of open-pollinated seeds
2.    Use of seedlings for transplanting
3.    Deep soil preparation
4.    Composting
5.    Intensive planting
6.    Companion planting
7.    Crop Rotation
8.    Carbon farming
9.    Calorie farming
10.   Integration of Principles