To understand why alternative agriculture comes in so many unique varieties, it is good to review some of the most prominent practices.
All alternative agriculture practices have one thing in common: the drive for sustainability.
This drive is no simple feat because it includes the balancing of totally different and seemingly opposite concerns, such as the supply of sufficient human food, and valuable biodiversity.
Despite the fact that there are still too many people who do not have enough food, and there are still way too many people who eat far too much food, not very much is required to restore the human food balance.