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Decision-making and guidance skills for farmers, growers, and land stewards — packaged as Claude Code skills.

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**Practitioner-grounded decision-making skills for farmers, growers, and land stewards — packaged as Claude Code skills.**

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| | Skills |
|---|---|
| **Philosophy & Systems** | `/s4ag-regenerative` `/s4ag-permaculture` `/s4ag-biodynamic` `/s4ag-syntropic` `/s4ag-korean-natural-farming` `/s4ag-indigenous` |
| **Land & Ecology** | `/s4ag-soil` `/s4ag-land-reading` `/s4ag-water` `/s4ag-earthworks` `/s4ag-carbon` `/s4ag-climate-adaptation` `/s4ag-biodiversity` |
| **Living Systems** | `/s4ag-composting` `/s4ag-mycology` `/s4ag-pests` `/s4ag-wildcrafting` |
| **Plants** | `/s4ag-vegetables` `/s4ag-herbs` `/s4ag-grains` `/s4ag-microgreens` `/s4ag-seeds` `/s4ag-propagation` `/s4ag-small-fruits` `/s4ag-orchards` `/s4ag-agroforestry` |
| **Animals** | `/s4ag-livestock` `/s4ag-poultry` `/s4ag-bees` `/s4ag-pigs` `/s4ag-goats` `/s4ag-aquaculture` |
| **Growing Environments** | `/s4ag-polytunnels` `/s4ag-controlled-environment` |
| **Farm Operations** | `/s4ag-seasons` `/s4ag-storage` `/s4ag-fencing` |
| **Business & Market** | `/s4ag-finance` `/s4ag-direct-marketing` `/s4ag-market` `/s4ag-certification` `/s4ag-agritourism` `/s4ag-succession` |
| **People & Community** | `/s4ag-labour` `/s4ag-community` `/s4ag-education` |

---

Each skill is a structured guidance methodology: a defined domain, a set of tools, a concrete output. Not generic advice — expert practitioner knowledge encoded as a procedure.

**Lineage:** [Elaine Ingham](https://www.soilfoodweb.com/) · [Gabe Brown](https://brownsranch.us/) · [Allan Savory](https://holisticmanagement.org/) · [David Montgomery](https://faculty.washington.edu/dacm/) · [Charles Massy](https://charlesmassy.com/) · [Christine Jones](https://amazingcarbon.com/) · [William Albrecht](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Albrecht) · [P.A. Yeomans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._A._Yeomans) · [Bill Mollison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mollison) · [David Holmgren](https://holmgren.com.au/) · [Ernst Götsch](https://agendagotsch.com/) · [Joel Salatin](https://www.polyfacefarms.com/) · [Eliot Coleman](https://www.fourseasonsfarm.com/) · [Jean-Martin Fortier](https://themarketgardener.com/) · [Charles Dowding](https://charlesdowding.co.uk/) · [Michael Phillips](https://www.chelseagreen.com/author/michael-phillips/) · [Robin Wall Kimmerer](https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/) · [Masanobu Fukuoka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masanobu_Fukuoka) · [Vandana Shiva](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandana_Shiva) · [Wes Jackson](https://landinstitute.org/about-us/staff/wes-jackson/) · [Paul Stamets](https://fungi.com/) · [Rudolf Steiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Steiner) · [Cho Han-kyu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_farming)

---

## Install

```bash
npx @human-avatar/skills-for-agriculture
```

Run again to update. Restart Claude Code when done.

---

## Use

```
/s4ag
```

Describe your situation. Routes to the right skill automatically. You don't need to know which skill fits — that's the point.

Every skill pauses before producing output: confirms the assumptions it's about to build on — your climate, your system, your constraints — and asks you to verify before acting. A plan built on a wrong assumption wastes time and money in the field.

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## Use cases

**Soil problems** — `/s4ag-soil` to interpret a test and build an amendment plan, `/s4ag-composting` to make biological fertility on-farm, `/s4ag-regenerative` to understand the transition from conventional.

**Pest and disease** — `/s4ag-pests` for the IPM ladder from identification to conventional-as-last-resort, with biological and cultural controls at every level.

**Planning the year** — `/s4ag-seasons` for rotation, succession planting, and a 12-month crop calendar that keeps living roots in the ground.

**Transitioning to regenerative** — `/s4ag-regenerative` for the full arc: principles, assessment, entry points, transition sequencing, economics, and the traps that end transitions early.

**Livestock** — `/s4ag-livestock` for holistic planned grazing, `/s4ag-poultry` for pastured systems, `/s4ag-fencing` for the rotational infrastructure.

**Starting a market garden** — `/s4ag-vegetables` for intensive bed systems, `/s4ag-market` for farmers market operations, `/s4ag-direct-marketing` for box schemes and restaurant relationships.

**Trees and agroforestry** — `/s4ag-orchards` for fruit trees, `/s4ag-agroforestry` for silvopasture and food forests, `/s4ag-syntropic` for succession-based design.

**Finance and viability** — `/s4ag-finance` for enterprise gross margins and cash flow, `/s4ag-certification` for whether organic or regenerative certification pencils out.

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<summary>Skills reference</summary>

### Philosophy & Systems

#### `/s4ag-regenerative`
Regenerative agriculture principles, assessment, ecosystem design, and transition from conventional. Covers the five principles (disturbance, living roots, cover, diversity, animal integration), farm assessment, entry points, and the full transition pathway — sequencing, economics, and the most common failure modes.

#### `/s4ag-permaculture`
Zone and sector analysis, guild design, pattern language, and the three ethics applied to farm planning. Design methodology for integrating perennial systems, stacking functions, and reducing external inputs.

#### `/s4ag-biodynamic`
The nine preparations (500–508), the biodynamic calendar, and the farm-as-organism concept. Practical methodology for Demeter-aligned practice alongside the evidence base.

#### `/s4ag-syntropic`
Ernst Götsch's succession-based agroforestry. Stratification, succession stage design, disturbance as a management tool, and placenta species for accelerating recovery on degraded land.

#### `/s4ag-korean-natural-farming`
Fermented inputs, IMO cultivation (1–4), FPJ, OHN, LAB, and WCA. Low-cost on-farm fertility from indigenous microorganisms. Cost analysis vs. conventional purchased inputs.

#### `/s4ag-indigenous`
Traditional ecological knowledge as a decision framework. Honorable harvest principles, polyculture traditions, prescribed burning, and relationship-based land stewardship.

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### Land & Ecology

#### `/s4ag-soil`
Soil test interpretation (Albrecht/Ingham lens), amendment planning, cover crop selection, compaction diagnosis, and season-by-season fertility planning. The biological foundation of every other skill.

#### `/s4ag-land-reading`
Structured field observation methodology. Landform and drainage reading, vegetation as ecological indicator, soil profile assessment without lab tests, and translating observations into a potential map.

#### `/s4ag-water`
Irrigation selection and scheduling, drought planning, drainage diagnosis, water harvesting, and water quality. Yeomans keyline framework integrated throughout.

#### `/s4ag-earthworks`
On-contour swale and berm design, pond siting and sizing, keyline design, and access tracks that manage water rather than channel it.

#### `/s4ag-carbon`
Soil carbon sequestration mechanisms (liquid carbon pathway), management practices ranked by carbon impact, measurement approaches, and voluntary carbon market eligibility.

#### `/s4ag-climate-adaptation`
Farm-specific climate risk assessment, water resilience, diversity as a hedge against variability, infrastructure adaptation, and climate-adapted variety selection.

#### `/s4ag-biodiversity`
Habitat audit, hedgerow design, wildflower strips, woodland integration, wildlife corridors, and simple monitoring protocols.

---

### Living Systems

#### `/s4ag-composting`
Hot composting, vermicomposting, Bokashi, and aerated compost tea (Ingham protocol). Fungal vs. bacterial compost — making the right type for the crop and system.

#### `/s4ag-mycology`
Mushroom cultivation on logs, straw, and substrate. Species selection by climate and market. Fungal networks in the farm ecosystem — protecting mycorrhizae from fungicide and tillage.

#### `/s4ag-pests`
IPM ladder from identification to conventional-as-last-resort. Threshold assessment, cultural controls, biological controls (12 agents with conditions), organic interventions with honest biology-impact notes, and conventional options with a mandatory sustainable-alternative field.

#### `/s4ag-wildcrafting`
Wild plant identification protocol, sustainable harvest rates, edge management for wildcrafting yield, value-adding, and the Honorable Harvest applied to foraging.

---

### Plants

#### `/s4ag-vegetables`
Intensive bed systems (Coleman, Fortier, Dowding). Variety selection, spacing, succession planning, growing calendar, problem diagnosis, and no-dig methodology.

#### `/s4ag-herbs`
Culinary and medicinal herb cultivation, drying and processing for quality, perennial herb design, and growing for medicinal potency vs. culinary use.

#### `/s4ag-grains`
Small-scale grain production (wheat, oats, rye, spelt, buckwheat). Heritage and landrace varieties, establishment, small-scale harvest, and rotation planning.

#### `/s4ag-microgreens`
Variety selection, system design (soil vs. soilless, tray sizing, lighting), seeding and growing, and troubleshooting mould, uneven germination, and pest issues.

#### `/s4ag-seeds`
Isolation distances, selection criteria, wet and dry processing, storage conditions, and species-specific guides for the most commonly saved vegetables.

#### `/s4ag-propagation`
Softwood, semi-ripe, and hardwood cuttings; division; layering; whip-and-tongue and chip-budding grafting. Mycorrhizal inoculation at the propagation stage.

#### `/s4ag-small-fruits`
Variety selection, establishment, training and pruning systems, mycorrhizal-dependent nutrition (blueberries, strawberries), and IPM for berries and brambles.

#### `/s4ag-orchards`
Species, variety, and rootstock matching. Establishment, open-centre and central-leader pruning, orchard nutrition, and the holistic orchard approach (Phillips) for ecological pest management.

#### `/s4ag-agroforestry`
System selection (silvopasture, alley cropping, food forest, windbreaks, riparian buffers), species selection, design methodology, and integration with other farm enterprises.

---

### Animals

#### `/s4ag-livestock`
Holistic Planned Grazing (Savory framework). Grazing planning, stocking rate calculation, recovery monitoring, multi-species integration, and fencing for rotation.

#### `/s4ag-poultry`
System selection (fixed vs. mobile, layers vs. meat birds). Egg mobile and pastured broiler systems, housing, health management, feed integration, and chicken tractors in market gardens.

#### `/s4ag-bees`
Seasonal management calendar, inspection methodology, swarm management, integrated Varroa management (organic through conventional), disease diagnosis, and natural beekeeping approaches.

#### `/s4ag-pigs`
Woodland and pasture systems, rotational management, nutrition from pasture and supplement, housing, and health basics. Rooting as a land preparation tool.

#### `/s4ag-goats`
Dairy, meat, fibre, and land-clearing systems. Milking and breeding, FAMACHA worm management, targeted grazing for scrub control, and browsing vs. grazing ecology.

#### `/s4ag-aquaculture`
Small-scale fish, crayfish, and aquaponics. System selection, water quality management, on-farm feed production, and integrating aquaculture effluent into farm fertility.

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### Growing Environments

#### `/s4ag-polytunnels`
Crop planning and rotation under cover, ventilation and humidity management, soil biology maintenance in covered systems, enclosed-environment pest and disease, and season extension.

#### `/s4ag-controlled-environment`
CEA system selection (DWC, NFT, ebb-and-flow, aquaponics), nutrient management, lighting (LED spectrum, DLI targets), crop selection, and economics of CEA vs. soil growing.

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### Farm Operations

#### `/s4ag-seasons`
12-month crop calendar (Northern Hemisphere temperate, adjustable by zone), 4-bed rotation design, livestock seasonal tasks calendar, succession planning formula with worked examples, and annual review template.

#### `/s4ag-storage`
Root cellar design and management, grain storage (moisture targets, pest control), cold storage requirements by produce type, and post-harvest handling to reduce losses.

#### `/s4ag-fencing`
Permanent vs. temporary system selection, electric fencing (energiser sizing, earthing, troubleshooting), rotational paddock infrastructure, predator exclusion, and maintenance.

---

### Business & Market

#### `/s4ag-finance`
Enterprise gross margin calculation, whole-farm cash flow, break-even analysis, grants and loans navigation, and the financial profile of transitioning to regenerative (managing the income dip in years 2–4).

#### `/s4ag-direct-marketing`
CSA/box scheme design and pricing, farm shop setup, online sales platforms, and building restaurant and wholesale relationships.

#### `/s4ag-market`
Farmers market selection, stall display and presentation, pricing strategy, product mix decisions, customer conversation, market-day operations, and performance tracking (Fortier sellout-rate methodology).

#### `/s4ag-certification`
Cost-benefit analysis for organic, biodynamic (Demeter), and regenerative (ROC, Soil Association) certification. Transition period requirements, participatory guarantee schemes as a lower-cost alternative.

#### `/s4ag-agritourism`
Enterprise design, planning permission and compliance, pricing agritourism experiences, marketing, and managing guests on a working farm.

#### `/s4ag-succession`
Succession planning for retiring farmers, land access pathways for new entrants, tenure models (community land trusts, share farming, farm business tenancy), and family transition management.

---

### People & Community

#### `/s4ag-labour`
Hiring and job design, wwoofer and volunteer management, apprenticeship design, employment law basics (minimum wage, accommodation deductions), and farm culture.

#### `/s4ag-community`
CSA community building (beyond a box scheme customer base), food hub participation, cooperative structures, and community land ownership models.

#### `/s4ag-education`
School farm visit design, workshop and course design, establishing the farm as a learning institution, and translating farm knowledge to online content.

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