The caretaker checks his plans, taking a minute to orient himself;
the familliar patterns are made strange by the machine algorithm.
They curve to the contours of the earth,
following keylines in the landscape to minimize irrigation.
They warp and bend in tune with data from the network
of drones and sensors, making the most of light,
symbiotic adjacencies, wind pollination, and weed competition
for each
alfalfa
canola
wheat
Alfalfa's nitrogen-fixing perennial roots
canola's high value-oil seed
wheat's deep growth
shape a complimentary intercropped landscape.