The crops in Guatemala have been planted this way forever.  They grow corn all year round, planting the seeds at different intervals.  When it's about knee high, they plant a bean seed next to it, so it will weave around the corn!  Between the corn rows, squash is planted!  Nothing is wasted here in planting.

In coffee fruit to shelling process, even the outer shell is used as compost afterwards.  The Mayan people are so reverent to the earth and see their great responsibility to care for it.