"Imprinting is a method for instantly adding what permaculturists call the ‘edge effect’ to soils, utilising a heavy and dimpled/wedged roller to ‘imprint’ soils with patterned depressions. The bottom of these depressions then become collection points for all the crucial elements needed for seed germination and soil building: seeds themselves, water, organic matter (including plant debris and animal manure) and wind-blown silt and clay particles." - Amit Patel

"Instead of rain running off the land, taking precious organic matter and soil particles along with it, an imprinted surface soaks and sinks the water instead. The lucky seed that finds itself at the bottom of one of these dimples also gets shaded from the harsh sun during the early morning and late afternoon parts of the day." - Amit Patel