I've only recently been learning a little bit about permaculture. In essence it seems like agro hacking in a way? A big variety of tricks that you can implement

I've only recently been learning a little bit about permaculture. In essence it seems like agro hacking in a way? A big variety of tricks that you can implement on a plot of land to increase biological values or yield. It sounds a bit like medicine before medical science. A bit of woo is then to be expected?