by Esther | Sep 5, 2025 | Unkategorisiert
SUMMARY: Kristin Pazina and Jens Hauck regularly go on exploratory tours: We visit farms, agroforestry systems, forest gardens, tree nurseries, and specialist companies involved in seeds, design, planting, management, and processing. Our goal is to learn, exchange...
by Esther | Aug 11, 2025 | Knowledge, Unkategorisiert
SUMMARY. Despite their potential, food forests have yet to become firmly established in agricultural education. They are rarely covered in training courses, degree programs, and continuing education programs—and when they are, it is usually only in passing. This is a...
by Esther | May 7, 2025 | Knowledge, Unkategorisiert
SUMMARY. In a food forest, every tree becomes part of an ecological guild – a community of plants that strengthen each other and thrive together. Each plant has a job to do: trees provide shade and food, ground cover improves soil fertility and prevents erosion,...
by Esther | Apr 3, 2025 | Unkategorisiert
SUMMARY. Climate Action You Can Join! In times of climate change, food forests are our answer to a sustainable future. With just €5 monthly, you can become part of this movement. Food forests mimic natural forest ecosystems and produce diverse foods without artificial...
by Esther | Feb 28, 2025 | Events, Unkategorisiert
In February 2025, two important courses took place at the Ana Fonio farm in Senegal, attracting numerous participants from Germany, Europe and West Africa. These intensive workshops provided valuable knowledge about permaculture and syntropic agroforestry and combined...
by Esther | Feb 14, 2025 | Fruits of reading, Unkategorisiert
The idea of a food forest, an edible forest garden, is becoming increasingly popular, not least because of its ecological benefits and the sustainable food production it enables. For those who want to delve deeper into this fascinating topic, there is plenty of...
