by Esther | Oct 21, 2025 | Fruits of reading, Unkategorisiert
SUMMARY. A handbook for agroforestry by Noemi Stadler-Kaulich Share: Dr. Noemi Stadler-Kaulich has already planned, implemented, and/or supported agroforestry projects in several regions around the world. She has compiled her extensive knowledge in a compact form in...
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 | 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 | Aug 7, 2025 | Events, Unkategorisiert
SUMMARY. In July 2025, a three-day workshop on syntropic agroforestry took place at the Ana Fonio farm near Dakar, with participants from agriculture, permaculture and environmental education. Share: In practical sessions, new systems were planted, existing areas were...
by Esther | Aug 7, 2025 | Unkategorisiert
SUMMARY. Is big beautiful? Or is it better to work small and think big? We believe that small is sustainable and future-proof, but that we should still think big in order to drive forward the scaling of complex agroforestry systems. Find out what we mean here. Share:...
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,...