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A space where we investigate the possibilities of agroforestry, share experiences and analyse different strategies, tools and techniques.
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We bring you quality, in-depth content, so that we can build together regenerative agroforestry systems.

02/03/2023

Our next (long overdue) episode is out!

We had a fantastic conversation with Claire Lemarié, agroforestry expert working for the Chambre d’Agriculture de la Loire. You’ll learn about:

🌳 Management of mature hedges
👩‍🌾 the power of peer-to-peer farmer learning networks
🚜 Scaling local farmer lead agroforestry dynamics

We hope you enjoy!

Link here: https://www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/episodes/episode/6f980ae7/54-the-importance-of-peer-to-peer-learning-to-activate-local-agroforestry-dynamics-with-claire-lemarie

27/02/2023

It’s been a while since we have shown a sign of life! We’ll slowly be getting back into the flow…

Firstly, we have reached 5000 followers and we are immensely grateful to all who are a part of this journey with us!

Secondly, why not start the year with a geeky observation post…

🌳 Check out the understory vegetation of a 30 year and a 5 year agroforestry system. Ecosystems are in constant evolution as they follow their natural succession, and this also applies to our alley cropping agroforests!

Who can guess where this is located?

27/12/2022

We finish off this year with a fascinating interview on coppicing with Mark Krawczyk! Mark has spent 10 years specialising in the art and science of coppicing, a technique that involves heavy and regular pruning of perennial plants.

He has very recently released 576 paged deep dive on the topic called 'Coppice Agroforestry: Tending Trees for Product, Profit, and Woodland Ecology'.

Tune in to delve into the nuances and practicalities of integrating coppicing into your farm.

Link here: https://www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/episodes/episode/76854a65/53-practicalities-of-integrating-coppicing-into-your-farm-with-mark-krawczyk

19/12/2022

2022 was a spectacular year for us!

We experienced more growth and interest than we expected when we started the show! 👏🏼

We want to share a huge “thank you” to our community, listeners, guests, partners and collaborators!
You are amazing! ✊🏼

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We come back in 2023 for an even more epic year! 🌳

30/11/2022

🌳 Is agroforestry scalable? Let's ask the people that have planted hundreds of thousands of trees to enhance their businesses!

🐄 🌾 This week we interview Bruce Maynard, an agricultural innovator and farmer based in New South Wales, Australia. Bruce has transformed the landscape of his large ranch with trees, to enhance landscape function and increase land productivity.

🎙 In this episode, we discuss the agronomy, strategy and business impact of agroforestry at scale. We hope you enjoy!

https://www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/episodes/episode/55c4706b/52-agroforestry-at-the-landscape-scale-to-transform-ecological-function-and-boost-productivity-with-bruce-maynard

23/11/2022

🍷 Have you heard of Viti-forestry?

For a growing number of wine makers, trees in and around vineyards makes a lot of sense.

Why is this?

🌳 Trees improve microclimates, reducing abiotic stress on vines in the context of a radicalising climate.

🍄 Trees improve the mycorrhizal connectivity of the vineyard - improving drought tolerance and a myriad of other benefits

🐞 Native trees create habitat for the predators of common pests

We had a fantastic time with Jean-Baptiste Cordonnier from to discuss their last 30 years of agronomic transitions from wild to conventional to agroecological.

Find out more in episode #50!

16/11/2022

🎓 What have we learnt from 30 years of research in one of the most prominent agroforestry research sites in the world?

🌳 In collaboration with AGROMIX PROJECT, we are extremely excited to bring to you an interview with Christian Dupraz - lead scientist at the Domaine de Restinclières agroforestry research site.

🚜 Academics like Christian have the experience and knowledge worthy of a land manager - taking part in on-the-ground decision making and work at this famous research site for 30 years.

🎙 We delve into many agronomical and socio-economical questions that you should not miss.

https://www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/episodes/episode/5fe42c27/51-feedback-from-30-years-of-research-on-alley-cropping-systems-with-christian-dupraz

28/10/2022

Autumn is here and it's a great time to do podcasts with farmers... so we have lots of epic interviews coming your way in the next months.

This week, we delve into the potential of agroforestry in human scale regenerative enterprises with Richard Perkins! For many of you, Richard won't need an introduction. For others, he is a leading farmer, consultant and educator in the field. You can find out more about his work here: https://www.facebook.com/RidgedaleFarmAB

How can trees complement (or not) pasture raised poultry enterprises? What about the integration of trees in biointensive market gardening? Is agroforestry adapted to small scale farming? How do we balance ecological complexity and economic profitability?

Tune in for some in depth analysis with a leader in the space!

Link here: https://www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/episodes/episode/59ee1bc6/49-the-potential-of-agroforestry-in-human-scale-regenerative-enterprises-with-richard-perkins

24/10/2022

The economic case for cattle silvopastural systems!

A year ago we talked to Jim Elizondo, agronomist, founder of Real Wealth Ranching by Jaime Elizondo and expert in regenerative grazing practices. He is currently scaling a leucaena system on his ranch, aiming to gradually double his stocking rate thanks to the trees!

Here is some feedback from episode #28 with Jim:

1. Leucaena improves pasture growth.
2. Trees improve microclimates to reduce animal stress and improve animal weight gain.
3. When organised in lines, trees are easy to protect from cattle with electric fencing.
4. Leucaena offers a fantastic fodder source, complementing herbaceous forage and building resilience.
5. These organised silvopastural systems are economically viable!

Found out more in the interview!

22/10/2022

🌳 In agroforestry, we are always trying to balance system complexity with management efficiency.

🇧🇷 One of the most complex agricultural systems we have come across is Syntropic Farming. So we wanted to find out how it can be scaled up. To answer this question, we went to Mata do Lobo, a 2000ha row crop farm in Brasil that is transitioning to Regen Ag.

🧑‍🌾 We talked to Daniel, who has been working these past years with his partner Maria Vittoria on establishing a 50ha coffee agroforestry system.

🎙 Tune in to find out about the difference between agroforestry and conventional coffee, to understand the compromises they had to make, and lots more technical details!

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14/10/2022

Farming can be a huge challenge. Even more so for farmers that strive to produce regeneratively.

In 2015, Josh and Abi Heyneke set up Parc Carreg, a diversified operation based on duck eggs on 4ha of land in Wales.

We interviewed Josh more than a year ago (episode #15) to understand how they created a multi-specie integrated farm.

Yet, we were extremely sad to learn that this may be there last winter farming. They have been hit hard by recent animal feed price surges, amongst other challenges they face in their farm operation.

Josh and Abi have summoned the immense courage to openly discuss WHY it has become so challenging in long format videos on youtube.

We would like to thank Josh and Abi for their honesty and to allow us to learn from their mistakes.

Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM_55VsTQjY&ab_channel=ParcCarreg

09/10/2022

🧑‍🌾 For Campbell Mercer, farming is about being a steward of the land by caring for his whole ecosystem, which includes his clients by supplying them with award winning premium extra virgin olive oil.

🌳 So how does he achieve this?

- Integrating biodiverse windbreaks
- Protecting marginal areas with productive farm forestry
- Diversifying the landscape with diverse forestry plantations
- Protecting riparian areas by allowing natural vegetation to express itself and by not farming them intensively
- Integrating sheep as landscape managers
- Protecting soil by planting trees according to the Keyline cultivation pattern
- Working with regenerative experts: Campbell collaborated with the Regrarians team to design the farm (check out episode #24 with Darren Doherty)

🌾 Diversified farms mean diversified landscapes and healthy ecosystems. Pioneers such as Campbell are allowing farmers to learn integrate agroforestry and regenerative practices with less risk and more guarantee for success.

🎙 Delve into the details and nuances of this landscape in episode #39!

https://www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/episodes/episode/4b6ee029/39-the-nuances-of-farm-forestry-and-the-opportunities-of-integrating-biodiversity-with-campbell-mercer

04/10/2022

🐓 This week, we interviewed David Brass to understand why The Lakes Free Range Egg Co. has integrated agroforestry throughout their production system, at scale. The company's operation represents 70 farmers and 2 million birds.

In this episode we found out:

- What is the optimum tree density
- Why walnuts are better than willows
- What secondary products tree can be produced in addition to the eggs
- What is the impact on hen mortality
- What is the impact on egg quality

After carrying out a variety of studies on his operation, David is convinced of that silvo-poulty has numerous advantages and no significant trade-offs.
We hope you enjoy!

Link here: https://www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/episodes/episode/59d2a306/47-the-synergies-of-trees-and-poultry-and-adopting-silvo-poultry-at-scale-with-david-brass

03/10/2022

🚜 We all know that, in farming, success is in the details!

🌳 Enjoy the details of this 5ha walnut alley cropping system carried out by the team at .

🌾 In practice, we see farmers around the globe adopting alley cropping in order to cash flow whilst diversifying yields with high value tree crops, like walnut. The elegance of it lies in the fact that diversifying with perennials also means improving biodiversity and storing carbon.

🌰 In such a tight spacing, the alley crop yield is likely to drop below profitability thresholds when the tree canopies grow. Furthermore the management needs of the alleys can hinder the management needs of the trees. This system will therefore gradually shift focus from the annual to the perennial crop. There are so many ways of doing this - adapted to each context! Farmers can play with the following: distance between tree lines, tree species and alley crop species.

🎙 Find out more in episode #41 where we sat down with Thomas and Guillaume for 2h of in-depth practical exchanges on transitionning to Regen Ag and agroforestry.

26/09/2022

Two weeks ago, we attended the Regenerative Agriculture and Food Systems Summit organised by Research.

As media partners, we did mini-interviews with 8 conference attendees to better understand how Regen Ag is being scaled through the food industry supply chain.

We are quite enthusiastic about the results, as some of the big players are engaging with farmers to facilitate and incentivise farm transitions. The impact is potentially huge, but it depends on: a common outcome based definition of Regen Ag, strong monitoring, adapaptability to local contexts, control against greenwashing, derisking farm transitions, financial sector support and much more.

Find out more with our guests!

A huge thank you to Anne-Sophie Alibert (Pur Projet), Roberto Alonso Vega Alfaro (Syngenta), Andrew Voysey (Soil Capital), Daniel Baertschi (Quantis), Bastien SACHET (Earthworm Foundation), Charles Leonardi (Nestlé France S.A.S.), Felix Jonathan Jakobsen (Klim) and Philippe Birker (Climate Farmers).

Link here: https://www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/episodes/episode/c9826194/46-how-can-regenerative-agriculture-be-scaled-into-the-food-industry-supply-chain

22/09/2022

Jill and Andrew Steward, owners and managers of Yan Yan Gurt West Farm, have transformed their 230 hectare property with agroforestry and regenerative agriculture.

What they have done...
- Planted 50,000 trees
- Restored 18km of creeks
- Established wildlife corridors and windbreaks
- Practice rotational grazing
- Continue planting trees every year

The results...
- Achieved carbon neutrality
- Improved soil quality and reduced soil salinity
- Improved animal welfare and performance
- Created new farm enterprises (high quality timber, biomass, woody florals)
- Restored their local hydrological cycle
- Increased wildlife presence

These outstanding farm managers show us that there doesn't need to be a compromise between economical performance and ecological outcomes.

A huge thank you to Jill and Andrew for taking the time to share their experiences in episode #37.

16/09/2022

🎙 We have just interviewed Mark Shepard for an in depth conversation on Restoration Agriculture.

🌳🐄 Tune in to understand the nuances of building agricultural systems that deeply mimic nature and get feedback from over 20 years of agroforestry at New Forest Farm.

Link here: https://www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/episodes/episode/7184b62f/45-rethinking-the-agricultural-status-quo-by-mimicking-natural-ecosystems-with-mark-shepard

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14/09/2022

Last week, we have attended the Regenerative Agriculture Summit organised by . The summit was organised to facilitate synergies in the and industries in order to scale . It was attended by major industry players such as , , , and , as well as organisations and companies building solutions to scale regen ag such as , , , , , , and .

We have attended the summit as media partners, carrying out a variety of mini-interviews to objectively understand how regenerative agriculture is being adopted in supply chains.

The summit has brought out fears of greenwashing amongst our listeners and attendees, so our role has been to provide unbiased first hand information from inside the conference, giving voice to different companies and organizations.

We also had a great time meeting friends in the hallways and having meaningful conversations around .
The episode will be released in the coming weeks on our platform. We would love to hear your feedback!

Stay tuned.

26/08/2022

🌳 On farm biomass production doesn’t only work at scale!

Check out the short-rotation alley cropping coppicing system at !

Wakelyns are agroforestry pioneers in the UK. They use willow and hazel coppices for on farm use (such as energy production).

🏞 Notice the break on the landscape that agroforestry systems provide.

🎙 Find out more in episode #6 with David Wolfe and in episode #44 with Michael Weitz!

12/08/2022

🌾 What could the future of grain farming look like?

🧑‍🌾 Federico from Azienda Agrícola San Bonifacio is designing it on his 30ha!

🌳 Diversified high value farm forestry, biomass hedges, fruit hedges allow for more resilience, more value and more life!

Find out more in episode #35

10/08/2022

🌳🌾 What practical tools do we have to manage tree - crop competition?

We put together a non-exhaustive list of basic strategies.

What others can you think of?

01/08/2022

🎙 After more than 40 episodes, we finally talk about Syntropic Farming on the show!

🧑‍🌾 Marc Leiber is one of the leaders adapting Syntropic Farming to the European context, and a perfect person to give a fascinating intro.

🌳 Marc is a phenomenal story teller and explains the story, philosophy and key principles of this emerging practice.

Next round, we'll talk about scaling and economics!

Link here: https://www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/episodes/episode/712f803d/43-the-story-philosophy-and-principles-of-syntropic-farming-with-marc-leiber

20/07/2022

🐄 How can trees help build resilience to temperature extremes in cattle farming?

The heat we have been experiencing recently poses serious risks for productivity and animal welfare.

🌳 We all know the feeling of walking under a large tree canopy in the summer heat! Cows also feel that difference and even produce more thanks to it - here's the science to prove it.

We have many examples of farmers planting trees on their landscape without compromising overall grass productivity.

Let us know what you think in the comments!

Source: 'Shade Options for Grazing Cattle' by the University of Kentucky

15/07/2022

🎙 New episode with Patrick Worms!

As policy advisor to World Agroforestry and ex-president of EURAF, Patrick is a veteran of the agroforestry space.

These past years, he has been tirelessly working to scale agroforestry in Europe and worldwide.

Check-in on his work and gain insights on how to convince people that agroforestry has a vital role to play in the agroecological transition.

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15/07/2022

New episode with Patrick Worms!

As policy advisor to World Agroforestry - ICRAF and ex-president of the European Agroforestry Federation, Patrick is a veteran of the agroforestry space.

These past years, he has been tirelessly working to scale agroforestry in Europe and worldwide.

Check-in on his work and gain insights on how to convince people that agroforestry has a vital role to play in the agroecological transition.

Link here: https://www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/episodes/episode/6c618863/42-stories-and-facts-how-to-convince-decision-makers-about-the-importance-of-agroforestry

13/07/2022

What is the economic potential of windbreak systems?

We are collaborating with , a company that specialises in tree crop analytics through their software, to understand delve into agroforestry economics.

We designed a simple windbreak system through their software, Overyield - and the results are exciting!

We have an episode planned with the Propagate team in the coming weeks so stay tuned!

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🌳 Companies like Propagate Ventures are taking agroforestry to the next level. Here's a bit of context... ⛰️ In temperate and tropical climates, agroforestry was deeply rooted in indigenous culture. Whilst the practice was reemerging in the 70s and 80s in developing tropical countries, the industrialised world started paying attention to the serious negative externalities created by the Green Revolution. 🚜 This created the perfect conditions for an emerging scientific interest in temperate agroforestry. It is an emerging approach that is in need of adapting itself to the industrialised agricultural system. This is where companies like Propagate Ventures play a vital role, creating the economic knowledge and infrastructure necessary for it to scale. 🎙️ We invite you to listen to episode #4 where Propagate Ventures unpacks the way they empower farmers by providing visibility, managing risk and developing markets. There is so much to be said on the economics of agroforestry and Propagate's work, but let's keep at this for now. Make sure you visit www.propagate.org and www.propagateventures.com Video credit: Propagate Ventures #agroecology #agriculture #agroforestry #regenerativeagriculture

🌿 How does this video make you feel? Beyond the science, the agronomy and the economics, agroforestry practices change the landscape and the way it talks to us. 🧑‍🌾We are grateful for the amazing work of Francisco Alves from Herdade de S. Luís - Porcus Natura - . And if you want to find out more about his farm, check out episode #26 (www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/episodes) Video credit: Francisco Alves

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