Third round of podcast collaborations
Agroforestry Business Model Innovation Finland Podcast
In “How Do You Get Started with Agroforestry?”, Tanja Kähkönen and Liina Leivonmaa reflect on the transition from conventional farming to integrating agroforestry in Finland. 🌾🌳
Liina shares the moment she realised the value of agroforestry, talks about her current work as both a farmer and a teacher, and explains how combining practice and education has shaped her understanding of tree-based farming systems in Finnish conditions. 🌱📚
🎧 Tune in to hear a personal perspective on taking the first steps into agroforestry and what it can offer for the future of farming in Finland.
Agroforestry Business Model Innovation Finland Podcast
In “What Does Nut Cultivation Offer for Agroforestry Business in Finland?”, Tanja Kähkönen and Janne Lassila explore the growing potential of nut cultivation in northern climates and its role in developing sustainable agroforestry systems in Finland. 🌰🌲
Janne shares his journey from musician to gardener and permaculture practitioner, explaining how knowledge-sharing networks were built, how new nut varieties are bred and selected, and what years of exploration across Europe have revealed about cold-hardy species suited to Finnish conditions. 🌱🔬
🎧 Follow the journey behind Finland’s emerging nut cultivation scene and its agroforestry potential.
Agroforestry Business Model Innovation Finland Podcast
In “Is Agroforestry Possible in Finland?”, we explore the current state and future potential of agroforestry business in Finland with Tanja Kähkönen and Michael den Herder from EFI. 🇫🇮🌲
Through personal stories and professional insights, Michael shares how his interest in agroforestry began, reflects on his experiences in research and networks across Finland, and discusses the most impactful findings shaping confidence in agroforestry’s future 🌾🔬.
🎧 Dive into the conversation and explore how agroforestry could shape Finland’s farming landscapes 🌱
The AF4EU Podcast
In “Agroforestry for Every Farm: From Simple and Scalable to More Complex Systems”, part of 🌳 The AF4EU Podcast, we explore how trees can be integrated into any type of farm, from straightforward alley cropping to complex, multi-layered systems. 🌾🌱
Learn how fast-growing pioneer trees like poplar, willow, and alder can stabilize soils, improve fertility, and provide early economic returns, and how combining them with high-value species like walnut, chestnut, or fruit trees can boost both ecology and profitability 🌳💰.
🎧 Listen now to discover how every farmer can find their own path into agroforestry, step by step 🌿
The AF4EU Podcast
In “The Benefits of a Silvopastoral Sheep System in Ireland”, part of 🌳 The AF4EU Podcast, we explore how trees and sheep can share the same land to boost productivity, animal welfare, and long-term farm resilience across Ireland. 🐑🌲
Learn how silvopastoral practices can improve lamb survival rates, extend grazing seasons, reduce winter feeding costs, and create healthier soils and landscapes 🌾🌍, all supported by Ireland’s Agroforestry Scheme (FT8) and wider CAP sustainability goals. 🇪🇺
🎧 Listen to discover how trees and sheep can thrive together, shaping a more profitable and climate-friendly future for Irish farming! 🌱🐑
The AF4EU Podcast
In “How Agroforestry Can Improve Water Quality on Irish Farms?”, part of 🌳 The AF4EU Podcast, we explore how Irish farmers are tackling nutrient loss, runoff, and water pollution through tree-based solutions. 🌾💧
Learn how riparian buffers, shelterbelts, and woodland strips can protect waterways, boost biodiversity 🌼, and build more resilient farms 🌤️.
🎧 Click to listen and discover how trees can work for water, and for farmers! 🌿
Ver de Terre Production Podcast
In “12 Years of Agroforestry for Fertile Fields in Alsace”, Roland Wendling shows how he transformed his arable farm by integrating high-stem trees into his fields. He planted 100 trees per hectare with hazelnuts in between, creating a microclimate, improving organic self-fertility, attracting beneficial insects, and producing timber for the future. Over 12 years, these practices have enhanced soil health, crop resilience, and biodiversity across his farm.
Walk through Roland’s fields and witness agroforestry shaping fertile, biodiverse farmland! 🌿
Ver de Terre Production Podcast
In “Integrating Trees into Livestock Farming”, Ernest Hoeffel and Corinne Bloch show how they transformed their 300-ha cattle farm in Alsace through agroforestry. The episode highlights their hedgerow restoration work, willow pollarding for livestock fodder, and the switch from straw to woodchips for bedding, which are later composted to fertilise their crops, boosting biodiversity, soil health, and overall farm resilience.
Step inside their farm and discover a living example of agroforestry in action! 🌳
Ver de Terre Production Podcast
In “Agroforestry and Natural Wine in Alsace”, winemaker David Muller Koeberle shares how he transformed his family estate by adopting organic farming and no-till practices. The episode explores his agroforestry experiments, planting trees among the vines to boost biodiversity, regulate the microclimate, and build resilience against drought, frost, and wind.
Click to watch the full episode and learn from his experience! 🍷
Second round of podcast collaborations
Ver de Terre Production Podcast
In «Un domaine viticole pas comme les autres : arbres, maraîchage et élevage dans le Var», a vineyard in southern France becomes a living example of how trees, market gardening, and livestock can be woven into viticulture. The episode analyses the impact of agroforestry on wine production, showing how diversification can enhance resilience and quality, and is part of the AF4EU project supported by the European Union.
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The Signpost Series Webinars
This episode of the Signpost Series, titled «Agroforestry and its Benefits for Animal Health and Welfare», counted with the participation of John Casey, Teagasc Forestry Development Officer and Innovation Broker of the Irish RAIN. Together with host Cathal Somers, Teagasc Water Quality Specialist, Dr. Lindsay Whistance, Organic Research Centre (UK) and Dr. Ian Short, Teagasc Forestry Researcher, they explore how agroforestry systems can support animal health and wellbeing.
Watch the full conversation clicking on the picture! 🌿
First round of podcast collaborations
Agroforestazione nel BDLB
Marco Lauteri, Innovation Broker in the Italian RAIN, Pierluigi Paris and Enrico Petrangeli, have engaged in a fascinating conversation about the region’s agroforestry practices and their impact on the local community. The Biodistretto Lago di Bolsena is an eco-regional district in central Italy that promotes sustainable agriculture, environmental conservation, and local development around Lake Bolsena.
Enjoy this episode! 🐑
Ökodorf-Podcast aus Sieben Linden, Germany
Daniel Fischer, Innovation Broker in our German RAIN, has participated in this initiative, Germany’s first podcast directly from a community. Sieben Linden stands for more than two decades of living sustainability – day after day with 150 residents.
Click on the picture to discover more! 🎙️