• #55 Economic modelling and agroforestry design with Harry Greene
    Sep 4 2023

    Propagate is a leader in the agroforestry space, specialising in project development and planting agroforestry systems at scale. It's a huge pleasure to chat with Harry, co-founder and Chief Research Officer of the US-based company. Tune in as we geek out on agroforestry economics, economic modelling, design implications and financing options. We delve into questions such as: How do you business plan agroforestry systems? How do we find a balance between economic performance and ecosystem services? And much more!

    • RESOURCES

    https://www.propagateag.com/

    • GET IN TOUCH www.regenerativeagroforestry.org

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    • FUNDING FOR EUROPEAN PROJECTS https://explore.ecosia.org/regenerative-agriculture


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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • #54 The importance of peer to peer learning to activate local agroforestry dynamics with Claire Lemarié
    Mar 2 2023

    In this episode I discuss with Claire Lemarié her experience working with farmers in the Pays de la Loire region in France, where she is a technical adviser for the chamber of agriculture. She has precious insights into the management of mature hedges, as this region still has a significant amount of bocage: a traditional french hedge layout. 

    In this interview we gain an understanding of why effective information sharing between farmers is crucial to creating innovative agroforestry systems and how she enables peer to peer exchange through the 'Club des Agroforestiers'.

    • RESOURCES

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-lemari%C3%A9-34b667155/?originalSubdomain=fr

    Youtube video Chambre d'agriculture de la Loire

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    59 mins
  • #51 Feedback from 30 years of research on alley cropping systems with Christian Dupraz
    Nov 16 2022

    What have we learnt from 30 years at one of the most prominent agroforestry research sites in the world? In collaboration with AGROMIX, We are excited to present an interview with Christian Dupraz, a leading agroforestry researcher from INRAE Montpellier. This is one of our rare 'in person' interviews where we discussed years of findings under the alley cropping walnut trees of the Domaine de Restinclières. We analysed many technical details such as tree - crop competition, tree pruning and adapted tree species. We also discussed socio-economic aspects such as the relationship with the local farmers and the reason why alley cropping systems have not yet been scaled. Enjoy!

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    02:25 Introduction

    11:12 Experiment today

    13:38 Growth rate of trees

    17:43 Impact of AF on the quality of the wood

    20:13 Considerations to produce a straight trunk

    00:22 Impact on arable crop 

    00:26:45 Competition between crop and tree

    00:30:18 Effect of pollarding on tree quality

    00:33:56 How do the trees effect the row crop farmer? 

    00:38:08 How would tree crops fare in alley cropping? 

    00:39:32 Increase in bat population and its benefits

    00:44:36 Main mistakes 

    00:48:05 What context for alley cropping to be successful? 

    00:56:30 Why do we not see more alley cropping?

    • RESOURCES

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christian-Dupraz-3

    https://agromixproject.eu/

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    • FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR COLLABORATION WITH AGROMIX HERE


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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • #50 Hedges and trees as pillars of a viticulture agroecology transition with Jean-Baptiste Cordonnier
    Nov 4 2022

    Conventional viticulture and its intensive management has created some important challenges for wine producers and the regions where they are located. Jean-Baptiste Cordonnier has been able to intimately experience the conventional approach, seeing the fertility and biodiversity of his family's château gradually degrade. For the first time since the start of the show, we are able to delve into the story of an incredible viticulture agroforestry transition. With cover crops, hedges and alley cropping, Jean-Baptiste is innovating new solutions for a management intensive crop. We delve into the story, context, agronomy and practical details of his strategy, for an interview rich in experiences and lessons learnt.

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    00:02:55 Introduction

    00:07:53 Trial and error to find regenerative solutions

    00:13:39 Effects of planting hedges on the vineyard

    00:23:08 Design process

    00:36:58 Managing weeds and pruning hedges

    00:43:33 Managing the pruning at scale

    00:48:12 Mulching and the importance of cover crops

    01:04:02 Trees planted within the vineyard

    01:10:35 What are the expected agronomic results? 

    01:16:49 Why advantages outweigh challenges 

    01:21:23 Looking at the economics

    01:31:16 Are neighbouring vineyards interested?

    01:34:20 What effect do you expect on the quality of wine?

    • RESOURCES

    https://chateauanthonic.com/en/

    https://www.instagram.com/chateau_anthonic/

    https://www.facebook.com/chateauanthonic/

    • GET IN TOUCH www.regenerativeagroforestry.org

    • SUPPORT US www.gumroad.com/regenagroforestry

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    • FUNDING FOR EUROPEAN PROJECTS https://explore.ecosia.org/regenerative-agriculture


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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • #49 The potential of agroforestry in human scale regenerative enterprises with Richard Perkins
    Oct 28 2022

    I am today with Richard Perkins from Ridgedale Farm in Sweden. For those who do not know, Richard is a leading educator and author in the field of regenerative agriculture, specialising in human scale enterprises. We discuss the tree systems he has planted on his farm, and more specifically the opportunity of integrating trees to market gardening and pastured poultry, two of his key enterprises. Richard is also an educator with the mission of helping farmers to build and manage successful small scale farms. He is therefore the ideal guest to have a conversation on how to make small scale agroforestry systems viable, and their place in the farm strategy.

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    01:41Richard’s story

    05:45 What perennial systems on the farm? 

    16:08 What place for perennial crops in your long term strategy? 

    21:30 How do you manage your skill set? 

    26:07 What oportunity for low managment tree plantings? 

    31:00 How do you balance complexifying your ecology and maintaining efficiency? 

    35:48 How to intergrate trees in your market garden? 

    37:35 Trees and pastured poultry 

    41:06 How do you make agroforestry profitable on a small scale?  

    44:32 Funding tree plantations

    48:41 Where should we prioritise planting trees in the landscape?  

    • RESOURCES

    https://www.richardperkins.co/

    https://www.youtube.com/c/RichardPerkinsofRidgedale/

    • GET IN TOUCH www.regenerativeagroforestry.org

    • SUPPORT US www.gumroad.com/regenagroforestry

    • FOLLOW US on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram

    • FUNDING FOR EUROPEAN PROJECTS https://explore.ecosia.org/regenerative-agriculture


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    1 hr and 1 min
  • #48 Striking the balance between complexity and efficiency in large scale Syntropic systems with Daniel Fröbel
    Oct 20 2022

    Today we continue investigating Syntropic Farming with Daniel from the Mata do Lobo farm in Brasil. In the past 4 years, they have been working solutions to scale these complex agroforestry systems, soon reaching 50ha planted. Daniel and his partner, Maria Vittoria, have accumulated some tremendous experience as they build one of the most innovative coffee plantations out there. In this episode, you will find out what is the difference between the health and quality of agroforestry coffee and conventional coffee. You will also understand how they are striking a balance between efficiency and complexity - in order to integrate the principles of Syntropic whilst managing these systems at scale. This was a highly practical conversation, inspired by the questions we received from our listeners on social media. We hope you enjoy!

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    03:47 Daniel’s story

    12:35 Objective of the agroforestry plot  

    16:01 How do you manage inputs? 

    20:02 What makes Syntropic less input intensive? 

    22:39 What does the agroforestry produce? 

    31:09 How much diversity is integrated to the coffee crop? 

    35:51 How is the coffee crop responding to the Syntropic system? 

    41:46 How are coffee yields expected to perform in comparison to conventional?    

    45:41 How did he plant so many trees effectively?  

    51:01 How many people working on the agroforestry system? 

    55:23 How do you manage so much biomass? 

    01:07:26 What harvesting process for coffee? 

    01:12:16 What potential of mechanisation for Syntropic systems? 

    01:14:57 What commercialisation strategy? 

    01:19:44 Is he planning a processing facility? 

    01:21:48 Could Syntropic systems work in a European context?  

    01:24:08 Where does he get knowledge from?  

    • RESOURCES

    https://www.instagram.com/matadolobo/?hl=en

    • GET IN TOUCH www.regenerativeagroforestry.org

    • SUPPORT US www.gumroad.com/regenagroforestry

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    1 hr and 35 mins