Small update on small scale permaculture experiment: After 1 year of observation and consideration with Lucas Broens and Maranke Spoor and 1 year of design and first steps in realization with Nanon Varekamp now moving into year 3 with focus on first harvest and next steps.

Overview of current varieties in lowest levels (90% perennial)

New arrivals: 5 Mangalitza piglets, born March 23, 2021

In parallel investigating opportunities to do this at scale around the city of Utrecht (together with Breathe) where many farmers are under pressure to redefine their future due to (amongst others) new restrictions following the current ‘Nitrogen crisis’. Main issue being a lack of the trust necessary to sustain a transition period that takes 5 to 7 years.

Kerkdijk 154 & 156, Westbroek

For a nice introduction (in Dutch) to ‘Food forestry’ by Wouter van Eck incl first steps towards regenerative food production at scale: view. For a recent initiative aiming to facilitate the rise of food forestry in The Netherlands see: Green deal Voedselbossen.

April 2021

For a broader introduction around permaculture, design and selection of species see Creating a forest garden by Martin Crawford.