{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5eded114811f0313e89ddaeb/62ab12b6350958001242bd60?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#41 The transition to Regen Ag and Belgian alley cropping trials with Soil Capital Farming ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5eded114811f0313e89ddaeb/1655412077340-c2bd0cfdfb453ba4c982acb90f9d46ea.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Thomas Lecomte and Guillaume Sneessens are agronomists and experts in the field of regenerative agriculture. Through Soil Capital Farming, they both manage and consult a significant amount of acreage. Thomas and Guillaume both see an important role of agroforestry for their clients, integrating more and more perennial systems in farm transitions. We wanted to understand more about what a regenerative transition means to them, and the potential they see in trees. We were extremely well served, and could have kept talking for many more hours. As farm managers they have also started a 5ha alley cropping trial with walnuts and cereals. They go through the details of their design methodology and the key decisions they made. </p><p>This episode is divided in two parts - check the table of contents for more details. Enjoy! </p><p><strong>TABLE OF CONTENTS</strong></p><p><strong>Part I - Regenerative Transition </strong></p><p>02:24 Personal journeys</p><p>12:06 Soil Capital Farming’s mission</p><p>19:05 Does a transition to Regen Ag mean a loss of yields?&nbsp;</p><p>23:52 Initial steps for the transition of a farm</p><p>35:53 Barriers to transition to Regen Ag</p><p>42:48 Selling Regen Ag produce</p><p>53:08 Where does agroforestry fit in the farm system?&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Part II - Alley Cropping Trial</strong></p><p>01:03:22 Alley cropping trial plot in Belgium&nbsp;</p><p>01:15:50 Challenge of diversifying knowledge</p><p>01:24:57 Funding of the alley cropping system</p><p>01:29:39 Labour costs&nbsp;</p><p>01:35:14 Scaling agroforestry systems&nbsp;</p><p>01:46:13 Integrating agroforestry into a global design of the farm&nbsp;</p><p><strong>• RESOURCES</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.soilcapitalfarming.ag/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.soilcapitalfarming.ag/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/soilcapfarming/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/soilcapfarming/</a></p><p><strong>• GET IN TOUCH&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.regenerativeagroforestry.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.regenerativeagroforestry.org</a></p><p><strong>• SUPPORT US</strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https://gumroad.com/regenagroforestry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.gumroad.com/regenagroforestry</a></p><p><strong>• FOLLOW US</strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/Regagroforestry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/RegenerativeAgroforestry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/regenerativeagroforestry\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/regenerativeagroforestry/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>• FUNDING FOR EUROPEAN PROJECTS </strong><a href=\"https://explore.ecosia.org/regenerative-agriculture\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://explore.ecosia.org/regenerative-agriculture</a></p>","author_name":"Dimitri Tsitos & Etienne Compagnon "}