#41 The transition to Regen Ag and Belgian alley cropping trials with Soil Capital Farming
Description
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.
This episode is divided in two parts - check the table of contents for more details. Enjoy!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I - Regenerative Transition
02:24 Personal journeys
12:06 Soil Capital Farming’s mission
19:05 Does a transition to Regen Ag mean a loss of yields?
23:52 Initial steps for the transition of a farm
35:53 Barriers to transition to Regen Ag
42:48 Selling Regen Ag produce
53:08 Where does agroforestry fit in the farm system?
Part II - Alley Cropping Trial
01:03:22 Alley cropping trial plot in Belgium
01:15:50 Challenge of diversifying knowledge
01:24:57 Funding of the alley cropping system
01:29:39 Labour costs
01:35:14 Scaling agroforestry systems
01:46:13 Integrating agroforestry into a global design of the farm
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