Articles
Stories, practical guides and perspectives on food forests — arranged like the forest itself: layer by layer, from canopy to soil.
The canopy
Seeing far — vision, craft, heritage
One of Europe's oldest food forests could vanish at the end of 2026
In Mouscron, the Fraternités ouvrières garden — 57 years of agroecology on 1,800 m² — is threatened by the end of its lease. Here's how to support it.
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Food forest designer: a profession for the future, for a resilient world
The food forest designer profession, at the crossroads of ecology, systemic design and regenerative agriculture. Profiles and career paths.
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The shrub layer
Design and plant — hands-on guides
Support species: fertilising, engineering trees
Support species speed up food forest establishment: fast canopy, enriched soil, time saved. Uses, pruning and suited species.
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Chickens in the food forest
Integrating chickens into a food forest: natural habitat, feed autonomy, pest control. Suited design, layers, herbs and practical tips.
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The 7 layers of a food forest
Design a productive food forest with seven complementary vegetation layers, inspired by forest ecosystems. Examples, tips and common mistakes.
Read the article →« A food forest's soil no longer resembles a field's. It resembles a forest's. »
The climbers
Field stories, from one place to the next
The Schijndel food forest: a model for Europe's agricultural future
In Schijndel (the Netherlands), a 20-hectare food forest tests a profitable farming model — and the Dutch legal framework that made it possible.
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Une Figue dans le Poirier: inside a demanding, inspiring food forest design
A visit to a food forest project in the Vosges: contextual design, landscape aesthetics and knowledge-sharing, with Une Figue dans le Poirier.
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The herbaceous layer
Fast-growing — policy and funding
What does a food forest earn? The first economic study, decoded
Can a food forest support a farm? The first economic study (ILVO) decoded: the conditions for profitability, its limits, and what changes in Wallonia.
Europe will certify the carbon of farm trees: what carbon farming changes for our hedges
Europe adopted its rules for certifying farm carbon, agroforestry included. What it opens up for hedges — and the pitfalls to avoid.
Farm-funded hedges: what the numbers really say
Real footprint, Walloon support, fodder, wood: what science establishes about the profitability of farm hedges — and what it doesn't.
Why ecological sponsorship matters for companies
Ecological sponsorship as a strategic lever for companies: brand image, talent, compliance, opportunity, and real impact with Semisto.
The soil
The science of the living, under our feet
The drier it gets, the more trees store carbon: agroforestry's edge against scorching summers
A 2025 global meta-analysis shows it: agroforestry stores the most soil carbon where it is driest. A climate argument for a drying Wallonia.
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A hundred times more woodlice than a field: the proof that food forests regenerate the soil
A Belgian-Dutch study compared 15 food forests to fields and grasslands. Their soil comes to resemble a forest's. Here are the numbers.
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