LoenenLand

Our training ground

Research in practice

We pioneer in designing and growing food crops that last for several years. From various corners of society, government and also from existing agriculture, there is a demand for a way of growing food that goes better with nature. This is a very big task. We feel this responsibility and see the need not only to talk about this, but above all to act on it. That is why we have a piece of land in Loenen, on the edge of the Veluwe, in which we are experimenting with food forests and a forest arable system, among other things. We do this with a very clear goal, after all, we want to produce sufficient and healthy food for everyone. We try to combine healthy food construction with the design of (communal) public space.

Experience


Our team is thinking about getting new ways to grow food. We also work with our senses. We are feeling, smelling, listening, looking, tasting to create new insights. Each of us does this in our own way. So that we can always share new experiences with each other. The process of analyzing, designing, realizing and planning happens on the piece of land in conjunction with ourselves and the seasons. This coordination with the seasons is increasingly important. What is the best thing to do and eat in which season? This awareness is the first step towards innovative insights.
FOREST CONSTRUCTION

A forest field, also called Agroforestry, is a form of agriculture in which crops, grass or livestock are actively and consciously combined with the planting, management and harvesting of trees (including nuts and the like). This type of farming is not new. The poplar meadows, where cows walk under the poplars, is a very old traditional agroforestry system. Just like, for example, apple orchards where sheep or cows walk. All kinds of new combinations are now emerging: nuts with cows, willows as fodder trees for cows and goats, pigs in forests and chickens in so-called 'chicken caravans' in the agroforestry plot or food forest. But the combination of fast and slow growing trees is also on the rise. Shred the fast-growing wood for ground cover under the slow-growing trees so that they grow better. There are already numerous combinations that increase biodiversity in agriculture.

HOUSING BAGS

How can you grow food efficiently and naturally?

01

What

We are experimenting with a forest arable system of 25x40 m2 on our land in Loenen.

02

How

We plant several rows with different combinations and densities, so that we know what the growth, sunlight incidence and food production is per row.

03

Why

Ultimately, it is about a more sustainable and more (bio)diverse form of agriculture; what are the best combinations and is the most efficient form?

04

With whom

Our team takes care of the land. Customers and volunteers are welcome to take a look or help. The proceeds may be sold.
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