Food Forest Institute

Bodem is het begin van alles 🪱 Kris Heirbaut toont ons zijn bodemkwaliteit Met de Bodempioniers leren we over hoe hij via korte keten zijn regeneratieve producten op de markt brengt.

Would you lie down naked in the middle of a field during a storm? ⚡️🌀 The difference between bare soil and soil cover couldn't be bigger Resoil shows how water is better retained when plants are present

Who benefits from adding poison to our food? Does it make YOUR life any better? Did you ask for this? Did anyone ask for this? Most people answer no and would rather don't give this to their children our themselves.

Today I advised a friend not to buy a house in the countryside 🚜 It really made me sad 😪 If potatoes grow in the fields around you, expect to get 10-14 times pesticides in your house, per year!

Kaizen might save the earth, not just on Earth Day It's the Japanese art of taking very small steps to create a better world, company, society or a better version of yourself.

We sometimes forget that we owe our lives to something we ignore: soil 🪱 The earth used to be one big rock. Thanks to billions of years of evolution, fungi, bacteria, plants, and bigger animals transformed this rock into fertile soils.

Will you come to ChangeNOW Paris this week? Crazy how many fantastic people will be there!

Red beans are cheaper and more nutritious than meat 🐄🫘 We shouldn't compare apples to oranges of course, but your health and the world would be in a better place if we eat more vegetable proteins

Never give up your dream to create a better world You don't do this by doing huge changes per se, you start by doing small steps every day. Plant that tree, spread some seeds, talk to your neighbor, organize a farmers market, bring together people, build a network.

If forests are the lungs of our planet, rivers are the blood streams No trees, no blood and the organism dies While regenerating human longs is hard, we can always plant new trees Forests or agroforests or why not gardens and parks

If you have a hard time finding a meaning in life, start growing plants It is one of the most hopeful and optimistic things you can do

Will we need to become boatpeople? 🛶 Create a floating lifestyle? Depending in which country you live, you'll need to move or adapt when sealevel rises These floating structures to grow food are not new

🌱 Covering the soil is the most important thing you can do! 💦 It saves a lot on your water bill, and you don't have to replace dead plants. Also, very important: you build soil! You store more carbon and create a healthier place for your beloved plants.

The biggest non-violent revolution you can do: replace your lawns with flowers, shrubs or a food forest ✊️ Lawns are green deserts, let's get rid of them! #regenerative #landscapedesign #landscapearchitecture #agroecology

Once a year I'm guest lecturer for students geography at the Howest college I'm inspired by Alexander von Humboldt who always looked for connections Everything is connected: human health, climate, how the atmosphere was formed, agriculture, plants, food and even happiness.

💧 Ever noticed that distinct, earthy smell after a summer rain? That refreshing scent is called petrichor, and it’s more than just a pleasant aroma, it’s a story of nature, microbes, and connection.

Exactly two years ago, my 2nd book got published: How to design your own food forest 🌳 A 2.5kg book that helps you from A-Z to design your food forest, but also the business and community around it

🇺🇸 The USA has incredible nature and is lucky to have as good as all climate types. 👉🏼 On this map you see the river systems, having a big influence on all life, let's protect them!

This is amazing news 💥 Mayor of one of the greatest cities, Paris, just made 500 streets car-free 🌳 She wants to make the River Seine safe for swimming and bathing again and is doing her best to green Paris by planting 170,000 trees.

A guy once had an idea to start a food forest in the middle of a barren & dead cornfield 🌽🌳 Today, it is an edible jungle with 400+ species, which we love to call a food forest. 🌰🍈 👉🏼 This hero is Wouter van Eck, and he really helped put food forests on the map