Nieuwe Bodem – The Netherlands

Nieuwe Bodem – The Netherlands Nieuwe Bodem is a regenerative agroforestry enterprise based in the Achterhoek, founded in September 2020 by Joep, Meta van Drunen, Jeroen Hols, Jasper van den Munckhof, Carolien Wissing, and Bas Regenbogen. They cultivate mixed plantings of walnut and hazelnut trees, fruit trees, berries, grains, herbs (including mint), and flowers in […]

Robin van Schie – The Netherlands

Robin van Schie – The Netherlands A graduate in Forestry and Nature Management from Van Hall Larenstein, Robin has long combined his professional and personal passion for ecology and agroforestry. He founded Nemos Agroecologie to bridge farming and nature, focused on designing diverse, resilient systems like agroforestry, food forests, and herb-rich layers that heal the […]

Marente Lokin – The Netherlands

Marente Lokin – The Netherlands Marente Lokin is a board member of Den Food Bosch, a pioneering food forest near ’s-Hertogenbosch. She guides visitors through the principles of food forestry, explaining how each layer – from tall canopy trees to fruit trees, bushes, herbs, soil, and water -works together to create a balanced ecosystem.During a […]

Bijay Gautam – Nepal

Bijay Gautam – Nepal​ Bijay is a devoted farmer leading a quiet transformation in his village – Patlekhet, a small village in Dhulikhel-11, Nepal. After spending several years abroad, he made a life-changing decision to return to his homeland and dedicate himself to nurturing the soil that raised him.As the lead farmer of the model […]