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March 2025

A quick look back at one of our farmers and her family proudly harvesting the results of their Forest Garden—a reminder of how trees can support both livelihoods and landscapes.

31 Mar 2025

Successful agroforestry starts with thoughtful site selection. Factors like soil quality, water availability, slope, and sunlight all influence how well trees and crops can grow together.

Selecting the right location ensures that trees support—not compete with—agricultural production,

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31 Mar 2025

Busy Days in the Field

As the weather permitted, the less glamorous side of our planting season (planting the vast majority of the oak seedlings destined to fill some new...

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Spring is Here, but the Soil Says Otherwise

We have jumped into our 2025 spring planting season. Only nature has other plans: according to her, it is still too early at this point of the Eart...

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Roots and Footprints: Wildlife Among the Saplings

The end of this winter was a 'normal' continental weather winter. Our spring plantings have not started yet. In the meanwhile, we are sending one last time this winter a few intimate moments from the winter life of the animals living

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10 Mar 2025
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RAHELYNN DEL PUERTO · 18 days ago

Innovamos para un futuro donde tecnología y ecología se unen. 🌳🌳🌱

February 2025

In a Forest Garden, trees do more than provide shade and fruit—they actively improve soil health.

Their roots stabilize the land, prevent erosion, and create channels that enhance water infiltration. As leaves and organic matter decompose, they enrich the soil with nutrients, fostering

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28 Feb 2025
Vibro
Vibro · a month ago

Nice work, nice land. Have a nice year 💚 God with U a U with God ♥️

Training is key to long-term success. As part of our program, we educate local farmers on the Forest Garden approach, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to cultivate and sustain productive, resilient landscapes.

This hands-on training ensures that each farmer can

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28 Feb 2025

Deer at the Ciomad Planting Site During the Past Winter Months

Male red deer (Cervus elaphus) also visited the edge of our Ciomad planting site - toward the end of the attached video.
Although they are a bit rude—relieving themselves right in front of the camera—the real troublemakers

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10 Feb 2025
Oriana Medina TN
Oriana Medina TN · 2 months ago

😍 wow!!

January 2025

A Quick Visit to Oak Seedlings Planted in Recent Years

The landscape in the Eastern Carpathians is mainly greyish-brown in the absence of snow, with rosehips as the only bright spots. The oak seedlings ...

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Trees, especially fruit trees, play a crucial role in enriching the soil and supporting nearby crops. Their fallen leaves decompose, returning essential nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium to the soil, boosting its fertility.

Fruit trees also help maintain moisture

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28 Jan 2025

Cashews, grown in our Forest Gardens, are fascinating crops that grow atop a fruit called the cashew "apple." These trees play a vital role in our model, benefiting both the environment and farming families.

28 Jan 2025

Freezing winter and hormone-fueled foxes

Although the snowpack is much shallower than it should be (or let’s face the situation and say as it used to be) in the Hășmaș mountain, where we p...

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December 2024

Foot- and Hoofprints in the Snow

With some snow covering the ground at our most documented planting site—the one at the base of Ciomad Mountain—the animals living around this place...

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This is just a glimpse of the exciting outcomes from our Forest Gardens approach—a truly fruitful harvest!

18 Dec 2024

Late autumn - early winter around the oak seedlings. Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red deer (Cervus elaphus), a hare (Lepus europaeus), and a bear (Ursus arctos - only for a moment) checked in on our game cameras.
The deer are already moving along in herds - females with females,

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17 Dec 2024
Oriana Medina TN
Oriana Medina TN · 4 months ago

😍

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