The forest of Silvia Nalesso

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December 2024

It all begins and ends with the soil.

Soil is the foundation for growing our trees and food. By integrating regenerative agriculture and agroforestry into farming practices, we reduce deforestation, allow tree roots to take hold, and enrich the soil with nutrients, making it healthier

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12 Dec 2024

Muted colours with a white background

Muted colours with a white background - the first snow has arrived at our planting sites in the Eastern Carpathians! Although almost sure it is not...

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November 2024

We regularly monitor the progress of each forest garden, providing support and technical guidance to help farmers sustain and maximize its benefits.

25 Nov 2024

A Day of Growth and Connection

On Saturday, despite the continuously grey and chilly weather, we planted trees (oaks, crab apple, wild pear, birch and hawthorn) with a group of l...

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Planting Under the Grey November Sky

Although this year’s success rate was over 85% in both our planting locations, we are back to boost the young tree groves with new seedlings, and p...

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The Very End of the Growing Season

The first real, more intense night frosts have arrived at our planting sites in the Eastern Carpathians! In the mornings, a sparkling frost covers ...

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October 2024

A New Dissemination Event for Our Tree-Planting-Based Ecological Restoration Approach

We have been invited to present our approach to ecological restoration through tree planting on October 23 in Miercurea Ciuc – Csíkszereda at the c...

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Agroforestry isn't just about crops and trees—it includes livestock too! This approach boosts family diets and diversifies the products they can create, all within one system: Forest Gardens.

22 Oct 2024

Part of our program is educating!
We teach each of the farmers that work with us how to successfully organize their Forest Gardens and ensure productivity of the land.

22 Oct 2024

2 minutes from the life of the roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) roaming the edge of our planting site on Mount Csomád. This wildlife camera is installed at the edge of the existing spruce forest (https://maps.app.goo.gl/B82BMHNLqXtoxtjEA). Except for a

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14 Oct 2024

The Next Generation of Centuries-Old Giants

We have collected a batch of acorns from the oldest oak trees we could find in our area: from the century-old oaks of the Mercheasa wood pasture ( ...

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Sun prints of the last days of the leaves and grasses

Sunprints (cyanotypes - https://theartling.com/en/artzine/what-are-cyanotypes-brilliant-blue-print/ ) made by the fading autumn sunrays, capturing ...

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September 2024

The very first planting of the season.

As the last weeks of September were especially cold and wet, we have already started the autumn planting season. And it started as we ended the spr...

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nighttime visitors (brown bears)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MzBHum6CnYqQTd2z7

02 Sep 2024
Pepijn Verpalen TN
Pepijn Verpalen TN · 2 months ago

That is incredible

August 2024

Our forest garden approach is proving to be both productive for the land and beneficial for our farmers.

29 Aug 2024
Mari Carmen
Mari Carmen · 7 months ago

😍😍❤️❤️💪💪