Tag: design

Matteo Mazzola – Walking the land of Iside Farm with a regenerative farmer

2nd April 2024 koenvanseijen Landscape Design 2.0, Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrients to Soil, Regenerative Agriculture, Walking the Land with a Regenerative Farmer 0 Comments

This is a special episode, the first one ever of the Walking the Land with a Regenerative Farmer, where we walk the land of the farm with a farmer while we talk about regeneration. 

Walking through Iside Farm on the Iseo Lake in Italy, with regenerative farmer Matteo Mazzola, we unlock the secrets of regenerative agriculture as we traverse the innovative landscapes crafted by Matteo, Paola and the Iside crew. We embark on a profound exploration of sustainable farming, showcasing Matteo’s expertise in farm design, water systems, and the integration of olive trees and animals into the land. Learn how access ways are more than just paths across a farm; they’re a vital component in the flow of energy and resources, helping to prevent erosion with concrete strips and alfalfa, and offering additional crop space. Matteo’s wisdom extends to the creative reuse of shipping containers, illustrating a commitment to terraforming that marries functionality with environmental stewardship.

Cate Havstad-Casad – Why are we okay in wearing fossil fuel, oil-based clothes on our bodies?

30th May 2023 koenvanseijen Beyond Food, Regenerative Agriculture, Role of Animals 0 Comments

A conversation with Cate Havstad-Casad, farmer rancher on a regenerative farm in central Oregon, designer and food system activist, about how the fibres of the clothes we wear every day are made of petroleum or are coated in plastics and other petroleum chemicals.

Emma Chow and Eliot Beeby on how circular design for food is crucial for regenerating landscapes, and how large food companies can lead it

22nd February 2022 koenvanseijen Diet Change, Landscape Design 2.0, Regenerative Agriculture, Role of Animals, Short Food Webs 3 Comments

Emma Chow and Eliot Beeby of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Food Initiative recently published The Big Food Redesign, a report that shows how rather than bending nature to produce food, food can be designed for nature to thrive.

Paula Costa and Valter Ziantoni, scaling agroforestry by complexifying growing systems using software

21st July 2020 koenvanseijen Farmers First Tech, Landscape Design 2.0, Nutrient Dense Food, Regenerative Agriculture 1 Comment

With Paula Costa and Valter Ziantoni of Pretaterra, an innovative way of thinking complex and regenerative ancestral production systems for a changing planet, we unpack the wonders of agroforestry, the opportunities, the challenges and why it is having its breakthrough now.

Is Transition Finance key for every farmer?

26th May 2020 koenvanseijen Farmers First Tech, Landscape Design 2.0, Regenerative Agriculture, Transition finance 4 Comments

Does a farmer need transition finance to start or speed up his regenerative transition? Benedikt Bösel and Koen van Seijen dug deeper into the connection between farm profitability and regenerative agriculture practices, with the co-founder and COO of Soil Capital, Nicolas Verschuere.

Zach Weiss – Climate change is a symptom of watercycle disturbance and we can fix it

3rd February 2019 koenvanseijen Landscape Design 2.0, Nutrients to Soil, Regenerative Agriculture 4 Comments

Zach Weiss is founder and president of Elemental Ecosystems, created provide an action-oriented process to improve clients’ relationship with their landscape.