#41 The transition to Regen Ag and Belgian alley cropping trials with Soil Capital Farming

Thomas Lecomte and Guillaume Sneessens are agronomists and experts in the field of regenerative agriculture. Through Soil Capital Farming, they both manage and consult a significant amount of acreage. Thomas and Guillaume both see an important role of agroforestry for their clients, integrating more and more perennial systems in farm transitions. We wanted to understand more about what a regenerative transition means to them, and the potential they see in trees. We were extremely well served, and could have kept talking for many more hours. As farm managers they have also started a 5ha alley cropping trial with walnuts and cereals. They go through the details of their design methodology and the key decisions they made. This episode is divided in two parts - check the table of contents for more details. Enjoy! TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I - Regenerative Transition 02:24 Personal journeys 12:06 Soil Capital Farming’s mission 19:05 Does a transition to Regen Ag mean a loss of yields? 23:52 Initial steps for the transition of a farm 35:53 Barriers to transition to Regen Ag 42:48 Selling Regen Ag produce 53:08 Where does agroforestry fit in the farm system? Part II - Alley Cropping Trial 01:03:22 Alley cropping trial plot in Belgium 01:15:50 Challenge of diversifying knowledge 01:24:57 Funding of the alley cropping system 01:29:39 Labour costs 01:35:14 Scaling agroforestry systems 01:46:13 Integrating agroforestry into a global design of the farm • RESOURCES • GET IN TOUCH • SUPPORT US •

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#41 The transition to Regen Ag and Belgian alley cropping trials with Soil Capital Farming is an episode from The Regenerative Agroforestry Podcast by Dimitri Tsitos & Etienne Compagnon.

This episode is 1:51:08 long.

This episode was published on Jun 16, 2022.

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