LibraryWe believe that in order to make a farm work, it is crucial to guarantee cooperation, reciprocal & open source learning between all different areas of expertise.
As a matter of fact, in Europe some countries fund farmers and even encourage ecological management practices, while in others, Regenerative agriculture approaches are little known and there is no government support to implement these practices.
Flexible food chains which evolve together with the farmers are crucial for a change in the way we grow food. Flexible food chains require flexible customers, as well as short communication channels weaved with trust between producers and consumers. Intermediates having honest interest are not to be excluded from the chain but can rather play a helpful role. The co-evolving needs of both producers and consumers must be considered when designing the farming operation.
Throughout Europe, in many countries, different exchange models take this into account, this is called Community Supported Agriculture. In CSA’s or costumer-owned markets, consumers themselves decide on topics like food quality, means of production, price, origin and many more details. Quite traditional supply models can also work, but only if the actors in the chain are honestly playing fair, social, and ecological trade.
We recommend everyone who wants to convert to regenerative farming, to visit farms that operate in that way. We know quite a few all over Europe and beyond and present you here, networks to find those farms and ways how your experience could be supported.
There are programs like the European Solidarity Corps or Erasmus+ mobilities that offer great opportunities for learning. Then there is the workaway platform which provides people the opportunity to go and work abroad while being provided with food and accommodation. Also there is the woofing platform that enables you to work on organic farms, again food and accommodation provided. Or you can check out the French network of colibri to enter into this world of regenerative practices and farming. Also of course you should contact our pilot farms to see when you can go and volunteer there.
