Hey everyone ! I've finally figured out what I want to do with this platform. It will remain free to use, but I'm excited to announce that I'm working on several courses and resources that will help fund my work and allow me to dedicate more time to it. These will be available through one-time purchases for the most part. What I'm currently working on (in order) 1 - The Syntropic Paradigm Course A foundational course that dives deep into the philosophy and principles behind regenerative agriculture. -60 short video lessons (around 5 minutes each) -Available in both video and eBook format (eBook will be cheaper) -An encyclopedia of real-world applications of the philosophy (practical examples and counter-examples) 2 - Stratification Course A systematic and applied course on how to get the most out of stratifying your systems. -Approximately 10 videos -20–30 minutes each -Practical and detailed -Focused on real-world implementation and design, not pure theory but good practice. 3 - Mediterranean Plant Database A detailed plant database built specifically for Mediterranean climates (from semi-arid to wet) -Launching initially with around 50 plants -Expanded gradually through regular updates (already have 350 species listed) -Including support species, crops, ornamentals, and climbing plants -Detailed information on functions, management, ecology, and uses 4 - Food Forestry Tools Course A practical course covering essential food forestry tools and how to use them effectively. 5 - Seed Shop A small seed shop focused on Mediterranean support species. Planned offerings: -Acacia saligna (already started, 5 EURO/100 seeds) -Physalis -Up to around 10 species 6 - Consultancies I'm also beginning to offer consultancy services. This summer: I've already completed my first consultancy, two more are already planned for July, and around four additional people have expressed interest ! If you're interested, feel free to get in touch. Extra details The paid courses will be available through the Mini Courses section of the platform.

Hey everyone, I wanted to be transparent with you about something I’ve been thinking about. I’m realizing more and more how much work goes into running this platform - filming, editing videos, organizing interviews, managing content, bringing people in through Instagram, answering questions, and keeping everything moving forward. I genuinely love doing it, but it takes a significant amount of time alongside my other projects, farm work, and consultancy opportunities that are starting to come in. Right now, I’m putting around 3 extra hours into this every single day on top of my job - sometimes more (when filming). Because of that, I’m considering introducing a small monthly contribution for access to the platform - something in the range of 5€-10€ per month. My thinking is that this could help in a many ways that would benefit us all: - Make the platform more sustainable long-term - Allow me to keep producing quality content without burning out - Build a more committed and engaged community, rather than having lots of people join, take one look, and never come back. - I also want to take the quality of this platform to the next level. I don’t just want to keep making videos from home - I want to travel more, visit farms and projects in person, sit down face-to-face with growers and practitioners, and bring back real on-the-ground interviews and insights that we can all learn from. I also want to offer mini-courses, I’m working on a course on Stratification which will be quite detailed and want to do the same for important concepts such as Succession, the Macro-Organism and ect… All in all, that will take more of my time, planning, and travel costs, but I believe it could make this platform far more valuable and unique. Having some support from the community would give me more freedom to reinvest into this project and make it the best syntropic agroforestry learning platform possible. This isn’t decided yet - I genuinely want your honest feedback before making any changes.

Most conventional ornamental landscaping is far more dependent on herbicides like Roundup and synthetic fertilizers than most people realize. The quantities are lower than in industrial agriculture, but the dependency is often similar. In ornamental hedge maintenance, it’s common practice to apply chemical fertilizer after pruning -especially since hedges are trimmed frequently to maintain that “perfect” formal appearance. Then there’s the establishment time. Depending on the species, a conventional hedge can take anywhere from 4 to 10 years to properly fill in and reach the desired density. Over time, another issue comes up : repeated pruning in exactly the same place year after year can cause plants to become overly woody. This often leads to gaps, reduced vigor, disease pressure, and eventual plant losses. And honestly... most hedges end up looking pretty boring anyway. At my job, I plant several hundred meters of ornamental hedges every year. Instead of following the conventional landscaping model - which here would require more irrigation and could take close to a decade to establish properly; I went for something else : Rather than planting a single-species hedge, I designed a stratified living hedge, combining: - Emergent and high trees - eucs, acacias, grevillea robustas, bottle trees, casuarinas, mulberry - Medium and low strata shrubs - myoporum, pittosporum, tree germander, viburnum, boldo. The result is already seen after 3 months : instead of waiting years for density, the space fills visually in about a year and a half or less. To accelerate the effect even further, I also introduced succulent plants - tree aeoniums (Aeonium arboreum). These create a sense of fullness within the first 6 months. As the longer-term species establish, these pioneers can be chopped and dropped, feeding the system and making space for the next stage of succession. I also planted white mulberries every 5 meters. The idea is they’ll eventually produce fruit for guests walking along the path. As well, I will plant some stonefruit seeds like apricot or plums, probably 1 to 2 years down the line.

The Fava Bean Trick ! Fava beans are great for smothering weeds, and they sprout easily with the first rains. In this video, I show how I use them - and how much easier they make the work. No need to get on your knees pulling grasses in the first year. You get 2 cuts with them, and each cut took me 20min/100m/1 person. It's really not that much work - about 2 and a half hours for these 3 rows of 240m each. By the time they phase out, it’s already Summer here in the Mediterranean, so there’s basically no need to weed anymore. Then when the rains return, your rows should be established enough that weeding becomes a minimal task. You might need a bit of weeding in year two if your trees haven’t grown enough - but in my experience, one more pass is usually enough - cutting them, not even uprooting them. After that, the trees outcompete the grasses and take over. What other plants do you think could do a similar job? I’m thinking artichokes or cardoons could work really well - but they’d need to be started as seedlings.

2 and a half years ago, I planted this very dense 400 sq/m SAF - design made by a consultant. I wanted to show you what a real growth pulse looks like just 2 weeks after management. That’s the effect of gibberellins and root exudates being released throughout the system. In a Mediterranean climate - growth is much slower than in the subtropics/tropics. The response is especially visible. Such a great feeling to witness this !