Hey everyone, just a quick heads-up! In collaboration with Scott Gallant from Porvenir Design, we've created a dedicated Mediterranean Syntropic Agroforestry group. Scott recently planted a 2,000 m² syntropic system in Puglia, Southern Italy, and I had the chance to visit him this week. Seeing firsthand how he adapted syntropic principles from Costa Rica's tropical climate to the much drier Mediterranean climate has been fascinating and there's a lot to learn from him. I've also filmed a second interview with Scott, this time in person, where we dove deeper into his design process, the help he got, and the process he went through to adapt to this new climate. Feel free to join the group through the link below! It's a place to ask questions, share quick progress pics and videos, exchange ideas, and connect with others who work in Mediterranean syntropic agroforestry. See you there ! https://chat.whatsapp.com/FnsLRNQvvVT7xSy7OYhPc2

Hi, we're planning a trip to sicily in autumn. Do you know of any syntropic farms there where it's possible to stay some nights?

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.

Hi you all, I have the pleasure today to release this amazing interview with Mike Garcia - syntropic practitioner and farmer in Florida ! This interview is really geared towards logistics of his operation and his diverse enterprises ! He does intensive market gardening on two acres, has a poultry operation (chicken tractor), produces fruit (bananas, papayas, ect) and has a nursery ! A really godo interview for those of you interested in the details of a syntropic operation !

After a year and a half of thinking about it -and after visiting Scott Hall on his farm, as well as the Permadynamics family in New Zealand - I finally took the leap and planted an infestation block of Acacia saligna. In this video, I am breaking down what Infestation actually means, and why it can be such a powerful lever - especially in brittle climates (Arid, Semi-arid or Mediterranean climates) Infestation isn’t a standalone method. It’s the first step in a broader framework called Successional Accumulation, a concept developed and coined by Scott Hall. The process unfolds in these three stages: - Infestation - Stabilisation - Succession We’ll dive deeper into each of these steps here on the platform as we go ! What I’ve found is that this approach is far more practical at scale than trying to plant everything all at once - especially when you’re limited in water, amendments, or access. And Scott covers his experience with it on his platform. It’s a way to work with constraints instead of fighting them, and it can significantly reduce costs while setting up a long-term resilience strategy. I’d really love to hear your thoughts. What species have you seen that could play a similar role in your climate ?