Hi everyone, The last months were crazy, from 0 infrastructure to building and planting 800 meters of syntropic lines here in Portugal. I documented most of the process so people get a good understanding of the amount of work that goes into a project like this :) Hope you enjoy it, watch it here: https://youtu.be/rRQdmMZHpdo

The thing that has changed the most, while I have been learning and experimenting with syntropic planting is the space between rows , row width, and what is planted(or not) in between the rows . I think now I'm settling on narrow 60cm wide rows 4m apart with pasture in between to start , followed by a inter row of vegetables the second year for two years, then soft fruit/berries.

Just throwing up an idea, buckwheat is a plant that thrives on poor soil and heat, it is also a source of one of the best mulch straws, which turns soil black. Has anyone seen it grown as a placenta crop before starting tree rows?

Hi everyone! We’re Nicole & Carlos. We recently bought 2 hectares of land in the Costa Blanca. It’s still early days, but the idea is to turn this land into a diverse, productive, and regenerative system inspired by syntropic agroforestry. Our vision is pretty simple. We want to create an efficient system that produces great fruit and sell it directly to the local community, while at the same time regenerating the soil and increasing biodiversity. Beyond that, we’d love for this to become a kind of community space — with workshops, educational offers, and things like u-pick days where people can come, connect, and experience the land. Last week we did our first small pilot planting, which was a big milestone. Now we’re really excited to observe what actually grows well here and learn from it. That’s going to guide everything that comes next. The plan is to use what we learn to design a bigger planting by this autumn/ next spring— similar to the “infestation” idea. We’d love to connect with others in the region who are into similar things — feel free to reach out! 🙂 Looking forward to learning and growing together. 🌱

I haven't been very active lately. The Spring has been quite hectic and there's loads to do on the farm as well as on the land I bought ! That said I'm currently working on this mini course on plant stratification which I'm planning to release in June, takes me longer than I thought due to otehr priorities taking my time - still in the scripting process at the moment ! It’s shaping up to be a very complete resource — around 10 videos, each between 5 and 20 minutes. That's why I will be charging for it, as it’s taking a significant amount of time and effort to put together. I’ll share more details about pricing soon. Before I finish scripting, I’d love your input: 👉 What questions, doubts, or challenges do you have about stratification? 👉 Are there specific plants or situations you struggle with? I'd also want to offer a couple Q & A sessions on this platform - on Zoom - about stratification in this course to clear up doubts and add these sessions to the course. I'll talk about stratification in general, but with a strong emphasis on Mediterranean species - since I feel there’s a lot of confusion around how stratification works in this climate, and not many resources are tailored to it - main issue I see is people seem to be assigning a lower strata to a plant than the true amount of light it truly needs to thrive and especially fruit while misunderstanding that stratification is dynamic and changed through pruning and maturing. Let’s start a conversation in the comments — your input will directly shape the course 🙌 Looking forward to hearing from you!