The course is aimed at gardeners, farmers and experienced practitioners and equips them to understand, manage and, where appropriate, further develop a forest garden system.
The ‘Food Forester Training’ programme is funded by the EU, developed in collaboration with six partner organisations from four EU countries, and made available in the respective national languages. The Erasmus+ project aims to develop a training course for qualified gardeners, farmers and long-standing practitioners. It will enable them to understand the various forms of forest garden systems, operate them economically and, where appropriate, further develop them. During the development phase, the actual need for further training will be identified. Based on this, suitable teaching materials will be produced. The end result will be an online course available to all in their national language and a face-to-face event, each taking place on-site at the participating organisations in the four countries.
Experienced practitioners in the fields of agriculture and vegetable growing
What are we aiming to achieve?
AIMS
– Enthusiastic forest gardeners – Strengthening food systems across Europe
What’s the point of that?
Benefits
A healthy environment Healthy food Sustainable supply Economic security
What else ?
More Benefits
Promoting biodiversity Food grown without chemical pesticides and fertilisers
We offer training in:
Experts in FOOD forest systems!
The project partners involved are experienced practitioners in the field of forest garden systems. They are working together across national borders within the SAFFT4EU project to develop a European training course.
Balkan Ecology Project
Balkan Ecology Project – BALKEP Paul Alfrey Shipka, Bulgarien
We’re bringing trees and shrubs back into agriculture!
Agroforestry systems are essential for the transformation of agriculture, particularly species-rich, complex forest garden systems (food forests). This method of land management offers a wide range of benefits in terms of biodiversity, water retention and drought mitigation, and is also economically viable. To operate these ecosystems, practitioners in the fields of agriculture and vegetable growing require certain additional qualifications. A corresponding ‘Food Forester Training’ programme is now being developed with EU funding, involving six partner organisations from four EU countries, and will be made available in the respective national languages. The Erasmus+ project aims to develop a training course for qualified gardeners, farmers and experienced practitioners, enabling them to understand, operate and, where appropriate, further develop a forest garden system. During its development, the actual need for further training will be identified and suitable teaching materials tailored to this need will be produced. The end result will be an online course available to all in their native language and a face-to-face event taking place on-site at the participating organisations in the four countries.
We support the transition of European agriculture to regenerative methods, the need for which is becoming increasingly clear in the face of global warming, biodiversity loss, soil erosion and water scarcity. Forest garden systems are an integral part of agroforestry and help to combat climate change in Europe. In particular, species-rich forest garden systems promote biodiversity and improve soil health. This method can offer agriculture a promising, healthy future through the production of healthy food.
A future for our children, for our agriculture and for all living things on this planet – we can achieve this through food forest systems.
– Ramos Strzygowski, Project initiator
ContaCt
DeFAF – Deutscher Fachverband für Agroforst e.V. Deutscher Fachverband für Agroforstwirtschaft (DeFAF) e.V. Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 102 • Haus B 03046 Cottbus
Contact: Leon Bessert Fon: +49 355 752 132 45 be*****@***af.de
