Featured Farm

Lynbreck Croft, highlands of Scotland
Our goal at Lynbreck is to build a profitable, small farm business where every decision outcome must have a positive environmental impact.
"Rindergilde Geesthacht" and "Family Farm Staggen"
The two featured farms are both based in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein - Germany’s most sparsely wooded federal state, located between the Baltic and the Northern Sea in Northwestern Germany. In 2017, both farms won an award for their well-maintained ‘Knicks’.
"Juchowo Farm", North-Western Poland
“Juchowo Farm” is a large-scale farm in North-Western Poland near Szczecinek, established in 2000, operating on nearly 2,000 hectares of land. It is one of the best examples of a multifunctional farm in Poland and is a forerunner in the introduction of modern agroforestry practices in this part of Europe.
Mixed Crop-Dairy Cattle Farm in South-Western France
In 2000, they decided that ploughing had to stop and that their agricultural system could be modelled as closely as possible to the forest, with constant inputs of organic matter to enhance bacterial life in the soil.
COPORCEL, Celtic Pigs in Silvopastoral Systems in Spain
The breed Celtic Pig (Porco Celta) was the most important swine breed in Galicia (NW Spain) until the beginning of the last century, when there was an important population decline, mainly due to importing other breeds with faster growth and higher performance.
"The Heather-Farm": From an Old Tradition to Sustainable Modern Agriculture in France
The Heather-Farm is an estate in Limousin in Central France. According to old documents and pictures, after the clearing of large forest areas in the Middle Ages, there were not many trees in the hilly landscape of that region until the 18th century.
"Red Tractor Farm", Greece
The farm occupies 3.24 ha located 150 meters from the sea near the port town of Korissia. The farm has excellent soil due to annual topsoil runoff from surrounding hills.
"La Cabreta" (Spain): an outdoor goat and sheep production linked to forest and grasslands
“La Cabreta” is a Galician farm owned by a couple, Ermitas and Joan, who met in 2003 during an Erasmus fellowship, and had a common dream to start their own project: to live in the countryside and own their own farm.
"Darliner" farm (Italy): toward self-sustaining production of food and energy
Agricultural fields are usually alternated with wooded lands with oaks, ash, maple, etc. managed as coppice to produce fuelwood destined to local energy market.