It’s also important to allow areas to naturally regenerate. Sadly at present we get penalised for this 😬

Thank you!

hey nature works what nuts can you grow in uk,,,other than hazelnut

@@arthursrealm5783 a whole range, Sweet Chestnuts, Walnut. Depends on where you are in the UK and which varieties you go for. Best to ask Martin Crawford direct, or even better, get his book "How to Grow Your Own Nuts" :)

Why not integrate animals into a nut system? The two aren't mutually exclusive.

There are opportunities to integrate more trees into any farming systems! For outdoor dairy units splitting fields up with alleys of trees, as is happening at Eastbrook Farm, might be an option. Obviously for indoor housed systems the impact of the trees will be reduced, but there might still be opportunities for capturing ammonia from the houses, or even feeding browse from the trees as tree silage or hay. More info here: www.fwi.co.uk/news/environment/organic-farmer-branches-out-into-agroforestry-to-diversify-income

I would say lanes of trees spaced far enough apart that you can do rotational grazing in between them/ Clusters of trees like you can see being planted in the video are also great. I would check out Greg Judy: kzfaq.info/love/i8jM5w49UezskDWBGyKq5gfeatured , as I looked him up I saw that he just posted a videao about establishing a Silvopasture: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oNuEitN_1Z_Reqc.html&ab_channel=GregJudyRegenerativeRancher

Ah yes, it's difficult to stand up in a wood.

Hi James, thanks for your question! Instead of suffering injuries, cows/livestock are actually better off with trees in many cases. For example, they can use the trees to rub up against and treat skin conditions, or access nutrition from them through grazing. They're also a great source of shelter. As with any environment, stock should still be regularly checked, and if you notice any sharp branches etc you should manage them as necessary (like you would with sharp fence posts). Along with the video, this blog post by one of our Farmer Ambassadors does a great job of explaining the benefits of pairing livestock with #agroforestry: soilassociation.co/3HfM5OO

@@sroberts605 It is when you have 4 legs, no arms and decide to lay down in a stupid place

@@jamessmith5459 Sorry for the sarcasm, I didn't think your comment was serious, hard to tell on youtube where comments could be from anywhere, with possibly quite different livestock characteristics and practices.

Slowly..gradually...

@@mcvector76 11:09 lol

What did you think they would raise on upland farms in the UK? Soybeans and quinoa? Those cows and sheep have better lives than any wild animal and most domesticated ones.

So we should grow sensible to our planet’s capabilities and start consuming less meat less often, reduce the absurd amounts of food waste in hotels/restaurants/functions and at home and eat and live in conjunction with the planet that feeds us, not against it.

@@DeboraLengler how much less meat do you think we should consume?

@@isaacperal9778 sorry bro, I am no dietician to prescribe meal plans. I completely understand the commonsense of your comment, so I thought you could appreciate the commonsense I sent back at you. It is naive to think we can feed an unconscious society using conscious productive practices. So that said, don’t you agree that all the while there are people going hungry in your country and in mine, us urban dwellers are having bacon for breakfast, chicken for lunch and beef for dinner and that is entirely unnecessary? Do we really need meat protein in every single meal considering our parents had meat 3x per week and our ancestors hunted and gathered eating a meal every other day if much? The magnificence of our modern civilisation can also be its doom, we live in so much abundance and can have virtually anything at the click of a button, and yet how much of this abundance is actually serving us well as a species and as individuals, right?

@@DeboraLengler I agree. And would you say the same about dairy products?

Hi Isaac, thanks for your thoughts. Models show that we could feed a growing population in Europe a healthy and sustainable diet if there was a wholesale transition to agroecology in our farming systems. This would, however, involve us all eating roughly 40% less meat. You can read more about the potential of agroecology here www.soilassociation.org/causes-campaigns/a-ten-year-transition-to-agroecology/