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Organic Gardening

Farming Biodiversity

strengthening ecosystems

In short

 Biodiversity 

Biodiversity is the foundation of a healthy, resilient ecosystem. Every plant, insect, and animal plays a unique role in keeping nature balanced. The more diverse an ecosystem is, the better it can adapt to challenges like droughts, pests, or disease.

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On our farm, different plants nourish the soil in their own ways, attract a range of beneficial insects, and create natural systems of checks and balances. This reduces the need for chemicals or constant human control.

 

By prioritizing biodiversity, we’re not just growing food — we’re helping restore ecosystems that can heal and thrive for generations to come.

Regenerative Farming

Regenerative farming is about healing the land while producing food. Instead of depleting the soil, we work to restore its health using practices like no-till farming, composting, cover cropping, and integrating animals.

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These methods improve soil structure, increase water retention, and help capture carbon from the atmosphere. Regenerative systems also boost biodiversity, making the land more resilient to climate shifts and natural challenges.

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Our goal is to leave the land richer, healthier, and more alive than we found it — creating abundance for both people and nature.

Living as Part of Nature

We believe humans aren’t separate from nature, but a vital part of it. Our farm isn’t just a place to grow food — it’s a living, breathing ecosystem where people, plants, animals, and unseen life in the soil coexist in harmony.

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By living close to the land, we reconnect with the natural rhythms of Life, learning to move with the seasons, care for the earth, and remember our role as guardians of the planet.

Natural Pest Management

We believe healthy ecosystems regulate themselves. That’s why we avoid herbicides and pesticides, choosing instead to work with nature’s own systems.

By encouraging beneficial predators like birds, insects, and amphibians, and planting natural pest-repelling companion plants, we maintain balance in our fields and gardens. It’s a gentle, effective way to protect crops while supporting a thriving, biodiverse farm.

Butterfly

“The Highest Biodiversity with the Least Human Maintenance”

- Sybe Smit

Official address:

Stichting Nature of Life

Middelburgsestraat 61

4371ER Koudekerke

The Netherlands

VAT: NL864046224B01

COC: 86678841

 

General

IBAN: NL94BUNQ2073493556

BIC/SWIFT: BUNQNL2AXXX

 

Kids

IBAN: NL30BUNQ2149109506

BIC/SWIFT: BUNQNL2AXXX

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