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Louis De Jaeger - Commensalist

@loucommensalist

๐ŸŒณ Food Forest & Landscape Designer ๐Ÿšœ Keynote Speaker | Author ๐Ÿ‘‰ Commensalist & Eat More Trees & Food Forest Institute #AgroEcology #Agroforestry

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Imagine a world where we could give a bouquet for Mother's day, without poisoning her ๐Ÿ’ Right now this isn't the case yet ๐Ÿงช Up to 46 pesticide residues in a single bouquet ๐ŸŒธ Average: 10โ€“25 chemicals per bunch (roses, gerberas, chrysanthemums)

Imagine a world where we could give a bouquet for Mother's day, without poisoning her ๐Ÿ’

Right now this isn't the case yet

๐Ÿงช Up to 46 pesticide residues in a single bouquet

 ๐ŸŒธ Average: 10โ€“25 chemicals per bunch (roses, gerberas, chrysanthemums)
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What good news! Spain leads the way in creating a better future for our children! ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ Sometimes it seems that there is no good news, but that's because bad news sells better.

What good news! Spain leads the way in creating a better future for our children! ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ

Sometimes it seems that there is no good news, but that's because bad news sells better.
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"The first farmers soon noticed that if you disturb the soil a little, the plants grow much better. But how does that actually happen? When you dig or plough the earth, the soil life โ€“ bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, earthworms, arthropods, etc. โ€“ are chopped up and killed

"The first farmers soon noticed that if you disturb the soil a little, the plants grow much better.
But how does that actually happen?

When you dig or plough the earth, the soil life โ€“ bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, earthworms, arthropods, etc. โ€“ are chopped up and killed
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๐ŸŒฑ Planting trees in extreme heat? Werner Sels reveals why sowing seeds works better than planting โ€” letting nature decide what survives. Smart, scalable reforestation in action. ๐ŸŒ ๐ŸŽง Spotify: shorturl.at/iQ2F8 โ–ถ๏ธ YouTube: youtu.be/O9a_po5tLdg #GreenTheDesert

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So, you thought you knew how to eat cauliflower? ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Think again! There are at least 26 different ways how to eat this delicious vegetable. Photo by Vojtech Vegh; if you're not already following him, be sure to do so!

So, you thought you knew how to eat cauliflower? ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ
Think again!

There are at least 26 different ways how to eat this delicious vegetable.

Photo by Vojtech Vegh; if you're not already following him, be sure to do so!
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Very exciting news! My new book is almost ready for print ๐Ÿšœ ๐Ÿชฑ ๐Ÿ‘‰ The dream: to save our soils and thus save humanity Before transforming beautiful trees into thousands of books, we need to be sure that there are no typos or mistakes Who is a UK native and wants to proofread?

Very exciting news! My new book is almost ready for print ๐Ÿšœ ๐Ÿชฑ 
๐Ÿ‘‰ The dream: to save our soils and thus save humanity

Before transforming beautiful trees into thousands of books, we need to be sure that there are no typos or mistakes

Who is a UK native and wants to proofread?
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How do you restore land and empower communities? Dorothy Aseyo of the Green Belt Movement shares how women, watersheds & local voices are transforming ecosystems. ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒ ๐ŸŽง Spotify: shorturl.at/JJFbO โ–ถ๏ธ YouTube: youtu.be/XsDBJuRRtqM #GreenTheDesert

How do you restore land and empower communities?
Dorothy Aseyo of the Green Belt Movement shares how women, watersheds & local voices are transforming ecosystems. ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒ
๐ŸŽง Spotify: shorturl.at/JJFbO
โ–ถ๏ธ YouTube: youtu.be/XsDBJuRRtqM
#GreenTheDesert
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Lawns were invented to show off your wealth ๐Ÿ’ธ A few centuries later, we're still mowing, without really remembering why we ever started in the first place. Thanks Wouter van Noort for sharing! Foto credit: Geoff Robinson & Getty Media

Lawns were invented to show off your wealth ๐Ÿ’ธ
A few centuries later, we're still mowing, without really remembering why we ever started in the first place.

Thanks Wouter van Noort for sharing! 
Foto credit: Geoff Robinson & Getty Media
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I'm a big fan of King Filip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Today I had the privilige to guide a group of super enthusiastic and smart 10-year-olds at the royal palace We tasted nettles, linden leaves, wild garlic. Saw blooming indigenous and exotic plants

I'm a big fan of King Filip and Queen Mathilde of Belgium ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช

Today I had the privilige to guide a group of super enthusiastic and smart 10-year-olds at the royal palace

We tasted nettles, linden leaves, wild garlic. Saw blooming indigenous and exotic plants
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โ€œThis is a clarion call.โ€ ๐ŸŒ Dorothy Aseyo of the Green Belt Movement urges us to care for the Earth โ€” or risk leaving it worse than we found it. ๐ŸŽง shorturl.at/JJFbO โ–ถ๏ธ youtu.be/XsDBJuRRtqM โœ๏ธ commensalist.com/greenthedesertโ€ฆ #GreenTheDesert

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The Dune Forest trailer is out ๐ŸŽ‰ Our short film got selected for multiple festivals & even got an award! We want to show the world it is possible to create paradise on barren ground. We need more positive stories, stories of possibilities.

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Regenerate. Inspire. Celebrate. ๐ŸŒฑ Restoring land isn't just hard work โ€” it's a journey worth celebrating. Gratitude keeps us moving. ๐ŸŽง shorturl.at/JJFbO โ–ถ๏ธ youtu.be/XsDBJuRRtqM โœ๏ธ commensalist.com/greenthedesertโ€ฆ #GreenTheDesert

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Het zieligste aan dit artikel: Ik schreef het 5 jaar geleden De meeste crisissen komen niet onaangekondigd. De Ierse aardappelplaag of de Dust Bowl in de VS kwamen niet plots, de knipperlichten branden al jaren.

Het zieligste aan dit artikel:
Ik schreef het 5 jaar geleden

De meeste crisissen komen niet onaangekondigd. De Ierse aardappelplaag of de Dust Bowl in de VS kwamen niet plots, de knipperlichten branden al jaren.
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We're never going to create a better future by forcing people to do stuff. We need to inspire them ๐ŸŽ‰ 80% of children chose veggies over candy when told stories about veggies having magic powers

We're never going to create a better future by forcing people to do stuff.
We need to inspire them ๐ŸŽ‰

80% of children chose veggies over candy when told stories about veggies having magic powers
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Save money on your water bills by having the right vegetation โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ You lose water, money, and carbon every second your soil isn't covered. Love this image from naturweltgarten_baudirnatur.de

Save money on your water bills by having the right vegetation โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฆ
You lose water, money, and carbon every second your soil isn't covered.

Love this image from naturweltgarten_baudirnatur.de
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What order is for humans is chaos for nature ๐ŸŒฑ We have a different understanding of what true chaos is. Chaos is creating waste and polluting the land Chaos is nicely trimming your lawn and killing all "unwanted" plants Chaos is leaving your ground bare

What order is for humans is chaos for nature ๐ŸŒฑ

We have a different understanding of what true chaos is.

Chaos is creating waste and polluting the land
Chaos is nicely trimming your lawn and killing all "unwanted" plants
Chaos is leaving your ground bare
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โœŠ๐Ÿผ Good news! A recent study found that switching to a strictly organic diet for just 6 days resulted in a 60.5% reduction in pesticide levels in urine samples. Foto & text source: The Farmacy

โœŠ๐Ÿผ Good news! A recent study found that switching to a strictly organic diet for just 6 days resulted in a 60.5% reduction in pesticide levels in urine samples.

Foto &amp; text source: <a href="/thefarmacyreal/">The Farmacy</a>
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๐ŸŒฑ The future wonโ€™t be built with chemicals. It will be grown by fungi, roots, and living soil. Right now, we treat the Earth like a machine. But itโ€™s not. Itโ€™s a living system.