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Going on a hunt for edible and medicinal plants in our estate, harvesting and cooking our meals with our own fresh produce, plants and other products from the farm, and camping under the stars. You've got to admit, this team-building program sounds pretty appealing, doesn't it? It's ours, the one we organized with the Domaine de Graux and The Nest Family Office team recently. We were accompanied by the inspiring Louis De Jaeger. Clearly the kind of event that makes sense, allows us to reconnect with others and with nature. Contact us if you too would like to experience this kind of extra-ordinary day. --- Domaine de Graux is an agroecological farm. We're convinced that the future of mankind and the planet depends on a better harmony between agriculture and ecology. And we're determined to get our hands in the soil and show that this is not just a pipe dream. 🧑🏽🌾 🌿 Stay in touch! Subscribe to our Domaine de Graux Linkedin page to find out about upcoming news, events and talks related to agroecology and regenerative agriculture

🌱 Imagine if a product your business relied on was fifty percent effective at best. The product uses century-old technology with minimal innovation, comprises one-third of your expenses, is energy-intensive and every time you use this product, you cause environmental harm, including water and air pollution. That product is synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. Fertilizer-related issues are a growing concern, not just here in Belgium but across the globe, impacting both our environment and agriculture. It’s time to rethink nitrogen fertilizer use. 💡Are you curious to learn more? Check out our latest article below 👇  

🧂 #Salinity: the issue of #soils getting saltier. Millions of hectares of former salt #marshes near coastal areas have been drained over the last few thousand years and often used for #farming. However, due to rising sea levels, saltwater is slowly creeping back in, making traditional farming increasingly impossible. 🌿 What do we do with these millions of hectares? One approach is to #rewet the #land and grow salt-loving plants, known as halophytes, which also serve as excellent #feedstock for the #aquaculture industry and #poultry to replace the massive negative impact of #soy. 💡 So, what’s holding back large feed companies from incorporating this novel (yet historically common for #fish) feedstock into their mixes? A NEW EPISODE OF REGENERATIVE AQUACULTURE SERIES with Yanik Nyberg, CEO of NARA Climate, supported by The Nest Family Office, IS NOW OUT! https://lnkd.in/gAdjKFg4

Family offices can lead the charge in responsible investing by aligning their portfolios with values that prioritize social and environmental impact, ultimately redefining what wealth management means in today’s world

Family offices can lead the charge in responsible investing by aligning their portfolios with values that prioritize social and environmental impact, ultimately redefining what wealth management means in today’s world.

We're looking for a grant writing consultant at Edacious as soon as possible! Please share this post to anyone in your network that might be interested! We're seeking a consultant to develop a USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) grant application. This project will integrate data science, nutrition science, agricultural science and management data via the creation of a pipeline to source information from various sources. This pipeline will include transformer models, natural language processing, and data extraction systems. Please share with anyone who is working in food and agriculture on public grant funding opportunities. https://lnkd.in/eTB323mB

With September behind us and fall officially upon us, we find this transition point between seasons to be a great moment for reflecting, coming together, and celebrating the natural world around us. ✨ For all of us who glanced up at the night sky this September, from our respective times and places around the world, we shared a view of a Super Harvest Moon. This phenomenon is a combination of the full moon of the autumn equinox and a lunar eclipse. In the Northern Hemisphere, the Harvest Moon marks a time of year with the shortest intervals between moonrises, when the light of the huge moon provided farmers the extra light for their longest workdays of the growing season. 🌕 👨🌾 🍂 In our September update we cover news from Edacious, PBC, Agricarbon, Walden Mutual Bank, Monarch Tractor, and more. We also highlight Anouk Schoors's interview with Lively.earth, and Regenerative Food Systems Investment, which we are looking forward to attending next week. September was also a busy month for Domaine de Graux with harvests across our vegetable gardens and orchards as well as our favorite team building event yet! 🍎 🥕 🍐 #regenag #organic #foodsystems #regeneration #impactinvesting #soilhealth

Hallie Fox and Eva Somers will be at Regenerative Food Systems Investment in Denver in two weeks. Hope to see you there!

Anouk Schoors spoke with Lively.earth on food as medicine, impact measurement and much more. Read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/enp78PGB

🌱🌊 Fertile Ground for Change: How Nitrogen Fertilizer Impacts Water Quality In this first article of a new series on the impact of chemical fertilizers, we cover the impact of these fertilizers on water quality and human health. Our heavy reliance on nitrogen fertilizers is not just an environmental issue—it's also a matter of environmental justice. Vulnerable, rural communities often bear the brunt of water quality degradation caused by these practices, and research shows that the smallest among rural populations are the most impacted. This is true both for the size of a community’s population and for the tiniest of humans within it. Look out for future articles where we cover new opportunities in agtech to reduce fertilizer usage and regenerative approaches that change the way we think about increasing the fertility of our soils. 💡