How to farm sustainably?

*Fertile soil
  • Sustainable farming
  • How does healthy soil nutrition work?
  • Why is mineral fertiliser harmful to the climate, but also harmful to soil animals?
*Diversity brings stability
  • Why are monocultures susceptible to pests?
  • Wide crop rotations are sustainable
  • Safe harvest and healthy soil
*Clean drinking water
  • Where does our drinking water come from?
  • Why is our drinking water in danger?
  • What does clean drinking water have to do with healthy soil?
*Climate-adapted agriculture
  • Getting humus growth right
  • Agroforestry – trees in fields …
  • Permaculture – cultivated disorder …
  • More water in the landscape and in the soil …
Indoorfarming
  • Is indoorfarming sustainable?


Read and hear more …

Beste, A. (2023): Indoor Farming – Sustainability Spin or Substance?

Beste, A. (2022): GREENWASHING & HIGH TECH – Faking it: (un-)sustainable solutions for agriculture.

Beste, A. (2019): Comparing Organic, Agroecological and Regenerative Farming.

Beste, A.; Idel, A. (2019): The belief in technology and big data. The myth of climate smart agriculture – why less bad isn’t good.