{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"ep. 113: Forces-of-Nature miniseries -ft. Benedikt B\u00f6sel","description":"ep. 113: Benedikt B\u00f6sel \u00b7 Land Use Pioneer Forces of Nature is a talkshow miniseries featuring dynamic leaders from across food & environmental movements. Tune-in for a dose of optimism.   ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES IN LAND USE w\/ host: Aaron Niederhelman Benedikt B\u00f6sel is founder and CEO of Gut & B\u00f6sel, a 3,000 hectare ecological farm and land use research center east of Berlin, Germany.  The site is quickly becoming an epicenter for the future of food & fiber production.  It\u2019s the whole ball of wax from regenerative food production practice, forestry management, savvy land use, stewardship initiatives, animal centric integration, and even a royal bed & breakfast to welcome new guests to the movement. It\u2019s a gem of a spot and a big win for the EU Regen. In 2016, Benedikt took over management of the land that\u2019s been in his family for 300 years. He changed the operating system to farm and forest by improving the ecology. In just a few short years, Gut & B\u00f6sel has grown from a concept to now tabulating positive outcomes of systemic land use management trials.   Brought together in Brandenburg, this epicenter will expand everyone\u2019s capabilities to understand and to work smarter with natural systems.  Buy-in has been good. Agtech is woven into the fabric of this innovation hot-bed, and influential players from around the Brandenburg region, across Germany and throughout Europe have responded to Gut & B\u00f6sel with resounding support. In the blink of an eye, Benedikt has laid the foundation for a Stone Barns, EURO.   --- LAND USE PIONEER ---   FARMING THE ELEMENTS Mitigating climate change & biodiversity loss, staving off hunger & malnutrition and even offering equal opportunities for all, at Gut & B\u00f6sel they believe that land use is the key to addressing many pressing problems. Through holistic pasture management, composting, syntropic agroforestry and forest conversion, and even the development of new software and technology \u2013 they\u2019re working on methods of multifunctional agriculture to build healthy, resilient and thriving ecosystems. The Brandenburg region has little precipitation and very sandy soils. It\u2019s a challenging place to farm. Benedikt came to Alt Madlitz with a grand idea. Then drought came, and everything changed. This forced him to innovate years before originally planned. Benedikt doubled down on closing the nutrient cycling loop of ecology to keep healthy production from his land. He\u2019s weathered that storm and now built resiliency.   AWARD WINNING EFFORTS & DEFT TOUCH Benedikt was named 2022 Farmer of the Year in Germany by the Federal Minister of Agriculture. The Gut & B\u00f6sel team was recently the subject of a six-part Disney+ miniseries titled \u2018The Farm Experiment\u2018, which is expected to drop in 2023. The release of a book sharing more of the good, the bad and the journey to date is on the docket. In ep. #113 we chat about the soon to begin World Cup 2022. You get some insight into Benedikt\u2019s POV on global affairs, and where he believes change is going to come from. We also learn that despite being a German football fan at heart, it\u2019s the NBA that gets Benedikt to kick back and have a few beers. In fact, it\u2019s my hometown Boston Celtics may be his team. Go GREEN (C\u2019s & The Planet). I\u2019m pulling for team USA in Qatar, but no matter what happens I\u2019m just excited to see the beautiful game played on its grandest stage.  Despite all the problems that brings.   https:\/\/sourcingmatters.show   ","author_name":"Sourcing Matters.show","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sourcingmatters.show\/","html":"