Hello everyone,
The project that I have chosen is Oogstappel. Oogstappel is a project that wants to bring consumers and agriculture closer together so that people get aware of the importance of sustainable agriculture. They do this by selling vegetables and fruits that are grown in a sustainable way. Before corona the organic farm was regularly open for visitors. When you went there the people that work at Oogstappel would inform you about the importance of organic farming , preservation of biodiversity and the reparation of the soil and the surrounding nature. Now that you have gotten some background information about Oogstappel, iam to tell you about my research question. My research question is: How does oogstappel do sustainable agriculture. They do this by growing their vegetables among fruit trees. This is called agroforestry. This is good for the biodiversity, the soil and the carbon sequestration. First I’m going to explain why it is good for the biodiversity. It is good for the biodiversity because the two plant species ( vegetables and fruit trees) create a more complex habitat. Because the habitat is more complex more the habitat can support more fauna. Secondly I’m going to explain why it is good for the soil. Agroforestry is good for the soil because it can prevent soil erosion ( the displacement of the upper layer of the soil). It prevents this thanks to the grasses that naturally grow in an agroforestry system. Grasses have a really big root system that bind the upper layer of the soil together so that it can’t move. Now I’m going to explain why agroforestry is good for the carbon sequestration ( the process of removing carbon dioxide). Agroforestry is good for the carbon sequestration because the trees that are planted can catch the carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store it so that it can’t go back into the atmosphere. This was my presentation about Oogstappel , if there are any questions you can write them down in the comments.