Reflections from the Agroecology Europe Forum 2025 [23.10.25]
Read Julia Fritzsche's reflections
Julia Fritzsche is a PhD student working on the Agroecology4Climate project. Read below for her reflections on the Agroecology Europe Forum, which she recently attended. ___________________________________________________________________
After more than two and a half years, I was happy to be back in Sweden and to:
- Meet inspiring and deeply motivated people
- Eat amazing Scandinavian agroecological food
- Attend many interesting sessions
My personal highlights were:
- Meeting some of my fellow Master's students and people from the Stockholm Resilience Centre again, and
- the field visit to Rydeholm Farm, where I learned more about a nut-focused food forest garden.
After finishing my first round of data collection of my PhD research, which involved visiting over 50 farms and farming projects across Brandenburg, I was able to present my initial findings at the #AEEUForum25.
My fieldwork focused on agroforestry farms, and the results clearly indicate that, on average, agroforestry farms perform better in nearly all elements of agroecology.
Therefore, agroforestry in all its forms seems to be an important measure for Brandenburg's future agroecological transition. Some new, hopeful ideas that I took away from the forum are:
- Perennial grain polycultures
- Agrowilding
- Universal Basic Nutrient Income
- Future role sharing, e.g. 50:50 researcher and farmer, to meaningfully bridge two worlds.
Tack för organisationen och den fantastiska maten!
Interested in Julia's fieldwork experience? Find out more here
