Agroforstbetrieb Frank Fege

Lat: 12.319408, Lng: 53.077073

Siedlung 14a, 16909 Heiligengrabe OT Blumenthal, Brandenburg

Our organic farm produces regional, organic products and tests sustainable agricultural systems. We practice agroforestry on 6 hectares of our farmland: a combination of crops and trees that can eventually develop into an edible forest with integrated farmland.

Agroforestry system type:

Other (incl. kitchen gardens/ community food forests)

Size of agroforestry system area(s) (in ha):

Percentage of area under trees/shrubs (in %):

Establishment (date):

Nov 15, 2019

Site specifics:

drought / low water holding capacity
low soil fertility
species-poor site

Farming sectors:

Fruit growing

Tree species:

Apple (Malus domestica)
Pear (Pyrus communis)
Peach (Prunus persica)
Quince (Cydonia oblonga)
Medlar (Crataegus germanica)
Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
Plum (Prunus domestica)
Cherry / Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)

Other Tree species:

Peach (Prunus persica)
Nectarine (Prunus persica)

(Intended) use of trees:

food production (e.g. production fruit/nut)
environmental benefits (incl. carbon/ windbreaks/ animal welfare/ biodiversity)

Shrub species:

Currants (red/ white/ black) (Ribes spp.)
Jostaberry (Ribes × nidigrolaria)
Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)
Aronia (Aronia melanocarpa)
Blueberry/ Cranberries/ Bilberries/ Huckleberries/ Madeira Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.)
Juneberry (Amelanchier lamarckii)
Honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea)
Sichuan Pepper (Zanthoxylum simulans)

(Intended) use of the shrubs:

food production (e.g. production fruit / nut)

Main crop types in the agroforestry system:

field grass
potatoes
lucerne
clover
Medicinal & aromatic plants
Flowers & ornamental plants

Other agroforestry products:

Strawberry
Buckweed

Motivation/rationale for establishing or maintaining agroforestry system:

Higher productivity